Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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Medal summary

Medal table

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Norway led the medal table in speed skating on home ice, led by Johann Olav Koss, who won three gold medals. Bonnie Blair was the most successful woman, with a pair of gold medals. Germany won the most total medals, with six, though only a single gold.

Belarus won its first medal in speed skating, with the nation competing in the Winter Olympics for the first time. Russia competed not as the Soviet Union for the first time and clinched five medals, building on its huge speed skating tradition.[3][4]

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 36.33
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 36.39 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 36.53
1000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:12.43
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:12.72 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:12.85
1500 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:51.29
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:51.99 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:52.38
5000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 6:34.96
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 6:42.68 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 6:43.94
10,000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 13:30.55
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 13:49.25 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 13:56.73

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.25 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.61 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 39.70
1000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:18.74 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:20.12 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 1:20.22
1500 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:02.19 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:02.69 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 2:03.41
3000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:17.43 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:18.14 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 4:18.34
5000 metres
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Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:14.37 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:14.88 Template:FlagIOCmedalist 7:19.68

Records

Four world records and five Olympic records were set in Lillehammer.[5][6]

Event Date Team Time OR WR
Men's 500 metres 14 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 36.33 OR
Men's 1000 metres 18 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 1:12.43 OR WR
Men's 1500 metres 16 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 1:51.29 OR WR
Men's 5000 metres 13 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 6:34.96 OR WR
Men's 10000 metres 20 February Template:FlagIOCathlete 13:30.55 OR WR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Lillehammer. Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine made their Olympic speed skating debuts.

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