Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on the Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink and for the first time at the Olympics on artificially frozen ice. It was held on Thursday, February 25, 1960. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.[1]
Date25 February 1960
Competitors37 from 15 nations
Winning time7:51.3
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| Venue | Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
| Date | 25 February 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7:51.3 | ||||||||||||
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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 Viktor Kosichkin (URS) |
 Knut Johannesen (NOR) |
 Jan Pesman (NED) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| World record | 7:45.6(*) | Boris Shilkov |
Medeo (URS) | January 9, 1955 |
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| Olympic record | 7:48.7(*) | Boris Shilkov |
Cortina d'Ampezzo/Lake Misurina (ITA) | January 29, 1956 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
