Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.[1][2]
| Men's 10,000 metres at the XI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 February 1972 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:01.35 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Ard Schenk (NED) | 14:55.9 | Inzell, West Germany | 14 March 1971 |
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| Olympic record |  Johnny Höglin (SWE) | 15:23.6 | Grenoble, France | 17 February 1968 |
The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February | Pair 2 | Sten Stensen |  Norway | 15:07.08 | OR | |
| 7 February | Pair 8 | Kees Verkerk | Netherlands | 15:04.70 | OR | |
| 7 February | Pair 12 | Ard Schenk | Netherlands | 15:01.35 | OR |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ard Schenk | Netherlands | 15:01.35 | OR |
 | Kees Verkerk | Netherlands | 15:04.70 | |
 | Sten Stensen | Norway | 15:07.08 | |
| 4 | Jan Bols | Netherlands | 15:17.99 | |
| 5 | Valery Lavrushkin |  Soviet Union | 15:20.08 | |
| 6 | Göran Claeson | Sweden | 15:30.19 | |
| 7 | Kimmo Koskinen |  Finland | 15:38.87 | |
| 8 | Gerd Zimmermann |  West Germany | 15:43.92 | |
| 9 | Dan Carroll |  United States | 15:44.41 | |
| 10 | Kiyomi Ito |  Japan | 15:48.17 | |
| 11 | Per Willy Guttormsen | Norway | 15:48.71 | |
| 12 | Osamu Naito | Japan | 15:52.93 | |
| 13 | Dag Fornæss | Norway | 15:53.33 | |
| 14 | Kevin Sirois |  Canada | 15:58.61 | |
| 15 | Örjan Sandler | Sweden | 16:04.90 | |
| 16 | Bruno Toniolli |  Italy | 16:14.52 | |
| 17 | Giancarlo Gloder | Italy | 16:21.42 | |
| 18 | Colin Coates |  Australia | 16:29.94 | |
| 19 | Jouko Salakka | Finland | 16:35.64 | |
| 20 | David Hampton |  Great Britain | 16:39.01 | |
| 21 | Clark King | United States | 16:39.82 | |
| 22 | Richard Tourne |  France | 16:48.70 | |
| 23 | John Blewitt | Great Britain | 16:51.50 | |
| 24 | Luvsansharavyn Tsend |  Mongolia | 17:15.34 |