Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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| Speed skating at the XIV Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Zetra Ice Rink |
| Dates | 9–18 February 1984 |
| No. of events | 9 |
| Competitors | 139 from 24 nations |
| Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February. Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink.[1][2]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  East Germany | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
East Germany topped the medal table with four gold medals, and eleven total, including a complete sweep of gold and silver medals in the four women's events.
This was only the second Games in which the United States did not win a speed skating medal, and as of 2018, the only time since 1960 the Netherlands did not win a medal in the sport. Japan's Yoshihiro Kitazawa won his country's first Olympic medal in speed skating.
East Germany's Karin Enke led the individual medal table, winning a medal in each of the women's events, finishing with two golds and two silvers. Canada's Gaétan Boucher was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals and a bronze.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 500 metres |
Sergey Fokichev Soviet Union | 38.19 | Yoshihiro Kitazawa Japan | 38.30 | Gaétan Boucher Canada | 38.39 |
| 1000 metres |
Gaétan Boucher Canada | 1:15.80 | Sergey Khlebnikov Soviet Union | 1:16.63 | Kai Arne Engelstad Norway | 1:16.75 |
| 1500 metres |
Gaétan Boucher Canada | 1:58.36 | Sergey Khlebnikov Soviet Union | 1:58.83 | Oleg Bozhev Soviet Union | 1:58.89 |
| 5000 metres |
Tomas Gustafson Sweden | 7:12.28 | Igor Malkov Soviet Union | 7:12.30 | René Schöfisch East Germany | 7:17.49 |
| 10,000 metres |
Igor Malkov Soviet Union | 14:39.90 | Tomas Gustafson Sweden | 14:39.95 | René Schöfisch East Germany | 14:46.91 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 500 metres |
Christa Rothenburger East Germany | 41.02 (OR) |
Karin Enke East Germany | 41.28 | Natalya Glebova Soviet Union | 41.50 |
| 1000 metres |
Karin Enke East Germany | 1:21.61 (OR) |
Andrea Schöne East Germany | 1:22.83 | Natalya Petrusyova Soviet Union | 1:23.21 |
| 1500 metres |
Karin Enke East Germany | 2:03.42 WR | Andrea Schöne East Germany | 2:05.29 | Natalya Petrusyova Soviet Union | 2:05.78 |
| 3000 metres |
Andrea Schöne East Germany | 4:24.79 (OR) |
Karin Enke East Germany | 4:26.33 | Gabi Zange East Germany | 4:33.13 |
