Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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The men's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February, at the Olympic Oval.[1][2]
| Men's 1000 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | 18 February 1988 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:13.03 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Pavel Pegov (URS) | 1:12.58 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 25 March 1983 |
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| Olympic record |  Eric Heiden (USA) | 1:15.18 | Lake Placid, United States | 19 February 1980 |
The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 18 February | Pair 2 | Yasumitsu Kanehama |  Japan | 1:14.36 | OR | |
| 18 February | Pair 3 | Nikolay Gulyayev | Soviet Union | 1:13.03 | OR |
