Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 to 25 February. Ten events were contested at Hamar Olympic Hall.[1][2]
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| Venue | Hamar Olympic Hall |
| Dates | 13–25 February 1994 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 150 from 21 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Russia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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 |
Aleksandr Golubev Russia | 36.33 (OR) |
Sergey Klevchenya Russia | 36.39 | Manabu Horii Japan | 36.53 |
| 1000 metres |
Dan Jansen United States | 1:12.43 WR |
Igor Zhelezovski Belarus | 1:12.72 | Sergey Klevchenya Russia | 1:12.85 |
| 1500 metres |
Johann Olav Koss Norway | 1:51.29 WR |
Rintje Ritsma Netherlands | 1:51.99 | Falko Zandstra Netherlands | 1:52.38 |
| 5000 metres |
Johann Olav Koss Norway | 6:34.96 WR |
Kjell Storelid Norway | 6:42.68 | Rintje Ritsma Netherlands | 6:43.94 |
| 10,000 metres |
Johann Olav Koss Norway | 13:30.55 WR |
Kjell Storelid Norway | 13:49.25 | Bart Veldkamp Netherlands | 13:56.73 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Bonnie Blair United States | 39.25 | Susan Auch Canada | 39.61 | Franziska Schenk Germany | 39.70 |
| 1000 metres |
Bonnie Blair United States | 1:18.74 | Anke Baier Germany | 1:20.12 | Ye Qiaobo China | 1:20.22 |
| 1500 metres |
Emese Hunyady Austria | 2:02.19 | Svetlana Fedotkina Russia | 2:02.69 | Gunda Niemann Germany | 2:03.41 |
| 3000 metres |
Svetlana Bazhanova Russia | 4:17.43 | Emese Hunyady Austria | 4:18.14 | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 4:18.34 |
| 5000 metres |
Claudia Pechstein Germany | 7:14.37 | Gunda Niemann Germany | 7:14.88 | Hiromi Yamamoto Japan | 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 | Aleksandr Golubev (RUS) | 36.33 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 metres | 18 February | Dan Jansen (USA) | 1:12.43 | OR | WR |
| Men's 1500 metres | 16 February | Johann Olav Koss (NOR) | 1:51.29 | OR | WR |
| Men's 5000 metres | 13 February | Johann Olav Koss (NOR) | 6:34.96 | OR | WR |
| Men's 10000 metres | 20 February | Johann Olav Koss (NOR) | 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.
Australia (2)
Austria (5)
Belarus (2)
Canada (13)
China (6)
Germany (15)
Hungary (1)
Italy (5)
Japan (17)
Kazakhstan (8)
South Korea (9)
Latvia (1)
Netherlands (13)
Norway (8)
Poland (5)
Romania (4)
Russia (12)
Switzerland (1)
Sweden (5)
Ukraine (2)
United States (16)
