Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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The men's 1500 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy.[1]
| Men's 1500 metres at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Oval Lingotto | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 21 February 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.97 | ||||||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Chad Hedrick (USA) | 1:42.78 | Salt Lake City, United States | 18 November 2005 | [2] |
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| Olympic record | Derek Parra (USA) | 1:43.95 | Salt Lake City, United States | 19 February 2002 | [2] |
No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.
