Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres
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The men's 1000 metres speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 12 February 2014.[1] Stefan Groothuis won the gold medal.[2][3]
| Men's 1000 metres at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Gold medal winner Stefan Groothuis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Adler Arena Skating Center | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 February 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:08.39 | ||||||||||||
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Qualification
A total of forty speed skaters could qualify for this distance, with a maximum of four skaters per country. The top 20 of the men's 1000 metres World Cup standings after World Cup 4 in Berlin secured a spot for their country. Then the additional 20 spots were awarded based on a time ranking of all times skated in the World Cup and the 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships. A reserve list was also made.[4]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Shani Davis (USA) | 1:06.42 | Salt Lake City, United States | 7 March 2009 |
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| Olympic record |  Gerard van Velde (NED) | 1:07.18 | Salt Lake City, United States | 16 February 2002 |
At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships the track record was set by Denis Kuzin at 1:09.14.[5]
The following records were set during this competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
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| 12 February | Pair 16 | Stefan Groothuis | Netherlands | 1:08.39 | TR |
| 12 February | Pair 14 | Samuel Schwarz |  Germany | 1:08.89 | TR |
TR = track record
Results
The race started at 18:00.[6]
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TR = track record