Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, was held from 4 to 12 February. Eight events were contested at Makomanai Open Stadium in Sapporo, Japan.[1] This was the first Olympics at which electronic times were recorded to the hundredth of a second.[2]
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| Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium |
| Date | 4–12 February 1972 |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 118 from 18 nations |
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
1972 Soviet Union 4 kopeks stamp. Olympic Winter Games Sapporo.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
The Netherlands topped the medal table, with four golds and nine overall, led by Ard Schenk's three gold medals.
Schenk led the individual medal table, winning each of the three longer distance events. The most successful female skater was the Netherlands's Stien Kaiser, who won one gold and one silver medal.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Erhard Keller | 39.44 (OR) |
Hasse Börjes | 39.69 | Valery Muratov | 39.80 |
| 1500 metres |
Ard Schenk | 2:02.96 (OR) |
Roar Grønvold | 2:04.26 | Göran Claeson | 2:05.89 |
| 5000 metres |
Ard Schenk | 7:23.61 | Roar Grønvold | 7:28.18 | Sten Stensen | 7:33.39 |
| 10,000 metres |
Ard Schenk | 15:01.35 (OR) |
Kees Verkerk | 15:04.70 | Sten Stensen | 15:07.08 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Anne Henning | 43.33 (OR) |
Vera Krasnova | 44.01 | Lyudmila Titova | 44.45 |
| 1000 metres |
Monika Pflug | 1:31.40 (OR) |
Atje Keulen-Deelstra | 1:31.61 | Anne Henning | 1:31.62 |
| 1500 metres |
Dianne Holum | 2:20.85 (OR) |
Stien Kaiser | 2:21.05 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | 2:22.05 |
| 3000 metres |
Stien Kaiser | 4:52.14 (OR) |
Dianne Holum | 4:58.67 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | 4:59.91 |
Records
Seven of the eight events had new Olympic records set, with only the men's 5000 metres record remaining unbroken.[3][4]
| Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres | 5 February | | 39.44 | OR | |
| Men's 1500 metres | 6 February | | 2:02.96 | OR | |
| Men's 10,000 metres | 7 February | | 15:01.35 | OR | |
| Women's 500 metres | 10 February | | 43.33 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 11 February | | 1:31.40 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 9 February | | 2:20.85 | OR | |
| Women's 3000 metres | 12 February | | 4:52.14 | OR |
Participating NOCs
Eighteen nations competed in the speed skating events at Sapporo.
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References
- "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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