Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February. Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink.[1][2]
Speed skating at the XIV Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Zetra Ice Rink |
Dates | 9–18 February 1984 |
No. of events | 9 |
Competitors | 139 from 24 nations |
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
East Germany topped the medal table with four gold medals, and eleven total, including a complete sweep of gold and silver medals in the four women's events.
This was only the second Games in which the United States did not win a speed skating medal, and as of 2018, the only time since 1960 the Netherlands did not win a medal in the sport. Japan's Yoshihiro Kitazawa won his country's first Olympic medal in speed skating.
East Germany's Karin Enke led the individual medal table, winning a medal in each of the women's events, finishing with two golds and two silvers. Canada's Gaétan Boucher was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals and a bronze.
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Sergey Fokichev | 38.19 | Yoshihiro Kitazawa | 38.30 | Gaétan Boucher | 38.39 |
1000 metres |
Gaétan Boucher | 1:15.80 | Sergey Khlebnikov | 1:16.63 | Kai Arne Engelstad | 1:16.75 |
1500 metres |
Gaétan Boucher | 1:58.36 | Sergey Khlebnikov | 1:58.83 | Oleg Bozhev | 1:58.89 |
5000 metres |
Tomas Gustafson | 7:12.28 | Igor Malkov | 7:12.30 | René Schöfisch | 7:17.49 |
10,000 metres |
Igor Malkov | 14:39.90 | Tomas Gustafson | 14:39.95 | René Schöfisch | 14:46.91 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Christa Rothenburger | 41.02 (OR) |
Karin Enke | 41.28 | Natalya Glebova | 41.50 |
1000 metres |
Karin Enke | 1:21.61 (OR) |
Andrea Schöne | 1:22.83 | Nataliya Petrusyova | 1:23.21 |
1500 metres |
Karin Enke | 2:03.42 WR | Andrea Schöne | 2:05.29 | Nataliya Petrusyova | 2:05.78 |
3000 metres |
Andrea Schöne | 4:24.79 (OR) |
Karin Enke | 4:26.33 | Gabi Zange | 4:33.13 |
Records
No men's records were broken in Sarajevo, but all four women's Olympic records were bettered, and there was one world record set as well.[3][4]
Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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Women's 500 metres | 10 February | 41.02 | OR | ||
Women's 1000 metres | 13 February | 1:21.61 | OR | ||
Women's 1500 metres | 9 February | 2:03.42 | OR | WR | |
Women's 3000 metres | 15 February | 4:24.79 | OR |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-four nations competed in the speed skating events at Sarajevo. The British Virgin Islands and Yugoslavia made their debuts in the sport.
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References
- "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- "Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 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.