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Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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Speed skating
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
Dates14–28 February 1988
No. of events10
Competitors140 from 21 nations
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1992 →

Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics was held from 14 to 28 February. Ten events were contested at Olympic Oval.[1] For the first time, the women contested a 5000-metre race, the longest distance contested by women in speed skating.[2]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany (GDR)36413
2 Netherlands (NED)3227
3 Sweden (SWE)2002
4 United States (USA)1113
5 Soviet Union (URS)1012
6 Austria (AUT)0112
7 Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (7 entries)10101030

East Germany topped the medal table with three gold medals, and thirteen total. Until the 2014 Winter Olympics, the thirteen medals were the most won by any country in speed skating in a single Games. The Dutch surpassed that total with 23.

The Netherlands' Yvonne van Gennip led the individual medal table with three golds, while Sweden's Tomas Gustafson was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals.

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
details
Uwe-Jens Mey
 East Germany
36.45 WR Jan Ykema
 Netherlands
36.76 Akira Kuroiwa
 Japan
36.77
1000 metres
details
Nikolay Gulyayev
 Soviet Union
1:13.03
(OR)
Uwe-Jens Mey
 East Germany
1:13.11 Igor Zhelezovski
 Soviet Union
1:13.19
1500 metres
details
André Hoffmann
 East Germany
1:52.06 WR Eric Flaim
 United States
1:52.12 Michael Hadschieff
 Austria
1:52.31
5000 metres
details
Tomas Gustafson
 Sweden
6:44.63
(OR)
Leo Visser
 Netherlands
6:44.98 Gerard Kemkers
 Netherlands
6:45.92
10,000 metres
details
Tomas Gustafson
 Sweden
13:48.20 WR Michael Hadschieff
 Austria
13:56.11 Leo Visser
 Netherlands
14:00.55

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
details
Bonnie Blair
 United States
39.10 WR Christa Rothenburger
 East Germany
39.12 Karin Kania
 East Germany
39.24
1000 metres
details
Christa Rothenburger
 East Germany
1:17.65 WR Karin Kania
 East Germany
1:17.70 Bonnie Blair
 United States
1:18.31
1500 metres
details
Yvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
2:00.68
(OR)
Karin Kania
 East Germany
2:00.82 Andrea Ehrig
 East Germany
2:01.49
3000 metres
details
Yvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
4:11.94 WR Andrea Ehrig
 East Germany
4:12.09 Gabi Zange
 East Germany
4:16.92
5000 metres
details
Yvonne van Gennip
 Netherlands
7:14.13 WR Andrea Ehrig
 East Germany
7:17.12 Gabi Zange
 East Germany
7:21.61

Records

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The Calgary Olympic Oval was one of the fastest rinks in the world when it opened, with six new world records set, and all existing Olympic records bettered.[3][4]

Event Date Team Time OR WR
Men's 500 metres 14 February  Uwe-Jens Mey (GDR) 36.45 OR WR
Men's 1000 metres 18 February  Nikolay Gulyayev (URS) 1:13.03 OR
Men's 1500 metres 20 February  André Hoffmann (GDR) 1:52.06 OR WR
Men's 5000 metres 17 February  Tomas Gustafson (SWE) 6:44.63 OR
Men's 10000 metres 21 February  Tomas Gustafson (SWE) 13:48.20 OR WR
Women's 500 metres 22 February  Bonnie Blair (USA) 38.69 OR WR
Women's 1000 metres 26 February  Christa Rothenburger (GDR) 1:17.65 OR WR
Women's 1500 metres 27 February  Yvonne van Gennip (NED) 2:00.68 OR
Women's 3000 metres 23 February  Yvonne van Gennip (NED) 4:11.94 OR WR
Women's 5000 metres 28 February  Yvonne van Gennip (NED) 7:14.13 OR WR

Participating NOCs

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Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Calgary.

References

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  1. ^ "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.