The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]
| Men's 10,000 metres speed skating at the X Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | L'Anneau de Vitesse | |||||||||
| Date | 17 February 1968 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 15:23.6 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Fred Anton Maier (NOR) |
15:20.3 | Oslo, Norway | 28 January 1968 |
| Olympic record |  Knut Johannesen (NOR) |
15:46.6 | Squaw Valley, United States | 27 February 1960 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
| Date | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 February |  Johnny Höglin (SWE) |
15:23.6 | OR |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Johnny Höglin | Sweden |
15:23.6 | OR |
 |
Fred Anton Maier | Norway |
15:23.9 | |
 |
Örjan Sandler | Sweden |
15:31.8 | |
| 4 | Per Willy Guttormsen | Norway |
15:32.6 | |
| 5 | Kees Verkerk |  Netherlands |
15:33.9 | |
| 6 | Jonny Nilsson | Sweden |
15:39.6 | |
| 7 | Magne Thomassen | Norway |
15:44.9 | |
| 8 | Peter Nottet | Netherlands |
15:54.7 | |
| 9 | Valery Lavrushkin |  Soviet Union |
15:54.8 | |
| 10 | Stanislav Selyanin | Soviet Union |
15:56.4 | |
| 11 | Günter Traub |  West Germany |
16:01.3 | |
| 12 | Jouko Launonen |  Finland |
16:02.1 | |
| 13 | Jan Bols | Netherlands |
16:09.5 | |
| 14 | Kimmo Koskinen | Finland |
16:15.7 | |
| 15 | Paul Enock |  Canada |
16:21.2 | |
| 16 | Anatoly Mashkov | Soviet Union |
16:22.1 | |
| 17 | Hermann Strutz |  Austria |
16:24.9 | |
| 18 | Jürgen Traub | West Germany |
16:33.8 | |
| 19 | Renato De Riva |  Italy |
16:39.5 | |
| 20 | Raimo Hietala | Finland |
16:45.9 | |
| 21 | Bill Lanigan |  United States |
16:50.1 | |
| 22 | Yoshiaki Demachi |  Japan |
16:54.6 | |
| 23 | Bob Hodges | Canada |
17:01.9 | |
| 24 | Giancarlo Gloder | Italy |
17:03.2 | |
| 25 | Bill Cox | United States |
17:08.2 | |
| 26 | François Perrenoud |  France |
17:10.2 | |
| 27 | György Ivánkai |  Hungary |
17:36.2 | |
| 28 | Hirofumi Otsuka | Japan |
17:38.8 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 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.