The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 13 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.[1] 32 competitors from 17 nations participated in the competition.[2]
| Men's 5000 metres at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Hamar Olympic Hall | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6:34.96 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Johann Olav Koss (NOR) |
6:35.53 | Hamar, Norway | 4 December 1993 |
| Olympic record |  Tomas Gustafson (SWE) |
6:44.63 | Calgary, Canada | 17 February 1988 |
The following new world and olympic records was set during this competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February | Pair 2 | Kjell Storelid |  Norway |
6:42.68 | OR | |
| 13 February | Pair 4 | Johann Olav Koss | Norway |
6:34.96 | OR | WR |
Results edit
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | o | Johann Olav Koss | Norway |
6:34.96 | – | (WR) |
 |
2 | i | Kjell Storelid | Norway |
6:42.68 | +7.72 | |
 |
6 | o | Rintje Ritsma |  Netherlands |
6:43.94 | +8.98 | |
| 4 | 3 | o | Falko Zandstra | Netherlands |
6:44.58 | +9.62 | |
| 5 | 5 | o | Bart Veldkamp | Netherlands |
6:49.00 | +14.04 | |
| 6 | 6 | i | Toshihiko Itokawa |  Japan |
6:49.36 | +14.40 | |
| 7 | 14 | o | Jaromir Radke |  Poland |
6:50.40 | +15.44 | |
| 8 | 12 | o | Frank Dittrich |  Germany |
6:52.27 | +17.31 | |
| 9 | 10 | i | Michael Hadschieff |  Austria |
6:53.02 | +18.06 | |
| 10 | 12 | i | Christian Eminger | Austria |
6:53.18 | +18.22 | |
| 11 | 9 | o | Andrey Anufriyenko |  Russia |
6:53.23 | +18.27 | |
| 12 | 1 | o | Jonas Schön | Sweden |
6:53.39 | +18.43 | |
| 13 | 9 | i | Kazuhiro Sato | Japan |
6:54.83 | +19.87 | |
| 14 | 11 | o | Per Bengtsson | Sweden |
6:57.37 | +22.41 | |
| 15 | 4 | i | Roberto Sighel |  Italy |
6:57.70 | +22.74 | |
| 16 | 11 | o | Radik Bikchentayev |  Kazakhstan |
6:58.17 | +23.21 | |
| 17 | 15 | i | Neal Marshall |  Canada |
6:58.44 | +23.48 | |
| 18 | 13 | i | Paweł Zygmunt | Poland |
6:58.91 | +23.95 | |
| 19 | 5 | i | Yevgeny Sanarov | Kazakhstan |
6:59.02 | +24.06 | |
| 20 | 2 | o | Dezideriu Horvath |  Romania |
6:59.04 | +24.08 | |
| 21 | 1 | i | Yuriy Shulha |  Ukraine |
6:59.32 | +24.36 | |
| 22 | 10 | o | Mike Hall | Canada |
6:59.58 | +24.62 | |
| 23 | 16 | i | Alexander Baumgärtel | Germany |
6:59.64 | +24.68 | |
| 24 | 8 | i | Toru Aoyanagi | Japan |
6:59.88 | +24.92 | |
| 25 | 7 | i | Danny Kah |  Australia |
7:00.02 | +25.06 | |
| 26 | 3 | i | Atle Vårvik | Norway |
7:00.83 | +25.87 | |
| 27 | 14 | i | Vadim Sayutin | Kazakhstan |
7:01.93 | +26.97 | |
| 28 | 7 | o | Martin Feigenwinter |  Switzerland |
7:02.12 | +27.16 | |
| 29 | 15 | i | Thomas Kumm | Germany |
7:02.18 | +27.22 | |
| 30 | 8 | o | Brian Wanek |  United States |
7:05.95 | +30.99 | |
| 31 | 16 | i | Oleg Pavlov | Russia |
7:07.09 | +32.13 | |
| 32 | 13 | o | Vitaly Novichenko |  Belarus |
7:17.55 | +42.59 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "5000m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "5000m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 30 October 2016.