Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Men's 1500 metres at the XI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 6 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:02.96 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics | ||
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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 | |
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.[1][2]
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | ![]() |
1:58.7 | Davos, Switzerland | 16 January 1971 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
2:03.4 | Grenoble, France | 19 February 1968 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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6 February | Pair 8 | Ard Schenk | ![]() |
2:02.96 | OR |
Results[]
References[]
- ^ a b "The XI Olympic Winter Games Sapporo 1972" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIth Olympic Winter Games. LA84 Foundation. 1972. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 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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