Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
Men's 1500 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | |||||||||
Dates | 13 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 18 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:59.38 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 13 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[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 | ![]() | 2:02.96 | Sapporo, Japan | 6 February 1972 |
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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13 February | Pair 2 | Hans van Helden | ![]() | 2:00.87 | OR | |
13 February | Pair 4 | Jan Egil Storholt | ![]() | 1:59.38 | OR |
Results
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Rank | Pair | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Time behind | Notes |
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![]() | 4 | i | Jan Egil Storholt | ![]() | 1:59.38 | – | OR |
![]() | 4 | o | Yury Kondakov | ![]() | 1:59.97 | +0.59 | |
![]() | 2 | i | Hans van Helden | ![]() | 2:00.87 | +1.49 | |
4 | 11 | i | Sergey Ryabev | ![]() | 2:02.15 | +2.77 | |
5 | 2 | i | Dan Carroll | ![]() | 2:02.26 | +2.88 | |
6 | 12 | i | Piet Kleine | ![]() | 2:02.28 | +2.90 | |
7 | 9 | i | Eric Heiden | ![]() | 2:02.40 | +3.02 | |
8 | 7 | o | Colin Coates | ![]() | 2:03.34 | +3.96 | |
9 | 8 | o | Klaus Wunderlich | ![]() | 2:03.41 | +4.03 | |
10 | 7 | i | Olavi Köppä | ![]() | 2:03.69 | +4.31 | |
11 | 13 | i | Kay Stenshjemmet | ![]() | 2:03.75 | +4.37 | |
12 | 6 | o | Herbert Schwarz | ![]() | 2:03.76 | +4.38 | |
13 | 14 | o | Sergey Marchuk | ![]() | 2:04.45 | +5.07 | |
14 | 3 | o | Gaétan Boucher | ![]() | 2:04.63 | +5.25 | |
15 | 14 | i | Terje Andersen | ![]() | 2:04.65 | +5.27 | |
16 | 8 | i | Dan Johansson | ![]() | 2:04.73 | +5.35 | |
17 | 10 | i | Lennart Carlsson | ![]() | 2:04.76 | +5.37 | |
18 | 1 | o | Lee Yeong-Ha | ![]() | 2:05.25 | +5.87 | |
19 | 5 | i | Bruno Toniolli | ![]() | 2:05.66 | +6.28 | |
20 | 3 | i | Richard Tourne | ![]() | 2:06.43 | +7.05 | |
21 | 6 | i | Masahiko Yamamoto | ![]() | 2:06.67 | +7.29 | |
22 | 15 | i | Mats Wallberg | ![]() | 2:08.72 | +9.34 | |
23 | 15 | o | Mike Woods | ![]() | 2:08.77 | +9.39 | |
24 | 5 | o | Geoff Sandys | ![]() | 2:09.17 | +9.79 | |
25 | 10 | o | Floriano Martello | ![]() | 2:09.68 | +10.30 | |
26 | 9 | o | Ludwig Kronfuß | ![]() | 2:11.17 | +11.79 | |
27 | 12 | o | Franz Krienbühl | ![]() | 2:12.52 | +13.14 | |
28 | 11 | o | Gilbert Van Eesbeeck | ![]() | 2:12.74 | +13.36 | |
29 | 1 | i | Berend Schabus | ![]() | 2:15.41 | +16.03 | |
30 | 13 | o | Giovanni Panciera | ![]() | 2:33.52 | +34.14 |
References
- ^ a b "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "1500m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "1500m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2 November 2016.