Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
| Men's 10,000 metres speed skating at the VIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Refer to caption Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink |
| Date | 27 February 1960 |
| Competitors | 30 from 15 nations |
| Winning time | 15:46.6 WR |
| Medalists | |
| Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics | ||
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| File:Speed skating pictogram.svg | ||
| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
The 10,000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics programme. It was the last speed skating contest at this Games. The competition was held on the Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink and for the first time at the Olympics on artificially frozen ice. It was held on Saturday, February 27, 1960. Thirty speed skaters from 15 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Knut Johannesen (NOR) | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Viktor Kosichkin (URS) | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Kjell Bäckman (SWE) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1960 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 16:32.6(*) | Norway Hjalmar Andersen | Hamar (NOR) | February 10, 1952 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 16:35.9(**) | Sweden Sigvard Ericsson | Cortina d'Ampezzo/Lake Misurina (ITA) | January 31, 1956 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice. (**) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice. At first Kjell Bäckman bettered the world record with 16:14.2 minutes. Then Knut Johannesen set a new world record with 15:46.6 minutes and bettered the old record by more than 45 seconds.
Results
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Nikolajs Štelbaums was disqualified.
References
- ↑ "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1960 Olympic Games 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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