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Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

Speed skating at the Olympics

The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]

World record Fred Anton Maier (NOR)7:26.2 Deventer, Netherlands7 January 1968
Olympic record Knut Johannesen (NOR)7:38.4 Innsbruck, Austria5 February 1964

The following new world record was set.

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Results

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References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. [3]
    "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. [4]
    "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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