The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.[1][2]
| Men's 10,000 metres at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | |||||||||
| Dates | February 23 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:28.13 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 |  Viktor Lyoskin (URS) |
14:34.33 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 3 April 1977 |
| Olympic record |  Piet Kleine (NED) |
14:50.59 | Innsbruck, Austria | 14 February 1976 |
The following new Olympic and World records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February | Pair 1 | Tom Erik Oxholm |  Norway |
14:36.60 | OR | |
| 23 February | Pair 2 | Eric Heiden |  United States |
14:28.13 | OR | WR |
Results edit
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Time behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 | i | Eric Heiden | United States |
14:28.13 | – | WR |
 |
6 | i | Piet Kleine | Netherlands |
14:36.03 | +7.90 | |
 |
1 | o | Tom Erik Oxholm | Norway |
14:36.60 | +8.46 | |
| 4 | 1 | i | Mike Woods | United States |
14:39.53 | +11.40 | |
| 5 | 3 | o | Øyvind Tveter | Norway |
14:43.53 | +15.40 | |
| 6 | 3 | i | Hilbert van der Duim | Netherlands |
14:47.58 | +19.45 | |
| 7 | 2 | o | Viktor Lyoskin |  Soviet Union |
14:51.72 | +23.59 | |
| 8 | 8 | o | Andreas Ehrig |  East Germany |
14:51.94 | +23.80 | |
| 9 | 4 | o | Yasuhiro Shimizu |  Japan |
14:57.48 | +29.35 | |
| 10 | 9 | i | Sergey Berezin | Soviet Union |
15:04.68 | +36.55 | |
| 11 | 5 | o | Yep Kramer | Netherlands |
15:04.79 | +36.66 | |
| 12 | 6 | o | Tomas Gustafson |  Sweden |
15:05.18 | +37.05 | |
| 13 | 4 | i | Alf Rekstad | Norway |
15:05.70 | +37.57 | |
| 14 | 7 | i | Örjan Sandler | Sweden |
15:11.52 | +43.39 | |
| 15 | 10 | i | Andreas Dietel | East Germany |
15:15.03 | +46.90 | |
| 16 | 10 | o | Dmitry Ogloblin | Soviet Union |
15:20.14 | +52.01 | |
| 17 | 5 | i | Masahiko Yamamoto | Japan |
15:26.92 | +58.79 | |
| 18 | 7 | o | Colin Coates |  Australia |
15:28.30 | +1:00.17 | |
| 19 | 11 | i | Pertti Niittylä |  Finland |
15:29.98 | +1:01.85 | |
| 20 | 12 | i | Andrei Erdely |  Romania |
15:31.73 | +1:03.60 | |
| 21 | 9 | o | Ulf Ekstrand | Sweden |
15:33.42 | +1:05.29 | |
| 22 | 12 | o | Maurizio Marchetto |  Italy |
15:56.73 | +1:28,60 | |
| 23 | 13 | o | Na Yun-Su |  South Korea |
16:00.41 | +1:32,28 | |
| 24 | 11 | i | John French |  Great Britain |
16:17.56 | 1:49.43 | |
| - | 6 | i | Craig Kressler | United States |
DNF |
References edit
- ^ a b "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "10 000m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 2, 2016.