World record progression 3000 m speed skating men

The world record progression 3000 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:

Name Result Date Venue
Finland Clas Thunberg 5:19.2 8 January 1932 Davos
Norway Michael Staksrud 4:59.1 25 February 1933 Hamar
Norway Ivar Ballangrud 4:49.6 29 January 1935 Davos
Sweden Åke Seyffarth 4:45.7 3 February 1942 Davos
Netherlands Anton Huiskes 4:40.2 24 January 1953 Davos
Norway Knut Johannesen 4:33.9 12 January 1963 Tønsberg
Norway Ivar Eriksen 4:33.0 28 February 1963 Oslo
Sweden Jonny Nilsson 4:27.6 23 March 1963 Tolga
Soviet Union Ants Antson 4:27.3 11 February 1964 Oslo
Netherlands Rudie Liebrechts 4:26.8 25 February 1965 Oslo
Netherlands Ard Schenk 4:26.2 29 January 1966 Inzell
Netherlands Ard Schenk 4:18.4 25 February 1967 Inzell
Norway Fred Anton Maier 4:17.5 7 March 1968 Inzell
Norway Dag Fornæss 4:17.4 28 January 1969 Misurina
Netherlands Jan Bols 4:16.4 27 January 1970 Misurina
Netherlands Ard Schenk 4:12.6 15 January 1971 Davos
Netherlands Ard Schenk 4:08.3 2 March 1972 Inzell
United States Eric Heiden 4:07.01 2 March 1978 Inzell
United States Eric Heiden 4:06.91 18 March 1979 Savalen
Soviet Union Dmitry Ogloblin 4:04.06 28 March 1979 Medeo
East Germany André Hoffmann 4:03.31 12 January 1985 Davos
Soviet Union Viktor Shasherin 4:03.22 18 January 1986 Davos
Netherlands Leo Visser 3:59.27 19 March 1987 Heerenveen
Norway Johann Olav Koss 3:57.52 13 March 1990 Heerenveen
Netherlands Thomas Bos 3:56.16 3 April 1992 Calgary
Netherlands Bob de Jong 3:53.06 8 March 1996 Calgary
Netherlands Jelmer Beulenkamp 3:52.67 25 February 1998 Heerenveen
Belgium Bart Veldkamp 3:48.91 21 March 1998 Calgary
Canada Steven Elm 3:45.23 19 March 1999 Calgary
Canada Steven Elm 3:43.76 17 March 2000 Calgary
Netherlands Gianni Romme 3:42.75 11 August 2000 Calgary
United States Chad Hedrick 3:39.02 10 March 2005 Calgary
Norway Eskil Ervik 3:37.28 5 November 2005 Calgary

References

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  • Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
  • "Evolution of the world record 3000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.