The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1][2]
| Men's 10,000 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:50.59 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Sten Stensen (NOR) |
14:50.31 | Oslo, Norway | 25 January 1976 |
| Olympic record |  Ard Schenk (NED) |
15:01.35 | Sapporo, Japan | 7 February 1972 |
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 February | Pair 3 | Sten Stensen |  Norway |
14:53.30 | OR | |
| 14 February | Pair 8 | Piet Kleine | Netherlands |
14:50.59 | OR |
Results
edit| Rank | Pair | Lane | Athlete | Country | Time | Time behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
8 | o | Piet Kleine | Netherlands |
14:50.59 | – | OR |
 |
6 | o | Sten Stensen | Norway |
14:53.30 | +2.72 | |
 |
4 | i | Hans van Helden | Netherlands |
15:02.02 | +11.43 | |
| 4 | 5 | o | Viktor Varlamov |  Soviet Union |
15:06.06 | +15.47 | |
| 5 | 3 | i | Örjan Sandler |  Sweden |
15:16.21 | +25.47 | |
| 6 | 6 | i | Colin Coates |  Australia |
15:16.80 | +26.21 | |
| 7 | 1 | o | Dan Carroll |  United States |
15:19.29 | +28.71 | |
| 8 | 3 | o | Franz Krienbühl |  Switzerland |
15:36.43 | +45.84 | |
| 9 | 4 | o | Olavi Köppä |  Finland |
15:39.73 | +49.14 | |
| 10 | 10 | i | Amund Sjøbrend | Norway |
15:43.29 | +52.70 | |
| 11 | 11 | o | Sergey Marchuk | Soviet Union |
15:43.81 | +53.22 | |
| 12 | 9 | i | Mike Woods | United States |
15:53.42 | +1:02.83 | |
| 13 | 9 | o | Lennart Carlsson | Sweden |
15:53.89 | +1:03.30 | |
| 14 | 11 | i | Jan Egil Storholt | Norway |
16:06.37 | +1:15.78 | |
| 15 | 8 | i | Vladimir Ivanov | Soviet Union |
16:16.20 | +1:25.61 | |
| 16 | 2 | i | Masahiko Yamamoto |  Japan |
16:20.83 | +1:30.24 | |
| 17 | 2 | o | Maurizio Marchetto |  Italy |
16:22.55 | +1:31.96 | |
| 18 | 7 | o | Geoff Sandys |  Great Britain |
16:26.27 | +1:35.68 | |
| 19 | 10 | o | Charles Gilmore | United States |
16:26.35 | +1:35.76 | |
| 20 | 5 | i | Hubert Gundolf |  Austria |
17:52.43 | +3:01.84 |
References
edit- ^ 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 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "10 000m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "10 000m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 1 November 2016.