Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.[1][2]

Men's 1500 metres
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueJames B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
DatesFebruary 21
Competitors36 from 16 nations
Winning time1:55.44
Medalists
Eric Heiden  United States
Kay Arne Stenshjemmet  Norway
Terje Andersen  Norway
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Records

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

World record Eric Heiden (USA)1:55.44Davos, Switzerland19 January 1980
Olympic record Jan Egil Storholt (NOR)1:59.38Innsbruck, Austria13 February 1976

The following new Olympic record was set.

DatePairAthleteTimeORWR
21 FebruaryPair 1 Jan Egil Storholt (NOR)1:57.95OR
21 FebruaryPair 4 Eric Heiden (USA)1:55.44OR

Results

[1]

RankPairLaneAthleteCountryTimeTime behindNotes
4oEric Heiden United States1:55.44–OR
4iKay Arne Stenshjemmet Norway1:56.81+1.37
5oTerje Andersen Norway1:56.92+1.48
48oAndreas Dietel East Germany1:57.14+1.70
56iYury Kondakov Soviet Union1:57.36+1.92
61iJan Egil Storholt Norway1:57.95+2.51
72oTomas Gustafson Sweden1:58.18+2.64
83oVladimir Lobanov Soviet Union1:59.30+3.86
910oAndreas Ehrig East Germany1:59.47+4.03
2iYevhen Solunskiy Soviet Union1:59.47+4.03
119iHilbert van der Duim Netherlands1:59.49+4.05
129oHerbert Schwarz West Germany1:59.58+4.14
1311iBert de Jong Netherlands1:59.83+4.39
147oPertti Niittylä Finland2:00.01+4.57
1518iGaétan Boucher Canada2:00.15+4.71
1611oUlf Ekstrand Sweden2:00.23+4.79
175iTom Plant United States2:00.57+5.13
186oCraig Kressler United States2:00.60+5.16
191oMasahiko Yamamoto Japan2:01.25+5.81
203iMasayuki Kawahara Japan2:01.28+5.84
2110iJan Junell Sweden2:02.11+6.67
227iLee Yeong-Ha South Korea2:02.37+6.93
2314iCraig Webster Canada2:02.41+6.97
2412iYasuhiro Shimizu Japan2:04.54+9.10
2515iZhao Weichang China2:05.48+10.04
2616iNa Yun-su South Korea2:06.65+11.21
2717oJacques Thibault Canada2:06.79+11.35
2817iMaurizio Marchetto Italy2:07.45+12.01
2914oGuo Chengjiang China2:08.33+12.89
3012oLi Huchun China2:10.00+14.56
3115oTömörbaataryn Nyamdavaa Mongolia2:11.51+16.07
3213oMike Richmond Australia2:13.40+17.96
3316oGeoff Sandys Great Britain2:15.06+19.62
3413iAlan Luke Great Britain2:17.79+22.35
3518iDorjiin Tsenddoo Mongolia2:19.30+23.86
-8iYep Kramer NetherlandsDNF

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "1500m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. "1500m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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