Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, was held from 9 to 20 February. Ten events were contested at L'anneau de vitesse.[1][2]

Speed skating
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'anneau de vitesse
Dates9–20 February
No. of events10
Competitors154 from 23 nations
Speed skating at the
1992 Winter Olympics
500 mmenwomen
1000 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmen

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany (GER)53311
2 Norway (NOR)2215
3 United States (USA)2002
4 Netherlands (NED)1124
5 China (CHN)0202
6 Japan (JPN)0134
7 South Korea (KOR)0101
8 Austria (AUT)0011
Totals (8 nations)10101030

Germany, in its first Olympics since reunification, topped the medal table with five gold medals, and eleven total medals. All the medals were won by athletes from the former East Germany. Germany's Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann led the individual medal table with two golds and a silver, and Norway's Johan Olav Koss was the most successful male skater, with one gold and one silver.

South Korea's Kim Yoon-Man and China's Ye Qiaobo became the first ever medalists for their countries at the Winter Olympics. Bonnie Blair collected two gold medals to become the second most successful female speed skater of the games.

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
Uwe-Jens Mey
 Germany		37.14 Toshiyuki Kuroiwa
 Japan		37.18 Junichi Inoue
 Japan		37.26
1000 metres
Olaf Zinke
 Germany		1:14.85 Kim Yoon-man
 South Korea		1:14.86 Yukinori Miyabe
 Japan		1:14.92
1500 metres
Johann Olav Koss
 Norway		1:54.81 Ådne Søndrål
 Norway		1:54.85 Leo Visser
 Netherlands		1:54.90
5000 metres
Geir Karlstad
 Norway		6:59.97 Falko Zandstra
 Netherlands		7:02.28 Leo Visser
 Netherlands		7:04.96
10,000 metres
Bart Veldkamp
 Netherlands		14:12.12 Johann Olav Koss
 Norway		14:14.58 Geir Karlstad
 Norway		14:18.13

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
Bonnie Blair
 United States		40.33 Ye Qiaobo
 China		40.51 Christa Luding
 Germany		40.57
1000 metres
Bonnie Blair
 United States		1:21.90 Ye Qiaobo
 China		1:21.92 Monique Garbrecht
 Germany		1:22.10
1500 metres
Jacqueline Börner
 Germany		2:05.87 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		2:05.92 Seiko Hashimoto
 Japan		2:06.88
3000 metres
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		4:19.90 Heike Warnicke
 Germany		4:22.88 Emese Hunyady
 Austria		4:24.64
5000 metres
Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
 Germany		7:31.57 Heike Warnicke
 Germany		7:37.59 Claudia Pechstein
 Germany		7:39.80

Records

There were no Olympic or World records set at the 1992 Games, as the outdoor rink in Albertville was not conducive to fast times.[3][4]

Participating NOCs

Twenty-three nations competed in the speed skating events at Albertville. The Unified Team made its only Olympic appearance.

References
  1. "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  4. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
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