Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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| Speed skating at the XIV Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Zetra Ice Rink |
| Dates | 9–18 February 1984 |
| No. of events | 9 |
| Competitors | 139 from 24 nations |
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February. Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
East Germany topped the medal table with four gold medals, and eleven total, including a complete sweep of gold and silver medals in the four women's events.
This was only the second Games in which the United States did not win a speed skating medal, and as of 2018, the only time since 1960 the Netherlands did not win a medal in the sport. Japan's Yoshihiro Kitazawa won his country's first Olympic medal in speed skating.
East Germany's Karin Enke led the individual medal table, winning a medal in each of the women's events, finishing with two golds and two silvers. Canada's Gaétan Boucher was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals and a bronze.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Sergey Fokichev Soviet Union |
38.19 | Yoshihiro Kitazawa Japan |
38.30 | Gaétan Boucher Canada |
38.39 |
| 1000 metres |
Gaétan Boucher Canada |
1:15.80 | Sergey Khlebnikov Soviet Union |
1:16.63 | Kai Arne Engelstad Norway |
1:16.75 |
| 1500 metres |
Gaétan Boucher Canada |
1:58.36 | Sergey Khlebnikov Soviet Union |
1:58.83 | Oleg Bozhev Soviet Union |
1:58.89 |
| 5000 metres |
Tomas Gustafson Sweden |
7:12.28 | Igor Malkov Soviet Union |
7:12.30 | René Schöfisch East Germany |
7:17.49 |
| 10,000 metres |
Igor Malkov Soviet Union |
14:39.90 | Tomas Gustafson Sweden |
14:39.95 | René Schöfisch East Germany |
14:46.91 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Christa Rothenburger East Germany |
41.02 (OR) |
Karin Enke East Germany |
41.28 | Natalya Glebova Soviet Union |
41.50 |
| 1000 metres |
Karin Enke East Germany |
1:21.61 (OR) |
Andrea Schöne East Germany |
1:22.83 | Natalya Petrusyova Soviet Union |
1:23.21 |
| 1500 metres |
Karin Enke East Germany |
2:03.42 WR | Andrea Schöne East Germany |
2:05.29 | Natalya Petrusyova Soviet Union |
2:05.78 |
| 3000 metres |
Andrea Schöne East Germany |
4:24.79 (OR) |
Karin Enke East Germany |
4:26.33 | Gabi Zange East Germany |
4:33.13 |
Records
No men's records were broken in Sarajevo, but all four women's Olympic records were bettered, and there was one world record set as well.
| Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 500 metres | 10 February | Christa Rothenburger (GDR) |
41.02 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 13 February | Karin Enke (GDR) |
1:21.61 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 9 February | Karin Enke (GDR) |
2:03.42 | OR | WR |
| Women's 3000 metres | 15 February | Andrea Schone (GDR) |
4:24.79 | OR |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-four nations competed in the speed skating events at Sarajevo. The British Virgin Islands and Yugoslavia made their debuts in the sport.
Australia (2)
Austria (4)
Canada (7)
China (12)
Finland (3)
France (2)
West Germany (7)
Great Britain (1)
East Germany (10)
Hungary (1)
Italy (3)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Japan (9)
South Korea (6)
Netherlands (11)
Norway (8)
Poland (3)
North Korea (6)
Romania (2)
Switzerland (1)
Sweden (6)
Soviet Union (17)
United States (13)
Yugoslavia (4)
References
- ^ "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "ISU – Speed Skating – Records – World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "ISU – Speed Skating – Records – Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
