Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Speed skating

at the XIV Olympic Winter Games

Venue| Zetra Ice Rink
Dates| 9–18 February 1984
No. of events| 9
Competitors| 139 from 24 nations

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Speed skating at the
1984 Winter Olympics

500 m| men| women
1000 m| men| women
1500 m| men| women
3000 m| | women
5000 m| men|
10,000 m| men|

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Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February. Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink.[1][2]

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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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

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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500 metres
details | Sergey Fokichev
Soviet Union | 38.19  | Yoshihiro Kitazawa
Japan | 38.30  | Gaétan Boucher
Canada | 38.39
1000 metres
details | Gaétan Boucher
Canada | 1:15.80  | Sergey Khlebnikov
Soviet Union | 1:16.63  | Kai Arne Engelstad
Norway | 1:16.75
1500 metres
details | Gaétan Boucher
Canada | 1:58.36  | Sergey Khlebnikov
Soviet Union | 1:58.83  | Oleg Bozhev
Soviet Union | 1:58.89
5000 metres
details | Tomas Gustafson
Sweden | 7:12.28  | Igor Malkov
Soviet Union | 7:12.30  | René Schöfisch
East Germany | 7:17.49
10,000 metres
details | Igor Malkov
Soviet Union | 14:39.90  | Tomas Gustafson
Sweden | 14:39.95  | René Schöfisch
East Germany | 14:46.91

### Women's events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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500 metres
details | Christa Rothenburger
East Germany | 41.02
(OR) | Karin Enke
East Germany | 41.28  | Natalya Glebova
Soviet Union | 41.50
1000 metres
details | Karin Enke
East Germany | 1:21.61
(OR) | Andrea Schöne
East Germany | 1:22.83  | Natalya Petrusyova
Soviet Union | 1:23.21
1500 metres
details | Karin Enke
East Germany | 2:03.42 WR | Andrea Schöne
East Germany | 2:05.29  | Natalya Petrusyova
Soviet Union | 2:05.78
3000 metres
details | Andrea Schöne
East Germany | 4:24.79
(OR) | Karin Enke
East Germany | 4:26.33  | Gabi Zange
East Germany | 4:33.13

## Records

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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.[3][4]

Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR

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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

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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

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1. ^ "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
3. ^ "ISU – Speed Skating – Records – World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
4. ^ "ISU – Speed Skating – Records – Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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Events at the 1984 Winter Olympics (Sarajevo)

* Alpine skiing
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Cross‑country skiing
* Disabled skiing (demonstration)
* Figure skating
* Ice hockey
* Luge
* Nordic combined
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