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at the

1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts� ...

, was held from 14 to 28 February. Ten events were contested at

Olympic Oval The Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is North America's first covered speed skating oval; it was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics and opened on September 27, 1987.

Medal summary

Medal table

East Germany topped the medal table with three gold medals, and thirteen total. Until the

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, the thirteen medals were won, the most by any country in speed skating in a single Games. The

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passed that total with 23. The Netherlands'

Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria Therèse van Gennip (born 1 May 1964) is one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she unexpectedly won three gold medals. She was the ...

led the individual medal table with three golds, while Sweden's

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was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals.

Men's events

Women's events

Records

The Calgary Olympic Oval was one of the fastest rinks in the world when it opened, with six new world records set, and all existing Olympic records bettered.

Participating NOCs

Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Calgary. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

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