The men's 5000 metres in
speed skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marath ...
at the
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
took place on 13 February, at the
Hamar Olympic Hall
Vikingskipet ("The Viking Ship"), officially known as Hamar Olympic Hall ( no, Hamar olympiahall), is an indoor Multi-purpose stadium, multi-use sport and event venue in Hamar, Norway. It was built as the speed skating rink for the 1994 Winter ...
.
32 competitors from 17 nations participated in the competition.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new world and olympic records was set during this competition.
Results
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
Men's speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics