Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
Men's 500 metres speed skating at the X Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | L'Anneau de Vitesse | ||||||||||||
Date | 14 February 1968 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 40.3 | ||||||||||||
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The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | ![]() | 39.2 | Inzell, West Germany | 28 January 1968 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 40.1 | Innsbruck, Austria | 4 February 1964 |
Results
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References
- ^ a b "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 October 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.