Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
October 25, 2023
The 10,000-metre speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics programme. It was the last speed skating contest at this Games. The competition was held on naturally frozen ice on the Lake Misurina. It was held on Tuesday, 31 January 1956, from 10a.m. to 3:15p.m. Thirty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.[1]
At first Oleg Goncharenko who skated in the third pair set a new Olympic record with 16:42.3 minutes. In the seventh pair Knut Johannesen bettered the Olympic record with 16:36.9 minutes. Finally Sigvard Ericsson set a new Olympic record with 16:35.9 minutes on the way to win the tenth heat and the gold medal.
^. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
External linksEdit
Official Olympic Report
"Results of the 1956 Olympic Games 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
October 25, 2023
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