Speed Skating – 10,000 metres, Men Times Contested 21 Total Competitors 377 Total Nations 33

Year Event Competitors Nations 1924 10,000 metres, Men 16 6 1928 10,000 metres, Men 10 6 1932 10,000 metres, Men 18 6 1936 10,000 metres, Men 30 14 1948 10,000 metres, Men 27 11 1952 10,000 metres, Men 30 12 1956 10,000 metres, Men 32 15 1960 10,000 metres, Men 30 15 1964 10,000 metres, Men 33 19 1968 10,000 metres, Men 28 13 1972 10,000 metres, Men 24 14 1976 10,000 metres, Men 20 12 1980 10,000 metres, Men 25 13 1984 10,000 metres, Men 32 17 1988 10,000 metres, Men 32 19 1992 10,000 metres, Men 30 15 1994 10,000 metres, Men 16 10 1998 10,000 metres, Men 16 9 2002 10,000 metres, Men 16 10 2006 10,000 metres, Men 16 8 2010 10,000 metres, Men 15 9

Medals Won by Nations RankUS RankEuro NOC Gold Silver Bronze Totals 1 1 , The 6 5 6 17 2 3 4 7 6 17 3 2 5 1 3 9 4 5 Finland 1 3 1 5 5 4 2 1 - 3 6 6 1 1 1 3 7 8 Austria - 1 1 2 8 7 Korea (South) 1 - - 1 9 9 Russia - 1 - 1 =10 =10 Canada - - 1 1 =10 =10 German Demo. Rep. - - 1 1 Totals (21 events) 20 20 20 60

* No medals awarded in 1928. Event cancelled because of melting ice.

Most Gold Medals 1 20 athletes tied with one.

Most Medals 3 Knut Johannesen (NOR/111) 3 (NED/111) 2 (NOR/110) 2 (SWE/110) 2 Piet Kleine (NED/110) 2 Johann Olav Kos (NOR/110) 2 (NED/110) 2 (NED/BEL/101) 2 (NOR/020) 2 (NOR/011)

Youngest Competitors 15-134 Im Ri-Bin (PRK-1984, *6 October 1968) 16-039 Song Yong-Hun (PRK-1988, *13 January 1972) 17-153 Toshihiko Itokawa (JPN-1992, *20 September 1974) 17-187 Na Yun-Su (KOR-1980, *20 August 1962) 18-088 François Perrenoud (FRA-1968, *21 November 1949) 18-092 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (JPN-1988, *21 November 1969) 18-135 Keiji Shirahata (JPN-1992, *8 October 1973) 18-245 Craig Kressler (USA-1980, *23 June 1961) 18-300 Yoshiyasu Gomi (JPN-1952, *25 April 1933) 18-352 Ganbold Nyamdondovyn (MGL-1992, *5 March 1973)

Youngest Medalists 19-009 (URS-1984, *9 February 1965) 20-363 (SWE-1964, *9 February 1943) 21-001 Tom Erik Oxholm (NOR-1980, *22 February 1959) 21-096 Bob de Jong (NED-1998, *13 November 1976) 21-254 (USA-1980, *14 June 1958)

Youngest Gold Medalists 19-009 Igor Malkov (URS-1984, *9 February 1965) 20-363 Jonny Nilsson (SWE-1964, *9 February 1943) 21-254 Eric Heiden (USA-1980, *14 June 1958)

Oldest Competitors 46-327 Franz Krienbühl (SUI-1976, *24 March 1929) 41-323 Colin Coates (AUS-1988, *4 April 1946) 40-155 Charles de Ligne (BEL-1936, *12 September 1895) 39-299 (FRA-1988, *27 April 1948) 39-147 Örjan Sandler (SWE-1980, *28 September 1940) 38-301 Ralf Olin (CAN-1964, *12 April 1925) 38-095 Bart Veldkamp (BEL-2006, *22 November 1967) 37-320 Colin Coates (AUS-1984, *4 April 1946) 37-191 Jan Langedijk (NED-1948, *27 July 1910) 35-296 Hans van Helden (FRA-1984, *27 April 1948)

Oldest Medalists 34-229 Julius Skutnabb (FIN-1924, *12 June 1889) 33-102 Bob de Jong (NED-2010, *13 November 1976) 31-343 Ivar Ballangrud (NOR-1936, *7 March 1904) 30-297 (FIN-1924, *5 April 1893) 30-275 (NED-2006, *26 May 1975)

Oldest Gold Medalists 34-229 Julius Skutnabb (FIN-1924, *12 June 1889) 31-343 Ivar Ballangrud (NOR-1936, *7 March 1904) 29-103 Bob de Jong (NED-2006, *13 November 1976)

Closest Finish in Event 0.05 Igor Malkov (URS/RUS-1984)

Biggest Margin of Victory in Event 24.9 (NOR-1952) 18.70 (NOR-1994) (modern)

Best Finishes by Nations AUS 6 Colin Coates (1976). AUT 2 / Silver (1988). BEL 4 Bart Veldkamp (1998). CAN 3 / Bronze Frank Stack (1932). CHN 29 Lu Shuhai (1988). DEN 9 Kurt Stille (1964). EST Not placed Aleksander Mitt (1936). EUN 10 Yevgeny Sanarov (1992). FIN 1 / Gold Julius Skutnabb (1924). FRA 4 Alexis Contin (2010). FRG 8 Gerd Zimmermann (1972). GBR 5 Terry Monaghan (1960). GDR 3 / Bronze René Schöfisch (1984). GER 5 Jens Boden (2002). HUN 4 Kornél Pajor (1948). ITA 7 (1988); Roberto Sighel (2002). JPN 4 Keiji Shirahata (2002). KAZ 14 Yevgeny Sanarov (1994). KOR 1 / Gold Lee Seung-Hun (2010). LAT 11 Alberts Rumba (1924). LTU Not placed Kęstutis Bulota (1928). MGL 24 Tsend Luvsansharavyn (1972). NED 1 / Gold (1972); Piet Kleine (1976); Bart Veldkamp (1992); Gianni Romme (1998); (2002); Bob de Jong (2006). NOR 1 / Gold Ivar Ballangrud (1936); Hjalmar Andersen (1952); Knut Johannesen (1960); Johann Olav Koss (1994). POL 5 Jaromir Radke (1994). PRK 23 Kim Choon-Bong (1964). ROU 20 Andrei Erdely (1980). RUS 2 / Silver (2010). SUI 8 Franz Krienbühl (1976). SWE 1 / Gold Åke Seyffarth (1948); Sigvard Ericsson (1956); Jonny Nilsson (1964); Johnny Höglin (1968); Tomas Gustafson (1988). TCH 14 Vladimír Kolář (1956). URS 1 / Gold Igor Malkov (1984). USA 1 / Gold (1932); Eric Heiden (1980).

10,000 metres, Men – Olympic Record Progression 19:36.2 12 Joe Moore USA Chamonix 1924 18:18.6 5 Harald Strøm NOR Chamonix 1924 18:12.2 3 NOR Chamonix 1924 18:04.8 1 Julius Skutnabb FIN Chamonix 1924 (17:41.3) * Alex Hurd CAN Lake Placid 1932 17:56.2 h1 Alex Hurd CAN Lake Placid 1932 17:41.2 4 NOR Garmisch 1936 17:30.0 3 Max Stiepl AUT Garmisch 1936 17:24.3 1 Ivar Ballangrud NOR Garmisch 1936 16:45.8 1 Hjalmar Andersen NOR 1952 16:42.3 3 Oleg Goncharenko URS Cortina 1956 16:36.9 2 Knut Johannesen NOR Cortina 1956 16:35.9 1 Sigvard Ericsson SWE Cortina 1956 16:14.2 3 WR Kjell Bäckman SWE Squaw Valley 1960 15:46.6 1 WR Knut Johannesen NOR Squaw Valley 1960 15:23.9 2 Fred Anton Maier NOR 1968 15:23.6 1 Johnny Höglin SWE Grenoble 1968 15:20.08 5 Valery Lavrushkin URS 1972 15:07.08 3 Sten Stensen NOR Sapporo 1972 15:04.70 2 NED Sapporo 1972 15:01.35 1 Ard Schenk NED Sapporo 1972 14:53.30 2 Sten Stensen NOR Innsbruck 1976 14:50.59 1 Piet Kleine NED Innsbruck 1976 14:36.60 3 Tom Erik Oxholm NOR Lake Placid 1980 14:28.13 1 WR Eric Heiden USA Lake Placid 1980 14:09.68 6 Yury Klyuyev URS 1988 14:08.34 5 NED Calgary 1988 14:00.55 3 NED Calgary 1988 13:56.11 2 Michael Hadschieff AUT Calgary 1988 13:48.20 1 WR Tomas Gustafson SWE Calgary 1988 13:30.55 1 WR Johann Olav Koss NOR 1994 13:15.33 1 WR Gianni Romme NED Nagano 1998 13:10.03 2 Gianni Romme NED 2002 12:58.92 1 WR Jochem Uytdehaage NED Salt Lake City 2002 12:58.55 1 Lee Seung-Hoon KOR 2010

*Hurd’s time was done in heats that were later annulled because of protests.