The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on the Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink and for the first time at the Olympics on artificially frozen ice. It was held on Thursday, February 25, 1960. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.
Medalists
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1960 Winter Olympics.
World record 7:45.6(*) Boris Shilkov Medeo (URS) January 9, 1955 Olympic record 7:48.7(*) Boris Shilkov Cortina d'Ampezzo/Lake Misurina (ITA) January 29, 1956
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Results
PlaceSpeed skaterTime 1 7:51.3 2 8:00.8 3 8:05.1 4 8:05.3 5 8:05.4 6 8:06.6 7 8:09.1 8:09.1 9 8:10.4 10 8:11.5 11 8:15.3 12 8:16.0 13 8:17.0 14 8:18.0 15 8:19.2 16 8:20.3 17 8:21.3 18 8:21.9 19 8:22.4 20 8:22.9 21 8:24.3 22 8:25.1 23 8:28.7 24 8:29.8 25 8:30.1 26 8:32.4 27 8:33.0 28 8:36.8 29 8:38.2 30 8:39.6 31 8:40.4 32 8:48.0 33 8:56.1 34 8:57.8 35 9:01.6 36 9:18.2 37 9:23.5
References
External links Official Olympic Report