Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 to 25 February. Ten events were contested at Hamar Olympic Hall.
Medal summary Medal table
Norway led the medal table in speed skating on home ice, led by Johann Olav Koss, who won three gold medals. Bonnie Blair was the most successful woman, with a pair of gold medals. Germany won the most total medals, with six, though only a single gold.
Belarus won its first medal in speed skating, with the nation competing in the Winter Olympics for the first time. Russia competed not as the Soviet Union for the first time and clinched five medals, building on its huge speed skating tradition.
Men's events
500 metres 36.33() 36.39 36.53 1000 metres 1:12.43 1:12.72 1:12.85 1500 metres 1:51.29 1:51.99 1:52.38 5000 metres 6:34.96 6:42.68 6:43.94 10,000 metres 13:30.55 13:49.25 13:56.73
Women's events
500 metres 39.25 39.61 39.70 1000 metres 1:18.74 1:20.12 1:20.22 1500 metres 2:02.19 2:02.69 2:03.41 3000 metres 4:17.43 4:18.14 4:18.34 5000 metres 7:14.37 7:14.88 7:19.68
Records
Four world records and five Olympic records were set in Lillehammer.
Event Date Team Time OR WR Men's 500 metres 14 February 36.33 OR Men's 1000 metres 18 February 1:12.43 OR WR Men's 1500 metres 16 February 1:51.29 OR WR Men's 5000 metres 13 February 6:34.96 OR WR Men's 10000 metres 20 February 13:30.55 OR WR
Participating NOCs
Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Lillehammer. Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine made their Olympic speed skating debuts.
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