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Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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{{short description|Speed skating at the Olympics}}

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's 1500 metres

|games = 1994 Winter

|image =

|image_size = 50px

|caption = Pictogram for speed skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Games

|venue = Hamar Olympic Hall

|dates = 16 February 1994

|competitors = 44

|nations = 17

|win_value = 1:51.29 WR

|longnames = yes

|gold = Johann Olav Koss

|goldNOC = NOR

|silver = Rintje Ritsma

|silverNOC = NED

|bronze = Falko Zandstra

|bronzeNOC = NED

|prev = 1992

|next = 1998

}}

{{Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics}}

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.{{cite web

| title = Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3

| url = http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF

| publisher = LA84 Foundation

| work = Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee

| year = 1994

| accessdate = 29 January 2014}} 44 competitors from 17 nations participated in the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=5 November 2019}}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:{{cite web

| title = 1500m Men World Record Progression

| url = http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D103150&SportID%3D103&RecordtypeID%3D10&EventID%3D3&GenderID%3D1&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?328731

| work = International Skating Union

| accessdate = 30 November 2016}}{{cite web

| title = 1500m Men Olympic Record Progression

| url = http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D103150&SportID%3D103&RecordtypeID%3D3&EventID%3D3&GenderID%3D1&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?317012

| work = International Skating Union

| accessdate = 30 November 2016}}

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Rintje Ritsma|NED}}

| world_mark = 1:51.60

| world_place = Heerenveen, Netherlands

| world_date = 8 January 1994

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|André Hoffmann|GDR|1988 Winter}}

| olympic_mark = 1:52.06

| olympic_place = Calgary, Canada

| olympic_date = 20 February 1988

}}

The following new world record was set during this competition.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
16 FebruaryPair 2align=left| Johann Olav Kossalign=left| {{FlagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter}}1:51.29ORWR

Results

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankPairLaneNameCountryTimeTime behindNotes
{{gold1}}2Oalign=left| Johann Olav Kossalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter}}1:51.29-WR
{{silver2}}6Ialign=left| Rintje Ritsmaalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}}1:51.99+0.70
{{bronze3}}5Oalign=left| Falko Zandstraalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}}1:52.38+1.09
44Ialign=left| Ådne Søndrålalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter}}1:53.13+1.84
511Oalign=left| Andrey Anufriyenkoalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}}1:53.16+1.87
68Ialign=left| Peter Adebergalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter}}1:53.50+2.21
74Oalign=left| Neal Marshallalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}}1:53.56+2.27
81Oalign=left| Martin Hersmanalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}}1:53.59+2.30
919Oalign=left| Jeroen Straathofalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}}1:53.70+2.41
103Oalign=left| Yuriy Shulhaalign=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|1994 Winter}}1:54.28+2.99
1112Oalign=left| Paweł Jaroszekalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1994 Winter}}1:54.49+3.20
123Ialign=left| Roberto Sighelalign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter}}1:54.51+3.22
1310Ialign=left| Olaf Zinkealign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter}}1:54.66+3.37
1415Ialign=left| Kjell Storelidalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter}}1:54.69+3.40
151Ialign=left| Toru Aoyanagialign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter}}1:54.85+3.56
1615Oalign=left| Oleg Pavlovalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}}1:54.90+3.61
172Ialign=left| Michael Hadschieffalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1994 Winter}}1:55.09+3.80
1818Oalign=left| Steinar Johansenalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter}}1:55.21+3.92
1913Ialign=left| Thomas Kummalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter}}1:55.35+4.06
2020Ialign=left| Michael Spielmannalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter}}1:55.36+4.07
216Ialign=left| Yukinori Miyabealign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter}}1:55.56+4.27
rowspan=2| 228Oalign=left| Roland Brunneralign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1994 Winter}}1:55.78+4.49
16Oalign=left| Dave Tamburrinoalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}}1:55.78+4.49
2417Ialign=left| Pat Kellyalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}}1:55.81+4.52
257Oalign=left| Danny Kahalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1994 Winter}}1:56.04+4.75
2620Oalign=left| Zsolt Balóalign=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1994 Winter}}1:56.44+5.15
2714Ialign=left| Toshihiko Itokawaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter}}1:56.67+5.38
2818Ialign=left| Kevin Scottalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}}1:56.68+5.39
295Ialign=left| Radik Bikchentayevalign=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|1994 Winter}}1:56.73+5.44
3012Ialign=left| Vadim Sayutinalign=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|1994 Winter}}1:57.03+5.74
3110Oalign=left| Dezideriu Horvathalign=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1994 Winter}}1:57.07+5.78
327Ialign=left| Brian Wanekalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}}1:57.09+5.80
3321Oalign=left| Sergey Tsybenkoalign=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|1994 Winter}}1:57.43+6.14
3422Oalign=left| Davide Cartaalign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter}}1:57.46+6.17
3517Ialign=left| Vitaly Novichenkoalign=left| {{flagIOC|BLR|1994 Winter}}1:57.50+6.21
3622Ialign=left| Phillip Tahmindjisalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1994 Winter}}1:57.59+6.30
379Ialign=left| Nathaniel Millsalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}}1:58.43+7.14
3821Ialign=left| Pat Bouchardalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}}1:59.83+8.54
3919Ialign=left| K. C. Boutiettealign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}}2:00.59+9.30
409Oalign=left| Paweł Zygmuntalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1994 Winter}}2:05.21+13.92
4116Ialign=left| Lee Jae-Sikalign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1994 Winter}}2:20.60+29.31Fall
-11Ialign=left| Alessandro De Taddeialign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter}}DNF
-13Oalign=left| Liu Yanfeialign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1994 Winter}}DNF
-14Oalign=left| Artur Szafrańskialign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1994 Winter}}DNF

References

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