Mens Speed Skating
Olympic speed skaters skate in pairs but are basically racing against the clock to get a better time than skaters in other heats.
The races are held on a 400 meter oval, and speed skaters must change lanes on the back straightaway of each lap. The most recent gold medal winner was Chad Hedrick of the United States.
The 5000 meter speed skating competition has been won twice in the Winter Olympics by Ivar Ballangrud of Norway and S Tomas Gustafson of Sweden. Eric Heiden of the United States won the event in 1980 when he swept all five speed skating medals.
| 2006 - Turin | ||
| Gold Medal: Chad Hedrick (United States) (6:14.68) | ||
| Silver Medal: Sven Kramer (Netherlands) | ||
| Bronze: Enrico Fabris (Italy) | ||
| 2002 - Salt Lake City | ||
| Gold Medal: Jochem Uytdehaage (Holland) (6:14.66) | ||
| Silver Medal: Derek Parra (United States) | ||
| Bronze: Jens Boden (Germany) | ||
| 1998 - Nagano | ||
| Gold Medal: Gianni Romme (Holland) (6:22.20) | ||
| Silver Medal: Rintje Ritsma (Holland) | ||
| Bronze: Bart Veldkamp (Belgium) | ||
| 1994 - Lillehammer | ||
| Gold Medal: Johann Koss (Norway) (6:34.96) | ||
| Silver Medal: Kjell Storelid (Norway) | ||
| Bronze: Rintje Ritsma (Holland) | ||
| 1992 - Albertville | ||
| Gold Medal: Geir Karlstad (Norway) (6:59.97) | ||
| Silver Medal: Falko Zandstra (Holland) | ||
| Bronze: Leo Visser (Holland) | ||
| 1988 - Calgary | ||
| Gold Medal: S Tomas Gustafson (Sweden) (6:44.63) | ||
| Silver Medal: Leo Visser (Holland) | ||
| Bronze: Gerard Kemkers (Holland) | ||
| 1984 - Sarajevo | ||
| Gold Medal: S Tomas Gustafson (Sweden) (7:12.28) | ||
| Silver Medal: Igor Malkov (Soviet Union) | ||
| Bronze: Rene Schofisch (East Germany) | ||
| 1980 - Lake Placid | ||
| Gold Medal: Eric Heiden (United States) (7:02.29) | ||
| Silver Medal: Kai Arne Stenshjemmet (Norway) | ||
| Bronze: Tom-Erik Oxholm (Norway) | ||
| 1976 - Innsbruck | ||
| Gold Medal: Sten Stensen (Norway) (7:24.48) | ||
| Silver Medal: Piet Kleine (Holland) | ||
| Bronze: Hans van Helden (Holland) | ||
| 1972 - Sapporo | ||
| Gold Medal: Adrianus Schenk (Holland) (7:23.61) | ||
| Silver Medal: Roar Gronvold (Norway) | ||
| Bronze: Sten Stensen (Norway) | ||
| 1968 - Grenoble | ||
| Gold Medal: Fred Anton Maier (Norway) (7:22.4) | ||
| Silver Medal: Cornelis Verkerk (Holland) | ||
| Bronze: Petrus Nottet (Holland) | ||
| 1964 - Innsbruck | ||
| Gold Medal: Knut Johannesen (Norway) (7:38.4) | ||
| Silver Medal: Per Ivar Moe (Norway) | ||
| Bronze: Fred Anton Maier (Norway) | ||
| 1960 - Squaw Valley | ||
| Gold Medal: Viktor Kosichkin (Soviet Union) (7:51.3) | ||
| Silver Medal: Knut Johannesen (Norway) | ||
| Bronze: Jan Pesman (Holland) | ||
| 1956 - Cortina | ||
| Gold Medal: Boris Shilkov (Soviet Union) (7:48.7) | ||
| Silver Medal: Sigvard Ericsson (Sweden) | ||
| Bronze: Oleg Goncharenko (Soviet Union) | ||
| 1952 - Oslo | ||
| Gold Medal: Hjalmar Andersen (Norway) (8:10.6) | ||
| Silver Medal: Cornelis Broekman (Holland) | ||
| Bronze: Sverre Haugli (Norway) | ||
| 1948 - St Moritz | ||
| Gold Medal: Reidar Liaklev (Norway) (8:29.4) | ||
| Silver Medal: Odd Lundberg (Norway) | ||
| Bronze: Gothe Hedlund (Sweden) | ||
| 1936 - Garmisch | ||
| Gold Medal: Ivar Ballangrud (Norway) (8:19.6) | ||
| Silver Medal: Birger Wasanius (Finland) | ||
| Bronze: Antero Ojala (Finland) | ||
| 1932 - Lake Placid | ||
| Gold Medal: Irving Jaffee (United States) (9:40.8) | ||
| Silver Medal: Edward Murphy (United States) | ||
| Bronze: William Logan (Canada) | ||
| 1928 - St Moritz | ||
| Gold Medal: Ivar Ballangrud (Norway) (8:50.5) | ||
| Silver Medal: Julius Skutnabb (Finland) | ||
| Bronze: Bernt Evensen (Norway) | ||
| 1924 - Chamonix | ||
| Gold Medal: A Clas Thunberg (Finland) (8:39.0) | ||
| Silver Medal: Julius Skutnabb (Finland) | ||
| Bronze: Roald Larsen (Norway) | ||
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