Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Speed skating at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	Olympic Oval
Dates	February 14-27
No. of events	10
Competitors	140 from 21 nations
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Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics, was held from 14 February to 27 February. Ten events were contested at Olympic Oval. For the first time, the women contested a 5000 metre race, the longest distance contested by women in speed skating.

East Germany topped the medal table with three gold medals, and thirteen total. As of 2010, the thirteen medals were the most won by any country in speed skating in a single Games.

The Netherlands' Yvonne van Gennip led the individual medal table with three golds, while Sweden's Tomas Gustafson was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals.

The Calgary Olympic Oval was one of the fastest rinks in the world when it opened, with six new world records set, and all existing Olympic records bettered.

Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Calgary.

Sports-Reference 1988 Olympics - Speed Skating