Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
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| Venue | Olympic Oval | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 17 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:44.63 | ||||||||||||
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Tomas Gustafson |
 Sweden
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Leo Visser |
 Netherlands
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Gerard Kemkers |
Netherlands
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The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Olympic Oval.
38 competitors from 18 nations participated in the event.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new World and Olympic records were set during the competition:
Sports-Reference - 1988 - Men's 5000 metres
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