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Speed Skating

Games: 20 games in 10 countries
Events: 13

Sports:

Participants: 1,394 (953 men and 441 women) from 40 countries
Youngest Participant: KOR Lee Gyeong-Hui (13 years, 338 days), 1972 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: GBR Albert Tebbit (52 years, 31 days), 1924 Winter Games
Top Athlete Medalist(s): GER Claudia Pechstein (9 medals)
Top Country Medalist(s): NOR Norway (79 medals)

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Country Medal Leaders

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Norway 25 28 26 79
2 Netherlands 24 28 23 75
3 United States 28 20 15 63
4 Soviet Union 24 17 19 60
5 Germany 13 13 10 36
6 East Germany 8 12 9 29
7 Canada 6 10 12 28
8 Finland 7 8 9 24
9 Sweden 7 4 5 16
10 Japan 1 3 8 12
11 Russia 3 3 2 8
12 Austria 1 2 3 6
13 China 0 3 2 5
14 West Germany 3 0 0 3
15 Italy 2 0 1 3
16 Poland 0 1 1 2
17 South Korea 0 1 1 2
18 North Korea 0 1 0 1
19 Belarus 0 1 0 1
20 Kazakhstan 0 0 1 1
21 Belgium 0 0 1 1

Athlete Medal Leaders

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Claudia Pechstein (GER) 5 2 2 9
2 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann-Kleemann (GER) 3 4 1 8
3 Karin Kania-Enke (GDR) 3 4 1 8
4 Clas Thunberg (FIN) 5 1 1 7
5 Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) 4 2 1 7
6 Andrea Ehrig-Schöne-Mitscherlich (GDR) 1 5 1 7
7 Lidiya Skoblikova (URS) 6 0 0 6
8 Bonnie Blair (USA) 5 0 1 6
9 Cindy Klassen (CAN) 1 2 3 6
10 Rintje Ritsma (NED) 0 2 4 6
11 Roald Larsen (NOR) 0 2 4 6
12 Eric Heiden (USA) 5 0 0 5
13 Johann Olav Koss (NOR) 4 1 0 5
14 Yevgeny Grishin (URS) 4 1 0 5
15 Knut Johannesen (NOR) 2 2 1 5
16 Ard Schenk (NED) 3 1 0 4
17 Tomas Gustafson (SWE) 3 1 0 4
18 Gaétan Boucher (CAN) 2 1 1 4
19 Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR, GER) 2 1 1 4
20 Anni Friesinger (GER) 2 0 2 4
21 Tatyana Averina-Barabash (URS) 2 0 2 4
22 Kees Verkerk (NED) 1 3 0 4
23 Sabine Völker (GER) 1 2 1 4
24 Kaija Mustonen (FIN) 1 2 1 4
25 Fred Anton Maier (NOR) 1 2 1 4
26 Julius Skutnabb (FIN) 1 2 1 4
27 Dianne Holum (USA) 1 2 1 4
28 Bernt Evensen (NOR) 1 2 1 4
29 Stien Baas-Kaiser (NED) 1 1 2 4
30 Sten Stensen (NOR) 1 1 2 4
31 Nataliya Petrusyova (URS) 1 0 3 4
32 Leo Visser (NED) 0 1 3 4

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