Dates February 15 Winning time 7:22.4 | Competitors 38 from 17 nations Venue L'Anneau de Vitesse | |
Location L'Anneau de Vitesse, Grenoble, France | ||
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new world record was set.
References
Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA