Dates February 4 Winning time 7:23.61 | Competitors 28 from 14 nations Venue Makomanai Open Stadium | |
Location Makomanai Open Stadium, Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan | ||
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
References
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA