Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics


at the 1994 Winter Olympics, was held from 13 to 25 February. Ten events were contested at Hamar Olympic Hall.

Medal summary

Medal table

Norway led the medal table in speed skating on home ice, led by Johann Olav Koss, who won three gold medals. Bonnie Blair was the most successful woman, with a pair of gold medals. Germany won the most total medals, with six, though only a single gold.
Russia and Belarus, competing for the first time in the Winter Games as independent nations, won their first speed skating medals. The countries were previously part of the Soviet Union, which had taken 60 speed skating medals over 9 Olympics.

Men's events

Women's events

Records

Four world records and five Olympic records were set in Lillehammer.
EventDateTeamTimeORWR
Men's 500 metres14 February36.33OR
Men's 1000 metres18 February1:12.43ORWR
Men's 1500 metres16 February1:51.29ORWR
Men's 5000 metres13 February6:34.96ORWR
Men's 10000 metres20 February13:30.55ORWR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-one nations competed in the speed skating events at Lillehammer. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine made their Olympic speed skating debuts.
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