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Speed Skating

Games: 21 games in 10 countries
Events: 13

Sports:

Participants: 1,489 (1,006 men and 483 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): NED Netherlands (82 medals)

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Country Medal Leaders

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Netherlands 27 29 26 82
2 Norway 25 28 27 80
3 United States 29 22 16 67
4 Soviet Union 24 17 19 60
5 Germany 14 16 10 40
6 Canada 8 11 14 33
7 East Germany 8 12 9 29
8 Finland 7 8 9 24
9 Sweden 7 4 5 16
10 Japan 1 5 9 15
11 Russia 3 4 3 10
12 South Korea 3 3 1 7
13 Austria 1 2 3 6
14 China 0 3 3 6
15 West Germany 3 0 0 3
16 Czech Republic 2 0 1 3
17 Italy 2 0 1 3
18 Poland 0 1 2 3
19 Belarus 0 1 0 1
20 North Korea 0 1 0 1
21 Kazakhstan 0 0 1 1
22 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 Karin Enke-Kania (GDR) 3 4 1 8
3 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann-Kleemann (GER) 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 Roald Larsen (NOR) 0 2 4 6
11 Rintje Ritsma (NED) 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 Anni Friesinger-Postma (GER) 3 0 2 5
16 Knut Johannesen (NOR) 2 2 1 5
17 Chad Hedrick (USA) 1 2 2 5
18 Tomas Gustafson (SWE) 3 1 0 4
19 Ard Schenk (NED) 3 1 0 4
20 Shani Davis (USA) 2 2 0 4
21 Gaétan Boucher (CAN) 2 1 1 4
22 Christa Rothenburger-Luding (GDR, GER) 2 1 1 4
23 Tatyana Averina-Barabash (URS) 2 0 2 4
24 Kees Verkerk (NED) 1 3 0 4
25 Kaija Mustonen (FIN) 1 2 1 4
26 Julius Skutnabb (FIN) 1 2 1 4
27 Bernt Evensen (NOR) 1 2 1 4
28 Dianne Holum (USA) 1 2 1 4
29 Sabine Völker (GER) 1 2 1 4
30 Fred Anton Maier (NOR) 1 2 1 4
31 Stien Baas-Kaiser (NED) 1 1 2 4
32 Sten Stensen (NOR) 1 1 2 4
33 Sven Kramer (NED) 1 1 2 4
34 Clara Hughes (CAN) 1 1 2 4
35 Nataliya Petrusyova (URS) 1 0 3 4
36 Kristina Groves (CAN) 0 3 1 4
37 Leo Visser (NED) 0 1 3 4

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