Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.^{[1] [2]}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:^{[3] [4]}

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Time	OR	WR
21 February	Pair 1		1:57.95	OR
21 February	Pair 4		1:55.44	OR

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Time behind	Notes
	4	o			1:55.44
	4	i			1:56.81
	5	o			1:56.92
4	8	o			1:57.14
5	6	i			1:57.36
6	1	i			1:57.95
7	2	o			1:58.18
8	3	o			1:59.30
9	10	o			1:59.47
	2	i			1:59.47
11	9	i			1:59.49
12	9	o			1:59.58
13	11	i			1:59.83
14	7	o			2:00.01
15	18	i			2:00.15
16	11	o			2:00.23
17	5	i			2:00.57
18	6	o			2:00.60
19	1	o			2:01.25
20	3	i			2:01.28
21	10	i			2:02.11
22	7	i			2:02.37
23	14	i			2:02.41
24	12	i			2:04.54
25	15	i			2:05.48	+10.04
26	16	i			2:06.65	+11.21
27	17	o			2:06.79	+11.35
28	17	i			2:07.45	+12.01
29	14	o			2:08.33	+12.89
30	12	o			2:10.00	+14.56
31	15	o			2:11.51	+16.07
32	13	o			2:13.40	+17.96
33	16	o			2:15.06	+19.62
34	13	i			2:17.79	+22.35
35	18	i			2:19.30	+23.86
-	8	i			DNF

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results. LA84 Foundation. Lake Placid Organizing Committee. 1980. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120354/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1980/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 1 November 2019.
3. Web site: 1500m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 3, 2016.
4. Web site: 1500m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 3, 2016.