Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres explained

The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the Olympic Oval.^[1] ^[2]

Records

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

The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
20 February	Pair 1			1:52.12	OR	WR
20 February	Pair 3			1:52.06	OR	WR

Rank	Pair	Lane	Time	Time behind	Notes
	3	o	1:52.06	-	(WR)
	1	o	1:52.12	+0.06
	4	o	1:52.31	+0.25
4	6	i	1:52.63	+0.57
5	2	i	1:52.85	+0.79
6	3	i	1:52.97	+0.91
7	2	o	1:53.04	+0.98
8	8	o	1:53.57	+1.51
9	15	i	1:54.18	+2.12
10	5	i	1:54.63	+2.57
11	14	o	1:54.64	+2.58
12	16	i	1:54.95	+2.89
13	11	i	1:55.16	+3.10
14	12	i	1:55.19	+3.13
15	10	i	1:55.26	+3.20
16	6	o	1:55.42	+3.36
17	11	i	1:55.55	+3.49
18	16	o	1:55.59	+3.53
19	20	i	1:55.61	+3.55
20	18	o	1:55.88	+3.82
21	5	o	1:55.94	+3.88
22	20	o	1:55.98	+3.92
23	14	i	1:56.37	+4.31
24	13	o	1:56.44	+4.38
25	8	i	1:56.48	+4.42
26	4	i	1:56.50	+4.44
27	1	i	1:56.63	+4.57
28	19	o	1:56.84	+4.78
29	17	i	1:56.85	+4.79
30	9	i	1:57.08	+5.02
31	10	o	1:57.38	+5.32
32	18	i	1:57.63	+5.57
33	9	o	1:58.37	+6.31
34	19	i	1:58.44	+6.38
35	7	i	1:58.97	+6.91
36	17	o	1:59.03	+6.97
37	13	i	1:59.41	+7.35
38	11	i	2:01.89	+9.83
39	15	o	2:06.11	+14.05
-	7	o	DNF

Web site: Calgary 1988 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. 1988. 16 January 2014.
Web site: Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/SSK/mens-1500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 3 November 2019.
Web site: 1500m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 2 November 2016.
Web site: 1500m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 2 November 2016.