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Encyclopedia > Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics

1976 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results The XII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ... Speed skating or speedskating is a form of ice skating in which the competitors attempt to travel a certain distance over the ice as quickly as possible. ... Results is a book co-authored by Bruce Pasternack and Gary Neilson who were partners at consulting firm Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. ...

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Men's 500m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Yevgeny Kulikov (URS) 39.17
Silver Valery Muratov (URS) 39.25
Bronze Dan Immerfall (USA) 39.54

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Men's 1,000m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Peter Mueller (USA) 1:19.32
Silver Jørn Didriksen (NOR) 1:20.45
Bronze Valery Muratov (URS) 1:20.57

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Men's 1,500m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Jan Egil Storholt (NOR) 1:59.38
Silver Yury Kondakov (URS) 1:59.97
Bronze Hans Van Helden (NED) 2:00.87

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Men's 5,000m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Sten Stensen (NOR) 7:24.48
Silver Piet Kleine (NED) 7:26.47
Bronze Hans Van Helden (NED) 7:26.54

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Men's 10,000m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Piet Kleine (NED) 14:50.59
Silver Sten Stensen (NOR) 14:53.30
Bronze Hans Van Helden (NED) 15:02.02

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Women's 500m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Sheila Young (USA) 42.76
Silver Cathy Priestner (CAN) 43.12
Bronze Tatyana Averina (URS) 43.17

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Women's 1,000m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Tatyana Averina (URS) 1:26.43
Silver Leah Mueller (USA) 1:28.57
Bronze Sheila Young (USA) 1:29.14

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Women's 1,500m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Galina Stepanskaya (URS) 2:16.58
Silver Sheila Young (USA) 2:17.06
Bronze Tatyana Averina (URS) 2:17.96

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Women's 3,000m

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Tatyana Averina (URS) 4:45.19
Silver Andrea Ehrig (GDR) 4:45.23
Bronze Lisbeth Korsmo (NOR) 4:45.24

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Speed skating at the Winter Olympics

1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 At the 1924 Winter Olympics, five speed skating events were contested. ... At the 1928 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested, but the 10000 m event was not completed. ... At the 1932 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. ... At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. ... At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. ... At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. ... At the 1956 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. ... At the 1960 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested. ... At the 1964 Winter Olympics, eight speed skating events were contested. ... 1972 Winter Olympics Speed Skating results Mens events Womens events ... 1980 Winter Olympic Games Speed skating results Mens events Womens events ... 1984 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results Mens events Womens events ... At the 1988 Winter Olympics, ten speed skating events were contested. ... 1992 Winter Olympic Games Speed skating results MENS EVENTS WOMENS EVENTS ... 1994 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results Mens events Womens events ... The 1998 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating competition results were as follows. ... At the 2002 Winter Olympics, ten speed skating events were contested. ... At the 2006 Winter Olympics, ten speed skating events to be contested. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
ninemsn Encarta - Winter Olympics (1248 words)
The Olympics organization is headed by a president, elected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) members for an initial period of eight years.
Men’s speed skating was introduced at the inaugural Winter Olympics; the women had to wait until 1960 for their inclusion.
Figure skating has been an ever-present event at the Games with the men’s and women’s figures, the pairs was introduced in 1908, and the ice dance in 1976.
Speed Skating (1854 words)
Speed skating is the sport of gliding along an ice oval in an attempt to cover the most distance in the least amount of time, much like a runner in a track and field event.
Speed is maximized in speed skating by adopting the crouched position, which reduces air resistance and which is characteristic of the sport.
Olympic speed skating, or long track as it is known today, made its debut at the first Winter Olympics in 1924 in Chamonix, France, and has been a highlight of the Games ever since.
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