These are the results of the speed skating

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

competition during the Winter Olympic Games

1988 Winter Olympics

The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...

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500 m

February 14, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Uwe-Jens Mey Uwe-Jens Mey Uwe-Jens Mey is a former speed skater, considered to be the fastest sprinter of his time because of his 500 metres supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Warsaw, Poland....  (GDR)	36.45 WR
Silver	Jan Ykema Jan Ykema Jan Jelte Ykema is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988 he won the silver medal in the men's 500 metres...  (NED)	36.76
Bronze	Akira Kuroiwa Akira Kuroiwa is a former ice speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988, he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres, after having captured two world titles at the Sprints Championships...  (JPN)	36.77
4	Sergey Fokichev Sergey Fokichev Sergey Rostislavovich Fokichev is a former Russian speed skater who represented the USSR at the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, where he won the 500 m. He trained at VSS Trud and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow.He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1984.-References:...  (URS)	36.82
5	Bae Ki-Tae Bae Ki-Tae Bae Ki-Tae is a former speed skater from South Korea. In 1990, he became the first Korean speed-skater to win a senior championship, winning gold at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships held in Tromsø, Norway...  (KOR)	36.90
6	Igor Zhelezovski Igor Zhelezovski Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski is a former speed skater, considered to be one of the best sprinters ever, which resulted in his nickname "Igor the Terrible"...  (URS)	36.94
7	Guy Thibault (CAN)	36.96
8	Nick Thometz Nick Thometz Keith James Thometz was an American ice speed-skater. For most of 1987 he held the World record for men's 500 meter speed skating. At the Speed Skating World Cup of 1986-1987 he won the 500 meter and 1000 meter divisions. He also won a silver medal at the 1987 World Sprint Speed Skating...  (USA)	37.16

1,000 m

February 18, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Nikolay Gulyayev Nikolay Gulyayev Nikolay Alekseyevich Gulyayev is a former speed skater, considered among the world's best in the 1980s.-Biography:...  (URS)	1:13.03 OR
Silver	Uwe-Jens Mey Uwe-Jens Mey Uwe-Jens Mey is a former speed skater, considered to be the fastest sprinter of his time because of his 500 metres supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Warsaw, Poland....  (GDR)	1:13.11
Bronze	Igor Zhelezovski Igor Zhelezovski Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski is a former speed skater, considered to be one of the best sprinters ever, which resulted in his nickname "Igor the Terrible"...  (URS)	1:13.19
4	Eric Flaim Eric Flaim Eric Joseph Flaim is a former US speed skater.-Biography:Eric Flaim began skating at the age of 5 on the tiny pond next to his home on Fairwood Drive, Pembroke...  (USA)	1:13.53
5	Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...  (CAN)	1:13.77
6	Michael Hadschieff Michael Hadschieff Michael Florian Hadschieff is a former speed skater from Austria.-Biography:At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances , winning medals in two of those...  (AUT)	1:13.84
7	Guy Thibault (CAN)	1:14.16
8	Peter Adeberg (GDR)	1:14.19

1,500 m

February 20, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	André Hoffmann (GDR)	1:52.06 WR
Silver	Eric Flaim Eric Flaim Eric Joseph Flaim is a former US speed skater.-Biography:Eric Flaim began skating at the age of 5 on the tiny pond next to his home on Fairwood Drive, Pembroke...  (USA)	1:52.12
Bronze	Michael Hadschieff Michael Hadschieff Michael Florian Hadschieff is a former speed skater from Austria.-Biography:At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances , winning medals in two of those...  (AUT)	1:52.31
4	Igor Zhelezovski Igor Zhelezovski Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski is a former speed skater, considered to be one of the best sprinters ever, which resulted in his nickname "Igor the Terrible"...  (URS)	1:52.63
5	Toru Aoyanagi Toru Aoyanagi is a former ice speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada.-References:*...  (JPN)	1:52.85
6	Aleksandr Klimov (URS)	1:52.97
7	Nikolay Gulyayev Nikolay Gulyayev Nikolay Alekseyevich Gulyayev is a former speed skater, considered among the world's best in the 1980s.-Biography:...  (URS)	1:53.04
8	Peter Adeberg (GDR)	1:53.57

5,000 m

February 17, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Tomas Gustafson Tomas Gustafson Sven Tomas Gustafson is a retired speed skater, and one of the most successful distance skaters of the 1980s. He was born in Katrineholm, Sweden.-Early career:...  (SWE)	6:44.63 OR
Silver	Leo Visser Leo Visser Leendert Visser is s a former Dutch Speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championship, the same year in which Visser also became European champion....  (NED)	6:44.98
Bronze	Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres....  (NED)	6:45.92
4	Eric Flaim Eric Flaim Eric Joseph Flaim is a former US speed skater.-Biography:Eric Flaim began skating at the age of 5 on the tiny pond next to his home on Fairwood Drive, Pembroke...  (USA)	6:47.09
5	Michael Hadschieff Michael Hadschieff Michael Florian Hadschieff is a former speed skater from Austria.-Biography:At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances , winning medals in two of those...  (AUT)	6:48.72
6	Dave Silk (USA)	6:49.95
7	Geir Karlstad Geir Karlstad Geir Karlstad is a former speed skater.-Short biography:Although best at the longest distances , Geir Karlstad became Junior World Allround Champion in 1982 and, as a senior, won bronze in both the World and European Allround Championships in 1989...  (NOR)	6:50.88
8	Roland Freier (GDR)	6:51.41

10,000 m

February 21, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Tomas Gustafson Tomas Gustafson Sven Tomas Gustafson is a retired speed skater, and one of the most successful distance skaters of the 1980s. He was born in Katrineholm, Sweden.-Early career:...  (SWE)	13:48.20 WR
Silver	Michael Hadschieff Michael Hadschieff Michael Florian Hadschieff is a former speed skater from Austria.-Biography:At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances , winning medals in two of those...  (AUT)	13:56.11
Bronze	Leo Visser Leo Visser Leendert Visser is s a former Dutch Speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championship, the same year in which Visser also became European champion....  (NED)	14:00.55
4	Eric Flaim Eric Flaim Eric Joseph Flaim is a former US speed skater.-Biography:Eric Flaim began skating at the age of 5 on the tiny pond next to his home on Fairwood Drive, Pembroke...  (USA)	14:05.57
5	Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers Gerard Kemkers is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres....  (NED)	14:08.34
6	Yury Klyuyev (URS)	14:09.68
7	Roberto Sighel Roberto Sighel Roberto Sighel is a former Italian speedskater, with particularly strong achievements in the allround samalogue competitions.His skating career was unusually long, competing at top international level from 1988 to 2002...  (ITA)	14:13.60
8	Roland Freier (GDR)	14:19.16

500 m

February 22, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Bonnie Blair Bonnie Blair Bonnie Kathleen Blair is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal.-Career:Blair...  (USA)	39.10 WR
Silver	Christa Rothenburger Christa Rothenburger Christa Luding-Rothenburger is a former speed skater and track cyclist. She was born in Weißwasser, East Germany.- Short biography :...  (GDR)	39.12
Bronze	Karin Kania Karin Enke Karin Enke , also known as Karin Busch, Karin Kania, and Karin Enke-Richter, is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant ones of the 1980s.-Short biography:...  (GDR)	39.24
4th	Angela Stahnke (GDR)	39.68
5th	Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan, who represented her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...  (JPN)	39.74
6th	Shelley Rhead (CAN)	40.36
7th	Monika Pflug Monika Pflug Monika Pflug , also known as Monika Holzner-Pflug and Monika Gawenus-Pflug, is a former speed skater from Germany. She was born in Munich and competed for West Germany....  (FRG)	40.53
8th	Shoko Furano (JPN)	40.61

1,000 m

February 26, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Christa Rothenburger Christa Rothenburger Christa Luding-Rothenburger is a former speed skater and track cyclist. She was born in Weißwasser, East Germany.- Short biography :...  (GDR)	1:17.65 WR
Silver	Karin Kania Karin Enke Karin Enke , also known as Karin Busch, Karin Kania, and Karin Enke-Richter, is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant ones of the 1980s.-Short biography:...  (GDR)	1:17.70
Bronze	Bonnie Blair Bonnie Blair Bonnie Kathleen Blair is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal.-Career:Blair...  (USA)	1:18.31
4th	Andrea Ehrig Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich is a former German Speed skater. Born Andrea Mitscherlich, she competed for East Germany...  (GDR)	1:19.32
5th	Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan, who represented her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...  (JPN)	1:19.75
6th	Angela Stahnke (GDR)	1:20.05
7th	Leslie Bader (USA)	1:21.09
8th	Katie Class (USA)	1:21.10

1,500 m

February 27, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...  (NED)	2:00.68 OR
Silver	Karin Kania Karin Enke Karin Enke , also known as Karin Busch, Karin Kania, and Karin Enke-Richter, is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant ones of the 1980s.-Short biography:...  (GDR)	2:00.82
Bronze	Andrea Ehrig Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich is a former German Speed skater. Born Andrea Mitscherlich, she competed for East Germany...  (GDR)	2:01.49
4th	Bonnie Blair Bonnie Blair Bonnie Kathleen Blair is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal.-Career:Blair...  (USA)	2:04.02
5th	Yelena Lapuga (URS)	2:04.24
6th	Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan, who represented her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...  (JPN)	2:04.38
7th=	Gunda Kleemann Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann is a former German speed skater and the most successful speed skater of all time. Born as Gunda Kleemann, she changed her name to Gunda Niemann after her marriage in 1991 to judoka Detlev Niemann. After their divorce in 1995, she kept the name Niemann...  (GDR)	2:04.68
7th=	Erwina Ryś-Ferens (POL)	2:04.68

3,000 m

February 23, 1988

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...  (NED)	4:11.94 WR
Silver	Andrea Ehrig Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich is a former German Speed skater. Born Andrea Mitscherlich, she competed for East Germany...  (GDR)	4:12.09
Bronze	Gabi Zange Gabi Zange Gabriele Zange, born Schönbrunn Gabriele ("Gabi") Zange, born Schönbrunn Gabriele ("Gabi") Zange, born Schönbrunn (born June 1, 1961 in Crimmitschau, (now Free State of Saxony) is a former German speed skater. She was in the world elite on the long distances (3000 m and 5000 m). She won three...  (GDR)	4:16.92
4th	Karin Kania Karin Enke Karin Enke , also known as Karin Busch, Karin Kania, and Karin Enke-Richter, is a former speed skater, one of the most dominant ones of the 1980s.-Short biography:...  (GDR)	4:18.80
5th	Erwina Ryś-Ferens (POL)	4:22.59
6th	Svetlana Boyko (URS)	4:22.90
7th=	Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan, who represented her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...  (JPN)	4:23.29
7th=	Yelena Lapuga (URS)	4:23.29

5,000 m

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne van Gennip Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...  (NED)	7:14.13 WR
Silver	Andrea Ehrig Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich is a former German Speed skater. Born Andrea Mitscherlich, she competed for East Germany...  (GDR)	7:17.12
Bronze	Gabi Zange Gabi Zange Gabriele Zange, born Schönbrunn Gabriele ("Gabi") Zange, born Schönbrunn Gabriele ("Gabi") Zange, born Schönbrunn (born June 1, 1961 in Crimmitschau, (now Free State of Saxony) is a former German speed skater. She was in the world elite on the long distances (3000 m and 5000 m). She won three...  (GDR)	7:21.61
4th	Svetlana Boyko (URS)	7:28.39
5th	Yelena Lapuga (URS)	7.28:65
6th	Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto Seiko Hashimoto is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan, who represented her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...  (JPN)	7:34.43
7th	Gunda Kleemann Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann is a former German speed skater and the most successful speed skater of all time. Born as Gunda Kleemann, she changed her name to Gunda Niemann after her marriage in 1991 to judoka Detlev Niemann. After their divorce in 1995, she kept the name Niemann...  (GDR)	7:43.59
8th	Jasmin Krohn Jasmin Krohn Jasmin Annika Krohn is a retired female ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented her native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada. She mainly competed in the long-distance events.-References:...  (SWE)	7:36.56

  Australia

Australia at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Australia competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.Eighteen athletes participated, competing in alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing, figure skating and speed skating, and for the first time bobsleigh...

1. Colin Coates
   Colin Coates
   Colin Victor Coates is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in – a record – six consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France....
   
   
2. Danny Kah
   Danny Kah
   Danny Kah is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada....
   
   
3. Michael Richmond
4. Phillip Tahmindjis
   Phillip Tahmindjis
   Phillip Tahmindjis is a former ice speed skater from Australia, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada.-Achievements:...
   
   

  Austria

Austria at the 1988 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...

1. Christian Eminger
   Christian Eminger
   Christian Eminger is a former ice speed skater from Austria. He represented Austria in three Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia....
   
   
2. Michael Hadschieff
   Michael Hadschieff
   Michael Florian Hadschieff is a former speed skater from Austria.-Biography:At the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Michael Hadschieff participated in all five distances , winning medals in two of those...
   
   
3. Emese Nemeth-Hunyady
   Emese Hunyady
   Emese Hunyady is a former speed skater.At age 10, Hunyady participated at the 1977 Hungarian Sprint Championships for Juniors, finishing sixth. Representing Hungary, she had her first international competition in 1979 and in the following years, although still a junior, she entered several senior...
   
   

  Canada

Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Canada was the host nation for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. It was the first time that Canada had hosted the Winter Olympic Games, and second time overall, after the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.-Medalists:...

1. Gaétan Boucher
   Gaétan Boucher
   Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...
   
   
2. Chantal Côté
3. Gordon Goplen
4. Kathy Gordon
5. Natalie Grenier
6. Gregor Jelonek
7. Benoît Lamarche
8. Marie-Pierre Lamarche
9. Ariane Loignon
10. Caroline Maheux
11. Jean Pichette
12. Shelley Rhead
13. Guy Thibault
14. Marcel Tremblay
15. Robert Tremblay
16. Daniel Turcotte

  PR China

China at the 1988 Winter Olympics

The People's Republic of China competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.- Cross-country skiing:MenC = Classical style, F = FreestyleWomenC = Classical style, F = Freestyle- Figure skating:MenWomenPairsIce Dancing...

1. Liu Yanfei
2. Lu Shuhai
3. Wang Xiaoyan
4. Zhang Qing

  East Germany

East Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics

East Germany competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the last time at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics....

1. Peter Adeberg
2. Andrea Ehrig
   Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich
   Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich is a former German Speed skater. Born Andrea Mitscherlich, she competed for East Germany...
   
   
3. Roland Freier
4. André Hoffmann
5. Karin Kania-Enke
6. Gunda Kleemann
7. Uwe-Jens Mey
   Uwe-Jens Mey
   Uwe-Jens Mey is a former speed skater, considered to be the fastest sprinter of his time because of his 500 metres supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Warsaw, Poland....
   
   
8. Christa Rothenburger
   Christa Rothenburger
   Christa Luding-Rothenburger is a former speed skater and track cyclist. She was born in Weißwasser, East Germany.- Short biography :...
   
   
9. Constanze Moser-Scandolo
   Constanze Moser-Scandolo
   Constanze Moser-Scandolo is a former World Champion speed skating who competed for East Germany.-Short biography:Born as Constanze Scandolo in Weimar, East Germany, she started skating at the SC Turbine Erfurt skating club in Erfurt where she trained in the same group as Gunda Niemann and Heike...
   
   
10. Angela Stahnke
    Angela Stahnke
    Angela Stahnke is a German speedskater who has won many titles. She also competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.-References:...
    
    
11. Gabi Zange
    Gabi Zange
    Gabriele Zange, born Schönbrunn Gabriele ("Gabi") Zange, born Schönbrunn Gabriele ("Gabi") Zange, born Schönbrunn (born June 1, 1961 in Crimmitschau, (now Free State of Saxony) is a former German speed skater. She was in the world elite on the long distances (3000 m and 5000 m). She won three...
    
    

  Finland

Finland at the 1988 Winter Olympics

- Medalists :- Alpine skiing:Women- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...

1. Timo Järvinen
2. Pertti Niittylä
   Pertti Niittylä
   Pertti Ilmari Niittylä is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria....
   
   

  France

France at the 1988 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...

1. Stéphanie Dumont
2. Hans van Helden
   Hans van Helden
   Hans van Helden is a former speed skater, originally competing for the Netherlands, later for France.-Biography:...
   
   
3. Marie-France van Helden-Vives
4. Claude Nicouleau

  Great Britain

Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, representing Great Britain, achieved international fame for what the BBC described as "his brave but laughable attempts at ski-jumping."-...

1. Julian Green
2. Craig McNicoll

  Italy

Italy at the 1988 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...

1. Elena Belci
2. Bruno Milesi
3. Roberto Sighel
   Roberto Sighel
   Roberto Sighel is a former Italian speedskater, with particularly strong achievements in the allround samalogue competitions.His skating career was unusually long, competing at top international level from 1988 to 2002...
   
   

  Japan

Japan at the 1988 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...

1. Toru Aoyanagi
   Toru Aoyanagi
   is a former ice speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada.-References:*...
   
   
2. Shoko Fusano
3. Kimihiro Hamaya
4. Seiko Hashimoto
   Seiko Hashimoto
   Seiko Hashimoto is a former ice speed skater and track cycling sprinter from Japan, who represented her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea...
   
   
5. Yasumitsu Kanehama
6. Akira Kuroiwa
   Akira Kuroiwa
   is a former ice speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988, he won the bronze medal in the men's 500 metres, after having captured two world titles at the Sprints Championships...
   
   
7. Munehisa Kuroiwa
8. Yasushi Kuroiwa
9. Yukihiro Mitani
10. Hozumi Moriyama
11. Natsue Seki
12. Yoshiyuki Shimizu
13. Noriko Toda

  Netherlands

Netherlands at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.-Medalists:- Speed skating:MenWomen-References:***...

1. Christine Aaftink
2. Menno Boelsma
3. Herbert Dijkstra
4. Yvonne van Gennip
   Yvonne van Gennip
   Yvonne Maria van Gennip was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters. Her main success dates from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she surprisingly won three gold medals...
   
   
5. Ingrid Haringa
   Ingrid Haringa
   Ingrid Roelinda Haringa is a police officer and a former Dutch speed skater and cyclist.-Skating:Ingrid Haringa began her career as a speed skater. During the late eighties she belonged to the best sprinters in the Netherlands. At the Dutch Championships, she won four gold medals: in 1987 and 1988...
   
   
6. Gerard Kemkers
   Gerard Kemkers
   Gerard Kemkers is a former speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 5000 metres....
   
   
7. Ingrid Paul
8. Marieke Stam
9. Hein Vergeer
   Hein Vergeer
   Henricus Coenradus Nicolaas Vergeer is a Dutch former speed skater who became both European and World Allround Champion in both 1985 and 1986 .Hein Vergeer was a dominant allround skater, but after having recovered from...
   
   
10. Leo Visser
    Leo Visser
    Leendert Visser is s a former Dutch Speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championship, the same year in which Visser also became European champion....
    
    
11. Jan Ykema
    Jan Ykema
    Jan Jelte Ykema is a former ice speed skater from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. In 1988 he won the silver medal in the men's 500 metres...
    
    

  North Korea

North Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics

North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.- Figure skating:MenWomen- Speed skating:MenWomen-References:**...

1. Han Chun-Ok
2. Lim Ri-Bin
3. Song Hwa-Seon
4. Song Yong-Hun

  Norway

Norway at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Norway competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. This was the first time and till now the only time Norway failed to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combined- Biathlon:Men...

1. Rolf Falk-Larssen
   Rolf Falk-Larssen
   Rolf Falk-Larssen is a former speed skater.Representing Trondhjems Skøiteklub, Rolf Falk-Larssen made his international debut at the European Allround Championships of 1982 and he was in the lead after three distances. On the final distance , he was paired against Tomas Gustafson, the number two...
   
   
2. Edel Therese Høiseth
   Edel Therese Høiseth
   Edel Therese Høiseth is a former speed skater from Norway, who specialised in the shorter distances; the 500 m and 1,000 m....
   
   
3. Bjørn Hagen
   Bjørn Hagen
   Bjørn Hagen is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Oslo. He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.He was Norwegian sprint champion in 1988.-References:...
   
   
4. Geir Karlstad
   Geir Karlstad
   Geir Karlstad is a former speed skater.-Short biography:Although best at the longest distances , Geir Karlstad became Junior World Allround Champion in 1982 and, as a senior, won bronze in both the World and European Allround Championships in 1989...
   
   
5. Minna Nystedt
   Minna Nystedt
   Minna Nystedt is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Levanger. She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.She won four Norwegian single distance championships, and placed second in the all-round national championships in 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1992.-References:...
   
   
6. Frode Rønning
   Frode Rønning
   Frode Rønning is a former speed skater and coach from Norway.During many speed skating seasons, Rønning was the world's best sprinter. Rønning participated in the 13 sprint world championships between 1977 and 1989, he became champion in 1981, and won silver in 1978 and bronze in 1979 and 1982...
   
   
7. Frode Syvertsen
   Frode Syvertsen
   Frode Syvertsen is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Askøy. He competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.He placed third in the all-round national championships in 1987, 1988 and 1989.-References:...
   
   

  Poland

Poland at the 1988 Winter Olympics

- Alpine skiing:Women- Figure skating:MenIce Dancing- Ice hockey:-Group A:Top three teams entered the medal round.*Canada 1-0 Poland*Sweden 1-1 Poland*Poland 6-2 France**Switzerland 4-1 Poland*Finland 5-1 Poland...

1. Jerzy Dominik
2. Erwina Ryś-Ferens
3. Zofia Tokarczyk

  South Korea

South Korea at the 1988 Winter Olympics

South Korea, as Korea, competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.-Alpine skiing:Men-Biathlon:Men-Cross-country skiing:Men-Figure skating:MenWomen-Speed skating:MenWomen...

1. Bae Ki-Tae
   Bae Ki-Tae
   Bae Ki-Tae is a former speed skater from South Korea. In 1990, he became the first Korean speed-skater to win a senior championship, winning gold at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships held in Tromsø, Norway...
   
   
2. Choi Hye-Sook
3. Hwang Ik-Hwan
4. Kim Kwan-Kyu
5. Kim Yeong-Ok
6. Yu Seon-Hyi

  Soviet Union

Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics

The Soviet Union competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. It would be the last Winter Olympic Games before the dissolution of the USSR in 1991...

1. Andrey Bakhvalov
2. Sergey Berezin
3. Andrey Bobrov
4. Dmitry Bochkaryov
5. Svetlana Boyko
6. Sergey Fokichev
   Sergey Fokichev
   Sergey Rostislavovich Fokichev is a former Russian speed skater who represented the USSR at the 1984 Olympics of Sarajevo, where he won the 500 m. He trained at VSS Trud and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow.He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1984.-References:...
   
   
7. Nikolay Gulyayev
   Nikolay Gulyayev
   Nikolay Alekseyevich Gulyayev is a former speed skater, considered among the world's best in the 1980s.-Biography:...
   
   
8. Yelena Ilyina
9. Aleksandr Klimov
10. Yury Klyuyev
11. Yelena Lapuga
12. Vitaly Makovetski
13. Aleksandr Mozin
14. Boris Repnin
15. Natalya Shive-Glebova
16. Yelena Tumanova
17. Igor Zhelezovski
    Igor Zhelezovski
    Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski is a former speed skater, considered to be one of the best sprinters ever, which resulted in his nickname "Igor the Terrible"...
    
    

  Sweden

Sweden at the 1988 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomen- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...

1. Claes Bengtsson
2. Per Bengtsson
   Per Bengtsson
   Per Olov Bengtsson is a former ice speed skater from Sweden. He represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics: 1988 in Calgary, Canada, 1992 in Albertville, and 1994 in Lillehammer.-References:...
   
   
3. Tomas Gustafson
   Tomas Gustafson
   Sven Tomas Gustafson is a retired speed skater, and one of the most successful distance skaters of the 1980s. He was born in Katrineholm, Sweden.-Early career:...
   
   
4. Göran Johansson
5. Joakim Karlberg
6. Jasmin Krohn
   Jasmin Krohn
   Jasmin Annika Krohn is a retired female ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented her native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1988 in Calgary, Canada. She mainly competed in the long-distance events.-References:...
   
   
7. Hans Magnusson

  United States

United States at the 1988 Winter Olympics

The United States competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.- Medalists :- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5km relay...

1. Leslie Bader
2. John Baskfield
3. Bonnie Blair
   Bonnie Blair
   Bonnie Kathleen Blair is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal.-Career:Blair...
   
   
4. Katie Class
5. Tom Cushman
6. Mary Docter
   Mary Docter
   Mary Angela Docter is an American speed skater from Madison, Wisconsin. She competed in four Olympic Games , mainly in the 3,000 meter event...
   
   
7. Eric Flaim
   Eric Flaim
   Eric Joseph Flaim is a former US speed skater.-Biography:Eric Flaim began skating at the age of 5 on the tiny pond next to his home on Fairwood Drive, Pembroke...
   
   
8. Jane Goldman
9. Mark Greenwald
10. Erik Henriksen
11. Dan Jansen
    Dan Jansen
    Daniel Erwin Jansen is a former speed skater, best known for winning a gold medal in his final Olympic race after suffering through years of heartbreak. He graduated from West Allis Central High School....
    
    
12. Jeff Klaiber
13. Marty Pierce
14. Dave Silk
15. Nancy Swider-Peltz
    Nancy Swider-Peltz
    Nancy Louise Swider-Peltz was an Olympic speedskater from the United States who held the world record in the 3,000 meters in 1976. She was the first U.S. Olympian to compete in four different Winter Olympics...
    
    
16. Kristen Talbot
17. Nick Thometz
    Nick Thometz
    Keith James Thometz was an American ice speed-skater. For most of 1987 he held the World record for men's 500 meter speed skating. At the Speed Skating World Cup of 1986-1987 he won the 500 meter and 1000 meter divisions. He also won a silver medal at the 1987 World Sprint Speed Skating...
    
    

  West Germany

West Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics

West Germany competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the last time as a separate nation at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada...

1. Hansjörg Baltes
2. Monika Pflug
   Monika Pflug
   Monika Pflug , also known as Monika Holzner-Pflug and Monika Gawenus-Pflug, is a former speed skater from Germany. She was born in Munich and competed for West Germany....
   
   
3. Anja Mischke
4. Hans-Peter Oberhuber
5. Uwe Streb

  Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia at the 1988 Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Biathlon:Men1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...

1. Bibija Kerla
2. Behudin Merdović

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