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1988 Winter Olympics

Numerous world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

Ski Jumping

Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen became the first person to win both the 70 metre and 90 metre events in a single Olympic Games.[1]

Speed Skating

All of the long track world (WR) and Olympic records (OR) that occurred during these Games were later broken at succeeding Winter Olympics and other world events.[2]

Date Event NOC Name Time Type Ref
February 14 Men's 500 metres  East Germany Uwe-Jens Mey 36.45 (WR) [3]
February 17 Men's 5000 metres  Sweden Tomas Gustafson 6:44.63 (OR) [4]
February 18 Men's 1000 metres  Soviet Union Nikolay Gulyayev 1:13.03 (OR) [5]
February 20 Men's 1500 metres  East Germany André Hoffmann 1:52.06 (WR)
February 21 Men's 10000 metres  Sweden Tomas Gustafson 13:48.20 (WR) [6]
February 22 Women's 500 metres  United States Bonnie Blair 39.10 (WR) [7]
February 23 Women's 3000 metres  Netherlands Yvonne van Gennip 4:11.94 (WR)
February 26 Women's 1000 metres  East Germany Christa Luding-Rothenburger 1:17.65 (WR) [8]
February 27 Women's 1500 metres  Netherlands Yvonne van Gennip 2:00.68 (OR)
February 28 Women's 5000 metres  Netherlands Yvonne van Gennip 7:14.13 (WR) [9]

References

  1. ^ OCO'88 1988, p. 37.
  2. ^ "Building on the Olympic Legacy". Calgary Herald. February 9, 2013. pp. A15–A16. ProQuest 1285437444.
  3. ^ OCO'88 1988, p. 19.
  4. ^ OCO'88 1988, p. 25.
  5. ^ OCO'88 1988, p. 27.
  6. ^ OCO'88 1988, p. 33.
  7. ^ OCO'88 1988, p. 35.
  8. ^ OCO'88 1988, p. 43.
  9. ^ OCO'88 1988, p. 47.
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