World and Olympic records set at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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

Ski Jumping[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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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