Men's Olympic Speed Skating
Multiple gold medals: Eric Heiden and Clas Thunberg (5); Ivar Ballangrud, Yevgeny Grishin and Johann Olav Koss (4); Hjalmar Andersen, Tomas Gustafson, Irving Jaffee and Ard Schenk (3); Gaétan Boucher, Knut Johannesen, Erhard Keller, Uwe-Jens Mey, Gianni Romme, Jack Shea and Jochem Uytdehaage (2). Note that Thunberg's total includes the All-Around, which was contested for the only time in 1924.
500 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1924 | Charles Jewtraw, USA | 44.0 | |
| 1928 | (TIE) Bernt Evensen, NOR | 43.4 | OR |
| | & Clas Thunberg, FIN | 43.4 | OR |
| 1932 | Jack Shea, USA | 43.4 | =OR |
| 1936 | Ivar Ballangrud, NOR | 43.4 | =OR |
| 1948 | Finn Helgesen, NOR | 43.1 | OR |
| 1952 | Ken Henry, USA | 43.2 | |
| 1956 | Yevgeny Grishin, USSR | 40.2 | =WR |
| 1960 | Yevgeny Grishin, USSR | 40.2 | =WR |
| 1964 | Terry McDermott, USA | 40.1 | OR |
| 1968 | Erhard Keller, W. Ger | 40.3 | |
| 1972 | Erhard Keller, W. Ger | 39.44 | OR |
| 1976 | Yevgeny Kulikov, USSR | 39.17 | OR |
| 1980 | Eric Heiden, USA | 38.03 | OR |
| 1984 | Sergei Fokichev, USSR | 38.19 | |
| 1988 | Uwe-Jens Mey, E. Ger | 36.45 | WR |
| 1992 | Uwe-Jens Mey, GER | 37.14 | |
| 1994 | Aleksandr Golubev, RUS | 36.33 | OR |
| 1998 | Hiroyashu Shimizu, JPN | 71.35* | OR |
| 2002 | Casey FitzRandolph, USA | 69.23 | OR |
*The two-race final was introduced; skater with the lowest combined time wins gold.
1000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1924-72 Not held | | |
| 1976 | Peter Mueller, USA | 1:19.32 | |
| 1980 | Eric Heiden, USA | 1:15.18 | OR |
| 1984 | Gaétan Boucher, CAN | 1:15.80 | |
| 1988 | Nikolai Gulyaev, USSR | 1:13.03 | OR |
| 1992 | Olaf Zinke, GER | 1:14.85 | |
| 1994 | Dan Jansen, USA | 1:12.43 | WR |
| 1998 | Ids Postma, NED | 1:10.64 | OR |
| 2002 | Gerard van Velde, NED | 1:07.18 | WR |
1500 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1924 | Clas Thunberg, FIN | 2:20.8 | |
| 1928 | Clas Thunberg, FIN | 2:21.1 | |
| 1932 | Jack Shea, USA | 2:57.5 | |
| 1936 | Charles Mathisen, NOR | 2:19.2 | OR |
| 1948 | Sverre Farstad, NOR | 2:17.6 | OR |
| 1952 | Hjalmar Andersen, NOR | 2:20.4 | |
| 1956 | (TIE) Yevgeny Grishin, USSR | 2:08.6 | WR |
| | & Yuri Mikhailov, USSR | 2:08.6 | WR |
| 1960 | (TIE) Roald Aas, NOR | 2:10.4 | |
| | & Yevgeny Grishin, USSR | 2:10.4 | |
| 1964 | Ants Antson, USSR | 2:10.3 | |
| 1968 | Kees Verkerk, NED | 2:03.4 | OR |
| 1972 | Ard Schenk, NED | 2:02.96 | OR |
| 1976 | Jan Egil Storholt, NOR | 1:59.38 | OR |
| 1980 | Eric Heiden, USA | 1:55.44 | OR |
| 1984 | Gaétan Boucher, CAN | 1:58.36 | |
| 1988 | Andre Hoffman, E. Ger | 1:52.06 | WR |
| 1992 | Johann Olav Koss, NOR | 1:54.81 | |
| 1994 | Johann Olav Koss, NOR | 1:51.29 | WR |
| 1998 | Aadne Sondral, NOR | 1:47.87 | WR |
| 2002 | Derek Parra, USA | 1:43.95 | WR |
5000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1924 | Clas Thunberg, FIN | 8:39.0 | |
| 1928 | Ivar Ballangrud, NOR | 8:50.5 | |
| 1932 | Irving Jaffee, USA | 9:40.8 | |
| 1936 | Ivar Ballangrud, NOR | 8:19.6 | OR |
| 1948 | Reidar Liaklev, NOR | 8:29.4 | |
| 1952 | Hjalmar Andersen, NOR | 8:10.6 | OR |
| 1956 | Boris Shilkov, USSR | 7:48.7 | OR |
| 1960 | Viktor Kosichkin, USSR | 7:51.3 | |
| 1964 | Knut Johannesen, NOR | 7:38.4 | OR |
| 1968 | Fred Anton Maier, NOR | 7:22.4 | WR |
| 1972 | Ard Schenk, NED | 7:23.61 | |
| 1976 | Sten Stensen, NOR | 7:24.48 | |
| 1980 | Eric Heiden, USA | 7:02.29 | OR |
| 1984 | Tomas Gustafson, SWE | 7:12.28 | |
| 1988 | Tomas Gustafson, SWE | 6:44.63 | WR |
| 1992 | Geir Karlstad, NOR | 6:59.97 | |
| 1994 | Johann Olav Koss, NOR | 6:34.96 | WR |
| 1998 | Gianni Romme, NED | 6:22.20 | WR |
| 2002 | Jochem Uytdehaage, NED | 6:14.66 | WR |
10,000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1924 | Julius Skutnabb, FIN | 18:04.8 | |
| 1928 | Irving Jaffee, USA* | 18:36.5 | |
| 1932 | Irving Jaffee, USA | 19:13.6 | |
| 1936 | Ivar Ballangrud, NOR | 17:24.3 | OR |
| 1948 | Ake Seyffarth, SWE | 17:26.3 | |
| 1952 | Hjalmar Andersen, NOR | 16:45.8 | OR |
| 1956 | Sigvard Ericsson, SWE | 16:35.9 | OR |
| 1960 | Knut Johannesen, NOR | 15:46.6 | WR |
| 1964 | Jonny Nilsson, SWE | 15:50.1 | |
| 1968 | Johnny Höglin, SWE | 15:23.6 | OR |
| 1972 | Ard Schenk, NED | 15:01.35 | OR |
| 1976 | Piet Kleine, NED | 14:50.59 | OR |
| 1980 | Eric Heiden, USA | 14:28.13 | WR |
| 1984 | Igor Malkov, USSR | 14:39.90 | |
| 1988 | Tomas Gustafson, SWE | 13:48.20 | WR |
| 1992 | Bart Veldkamp, NED | 14:12.12 | |
| 1994 | Johann Olav Koss, NOR | 13:30.55 | WR |
| 1998 | Gianni Romme, NED | 13:15.33 | WR |
| 2002 | Jochem Uytdehaage, NED | 12:58.92 | WR |
*Unofficial, according to the IOC. Jaffee recorded the fastest time, but the event was called off in progress due to thawing ice.
Women's Olympic Speed Skating
Multiple gold medals: Lydia Skoblikova (6); Bonnie Blair (5); Claudia Pechstein (4); Karin Enke, Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann and Yvonne van Gennip (3); Tatiana Averina, Catriona Lemay-Doan, Christa Rothenburger and Marianne Timmer (2).
500 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | Helga Haase, GER | 45.9 | |
| 1964 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 45.0 | OR |
| 1968 | Lyudmila Titova, USSR | 46.1 | |
| 1972 | Anne Henning, USA | 43.33 | OR |
| 1976 | Sheila Young, USA | 42.76 | OR |
| 1980 | Karin Enke, E. Ger | 41.78 | OR |
| 1984 | Christa Rothenburger, E. Ger | 41.02 | OR |
| 1988 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 39.10 | WR |
| 1992 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 40.33 | |
| 1994 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 39.25 | |
| 1998 | Catriona Lemay-Doan, CAN | 76.60* | OR |
| 2002 | Catriona Lemay-Doan, CAN | 74.75 | OR |
*The two-race final was introduced; skater with the lowest combined time wins gold.
1000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | Klara Guseva, USSR | 1:34.1 | |
| 1964 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 1:33.2 | OR |
| 1968 | Carolina Geijssen, NED | 1:32.6 | OR |
| 1972 | Monika Pflug, W. Ger | 1:31.40 | OR |
| 1976 | Tatiana Averina, USSR | 1:28.43 | OR |
| 1980 | Natalia Petruseva, USSR | 1:24.10 | OR |
| 1984 | Karin Enke, E. Ger | 1:21.61 | OR |
| 1988 | Christa Rothenburger, E. Ger | 1:17.65 | WR |
| 1992 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 1:21.90 | |
| 1994 | Bonnie Blair, USA | 1:18.74 | |
| 1998 | Marianne Timmer, NED | 1:16.51 | OR |
| 2002 | Chris Witty, USA | 1:13.83 | WR |
1500 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 2:25.2 | WR |
| 1964 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 2:22.6 | OR |
| 1968 | Kaija Mustonen, FIN | 2:22.4 | OR |
| 1972 | Dianne Holum, USA | 2:20.85 | OR |
| 1976 | Galina Stepanskaya, USSR | 2:16.58 | OR |
| 1980 | Annie Borckink, NED | 2:10.95 | OR |
| 1984 | Karin Enke, E. Ger | 2:03.42 | WR |
| 1988 | Yvonne van Gennip, NED | 2:00.68 | OR |
| 1992 | Jacqueline Börner, GER | 2:05.87 | |
| 1994 | Emese Hunyady, AUT | 2:02.19 | |
| 1998 | Marianne Timmer, NED | 1:57.58 | WR |
| 2002 | Anni Friesinger, GER | 1:54.02 | WR |
3000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 5:14.3 | |
| 1964 | Lydia Skoblikova, USSR | 5:14.9 | |
| 1968 | Johanna Schut, NED | 4:56.2 | OR |
| 1972 | Christina Baas-Kaiser, NED | 4:52.14 | OR |
| 1976 | Tatiana Averina, USSR | 4:45.19 | OR |
| 1980 | Bjorg Eva Jensen, NOR | 4:32.13 | OR |
| 1984 | Andrea Schöne, E. Ger | 4:24.79 | OR |
| 1988 | Yvonne van Gennip, NED | 4:11.94 | WR |
| 1992 | Gunda Niemann, GER | 4:19.90 | |
| 1994 | Svetlana Bazhanova, RUS | 4:17.43 | |
| 1998 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, GER | 4:07.29 | OR |
| 2002 | Claudia Pechstein, GER | 3:57.70 | WR |
5000 meters
| Year | | Time | |
|---|
| 1960-84 Not held | | |
| 1988 | Yvonne van Gennip, NED | 7:14.13 | WR |
| 1992 | Gunda Niemann, GER | 7:31.57 | |
| 1994 | Claudia Pechstein, GER | 7:14.37 | |
| 1998 | Claudia Pechstein, GER | 6:59.61 | WR |
| 2002 | Claudia Pechstein, GER | 6:46.91 | WR |
