# Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February. Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
East Germany topped the medal table with four gold medals, and eleven total, including a complete sweep of gold and silver medals in the four women's events.
This was only the second Games in which the United States did not win a speed skating medal, and as of 2018, the only time since 1960 the Netherlands did not win a medal in the sport. Japan's Yoshihiro Kitazawa won his country's first Olympic medal in speed skating.
East Germany's Karin Enke led the individual medal table, winning a medal in each of the women's events, finishing with two golds and two silvers. Canada's Gaétan Boucher was the most successful male skater, with two gold medals and a bronze.

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Sergey Fokichev Soviet Union | 38.19 | Yoshihiro Kitazawa Japan | 38.30 | Gaétan Boucher Canada | 38.39 |
| 1000 metres details | Gaétan Boucher Canada | 1:15.80 | Sergey Khlebnikov Soviet Union | 1:16.63 | Kai Arne Engelstad Norway | 1:16.75 |
| 1500 metres details | Gaétan Boucher Canada | 1:58.36 | Sergey Khlebnikov Soviet Union | 1:58.83 | Oleg Bozhev Soviet Union | 1:58.89 |
| 5000 metres details | Tomas Gustafson Sweden | 7:12.28 | Igor Malkov Soviet Union | 7:12.30 | René Schöfisch East Germany | 7:17.49 |
| 10,000 metres details | Igor Malkov Soviet Union | 14:39.90 | Tomas Gustafson Sweden | 14:39.95 | René Schöfisch East Germany | 14:46.91 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Christa Rothenburger East Germany | 41.02 (OR) | Karin Enke East Germany | 41.28 | Natalya Glebova Soviet Union | 41.50 |
| 1000 metres details | Karin Enke East Germany | 1:21.61 (OR) | Andrea Schöne East Germany | 1:22.83 | Natalya Petrusyova Soviet Union | 1:23.21 |
| 1500 metres details | Karin Enke East Germany | 2:03.42 WR | Andrea Schöne East Germany | 2:05.29 | Natalya Petrusyova Soviet Union | 2:05.78 |
| 3000 metres details | Andrea Schöne East Germany | 4:24.79 (OR) | Karin Enke East Germany | 4:26.33 | Gabi Zange East Germany | 4:33.13 |

## Records

No men's records were broken in Sarajevo, but all four women's Olympic records were bettered, and there was one world record set as well.
| Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR |
| Women's 500 metres | 10 February | Christa Rothenburger (GDR) | 41.02 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 13 February | Karin Enke (GDR) | 1:21.61 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 9 February | Karin Enke (GDR) | 2:03.42 | OR | WR |
| Women's 3000 metres | 15 February | Andrea Schone (GDR) | 4:24.79 | OR | |

## Participating NOCs

Twenty-four nations competed in the speed skating events at Sarajevo. The British Virgin Islands and Yugoslavia made their debuts in the sport.
* Australia (2)
* Austria (4)
* Canada (7)
* China (12)
* Finland (3)
* France (2)
* West Germany (7)
* Great Britain (1)
* East Germany (10)
* Hungary (1)
* Italy (3)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Japan (9)
* South Korea (6)
* Netherlands (11)
* Norway (8)
* Poland (3)
* North Korea (6)
* Romania (2)
* Switzerland (1)
* Sweden (6)
* Soviet Union (17)
* United States (13)
* Yugoslavia (4)