Medal table 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 Women's events ==Records==