Sprint, Men

Competition 1978 ISU World Sprint Championships
Venue Lake Placid, New York USA
Held 11 – 12 February 1978
Status Medal
Competitors 31
Countries 14
Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark 500 m 1,000 m 500 m 1,000 m
🥇 Eric Heiden USA 153.905 38.22
(1)		 1:17.47
(1)		 38.69
(2)		 1:16.52
(1)
🥈 Frode Rønning NOR 156.955 38.54
(2)		 1:20.68
(9)		 38.52
(1)		 1:19.11
(6)
🥉 Johan Granath SWE 157.670 39.10
(7)		 1:19.96
(6)		 39.43
(7)		 1:18.32
(2)
4 Jos Valentijn NED 157.825 39.11
(9)		 1:19.53
(4)		 39.48
(9)		 1:18.94
(5)
5 Valery Muratov URS 157.905 38.67
(3)		 1:20.82
(10)		 38.98
(3)		 1:19.69
(8)
6 Terje Andersen NOR 157.995 39.48
(13)		 1:19.45
(2)		 39.50
(11)		 1:18.58
(3)
7 Oloph Granath SWE 158.820 39.10
(7)		 1:20.14
(7)		 39.63
(12)		 1:20.04
(9)
8 Jan Józwik POL 159.900 39.01
(4)		 1:22.42
(18)		 39.49
(10)		 1:20.38
(11)
9 Yevgeny Kulikov URS 159.965 39.06
(5)		 1:23.04
(22)		 39.99
(18)		 1:18.79
(4)
10 Peter Mueller USA 160.815 39.40
(10)		 1:19.78
(5)		 41.08
(28)		 1:20.89
(12)
11 Jim Chapin USA 160.835 39.41
(11)		 1:23.25
(23)		 39.19
(5)		 1:21.22
(15)
12 Lee Yeong-Ha KOR 160.930 40.43
(24)		 1:20.27
(8)		 39.71
(13)		 1:21.31
(17)
13 Sies Uilkema NED 161.045 39.57
(16)		 1:21.39
(12)		 40.28
(23)		 1:21.00
(13)
14 Øystein Konsmo NOR 161.525 40.91
(28)		 1:20.94
(11)		 40.12
(20)		 1:20.05
(10)
15 André Kraaijeveld NED 161.840 39.85
(18)		 1:23.87
(26)		 39.43
(7)		 1:21.25
(16)
16 Stephan Panzer GER 161.905 40.17
(21)		 1:22.23
(14)		 39.75
(14)		 1:21.74
(19)
17 Dan Immerfall USA 162.115 40.20
(22)		 1:21.59
(13)		 39.78
(15)		 1:22.68
(28)
18 Jan-Åke Carlberg SWE 162.135 39.80
(17)		 1:22.26
(16)		 40.15
(22)		 1:22.11
(23)
19 Mikio Oyama JPN 162.485 40.30
(23)		 1:23.39
(25)		 39.90
(16)		 1:21.18
(14)
20 Kazuki Ichimura JPN 162.855 39.47
(12)		 1:22.77
(20)		 41.13
(29)		 1:21.74
(19)
21 Mats Wallberg SWE 163.025 40.43
(24)		 1:22.50
(19)		 40.12
(20)		 1:22.45
(24)
22 Emmanuel Michon FRA 163.205 40.12
(20)		 1:22.96
(21)		 40.34
(24)		 1:22.53
(27)
23 Roland Vetter GDR 163.325 40.69
(26)		 1:23.26
(24)		 40.10
(19)		 1:21.81
(21)
24 Don Bumstead CAN 163.565 40.86
(27)		 1:22.40
(17)		 40.56
(26)		 1:21.89
(22)
25 Jacques Thibault CAN 163.600 39.97
(19)		 1:24.84
(27)		 39.96
(17)		 1:22.50
(26)
26 Richard Tourne FRA 166.125 40.94
(29)		 1:25.52
(28)		 40.95
(27)		 1:22.95
(29)
27 Colin Coates AUS 166.630 42.55
(31)		 1:22.25
(15)		 41.73
(30)		 1:22.45
(24)
28 Miel Govaert NED 168.285 39.55
(15)		 1:35.22
(29)		 40.40
(25)		 1:21.45
(18)
29 Archie Marshall GBR 178.815 41.59
(30)		 1:41.30
(30)		 44.02
(31)		 1:25.11
(30)
30 Kai Arne Engelstad NOR 181.200 39.06
(5)		 1:19.51
(3)		 39.05
(4)		 2:06.67
(31)
31 Gaétan Boucher CAN 184.005 39.53
(14)		 2:10.87
(31)		 39.34
(6)		 1:19.40
(7)

500 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Eric Heiden USA 38.22 —
2 Frode Rønning NOR 38.54 —
3 Valery Muratov URS 38.67 —
4 Jan Józwik POL 39.01 —
5 Kai Arne Engelstad NOR 39.06 —
5 Yevgeny Kulikov URS 39.06 —
7 Johan Granath SWE 39.10 —
7 Oloph Granath SWE 39.10 —
9 Jos Valentijn NED 39.11 —
10 Peter Mueller USA 39.40 —
11 Jim Chapin USA 39.41 —
12 Kazuki Ichimura JPN 39.47 —
13 Terje Andersen NOR 39.48 —
14 Gaétan Boucher CAN 39.53 —
15 Miel Govaert NED 39.55 —
16 Sies Uilkema NED 39.57 —
17 Jan-Åke Carlberg SWE 39.80 —
18 André Kraaijeveld NED 39.85 —
19 Jacques Thibault CAN 39.97 —
20 Emmanuel Michon FRA 40.12 —
21 Stephan Panzer GER 40.17 —
22 Dan Immerfall USA 40.20 —
23 Mikio Oyama JPN 40.30 —
24 Lee Yeong-Ha KOR 40.43 —
24 Mats Wallberg SWE 40.43 —
26 Roland Vetter GDR 40.69 —
27 Don Bumstead CAN 40.86 —
28 Øystein Konsmo NOR 40.91 —
29 Richard Tourne FRA 40.94 —
30 Archie Marshall GBR 41.59 —
31 Colin Coates AUS 42.55 —

1,000 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Eric Heiden USA 1:17.47 —
2 Terje Andersen NOR 1:19.45 —
3 Kai Arne Engelstad NOR 1:19.51 —
4 Jos Valentijn NED 1:19.53 —
5 Peter Mueller USA 1:19.78 —
6 Johan Granath SWE 1:19.96 —
7 Oloph Granath SWE 1:20.14 —
8 Lee Yeong-Ha KOR 1:20.27 —
9 Frode Rønning NOR 1:20.68 —
10 Valery Muratov URS 1:20.82 —
11 Øystein Konsmo NOR 1:20.94 —
12 Sies Uilkema NED 1:21.39 —
13 Dan Immerfall USA 1:21.59 —
14 Stephan Panzer GER 1:22.23 —
15 Colin Coates AUS 1:22.25 —
16 Jan-Åke Carlberg SWE 1:22.26 —
17 Don Bumstead CAN 1:22.40 —
18 Jan Józwik POL 1:22.42 —
19 Mats Wallberg SWE 1:22.50 —
20 Kazuki Ichimura JPN 1:22.77 —
21 Emmanuel Michon FRA 1:22.96 —
22 Yevgeny Kulikov URS 1:23.04 —
23 Jim Chapin USA 1:23.25 —
24 Roland Vetter GDR 1:23.26 —
25 Mikio Oyama JPN 1:23.39 —
26 André Kraaijeveld NED 1:23.87 —
27 Jacques Thibault CAN 1:24.84 —
28 Richard Tourne FRA 1:25.52 —
29 Miel Govaert NED 1:35.22 —
30 Archie Marshall GBR 1:41.30 —
31 Gaétan Boucher CAN 2:10.87 —

500 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Frode Rønning NOR 38.52 —
2 Eric Heiden USA 38.69 —
3 Valery Muratov URS 38.98 —
4 Kai Arne Engelstad NOR 39.05 —
5 Jim Chapin USA 39.19 —
6 Gaétan Boucher CAN 39.34 —
7 Johan Granath SWE 39.43 —
7 André Kraaijeveld NED 39.43 —
9 Jos Valentijn NED 39.48 —
10 Jan Józwik POL 39.49 —
11 Terje Andersen NOR 39.50 —
12 Oloph Granath SWE 39.63 —
13 Lee Yeong-Ha KOR 39.71 —
14 Stephan Panzer GER 39.75 —
15 Dan Immerfall USA 39.78 —
16 Mikio Oyama JPN 39.90 —
17 Jacques Thibault CAN 39.96 —
18 Yevgeny Kulikov URS 39.99 —
19 Roland Vetter GDR 40.10 —
20 Mats Wallberg SWE 40.12 —
20 Øystein Konsmo NOR 40.12 —
22 Jan-Åke Carlberg SWE 40.15 —
23 Sies Uilkema NED 40.28 —
24 Emmanuel Michon FRA 40.34 —
25 Miel Govaert NED 40.40 —
26 Don Bumstead CAN 40.56 —
27 Richard Tourne FRA 40.95 —
28 Peter Mueller USA 41.08 —
29 Kazuki Ichimura JPN 41.13 —
30 Colin Coates AUS 41.73 —
31 Archie Marshall GBR 44.02 —

1,000 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Eric Heiden USA 1:16.52 —
2 Johan Granath SWE 1:18.32 —
3 Terje Andersen NOR 1:18.58 —
4 Yevgeny Kulikov URS 1:18.79 —
5 Jos Valentijn NED 1:18.94 —
6 Frode Rønning NOR 1:19.11 —
7 Gaétan Boucher CAN 1:19.40 —
8 Valery Muratov URS 1:19.69 —
9 Oloph Granath SWE 1:20.04 —
10 Øystein Konsmo NOR 1:20.05 —
11 Jan Józwik POL 1:20.38 —
12 Peter Mueller USA 1:20.89 —
13 Sies Uilkema NED 1:21.00 —
14 Mikio Oyama JPN 1:21.18 —
15 Jim Chapin USA 1:21.22 —
16 André Kraaijeveld NED 1:21.25 —
17 Lee Yeong-Ha KOR 1:21.31 —
18 Miel Govaert NED 1:21.45 —
19 Kazuki Ichimura JPN 1:21.74 —
19 Stephan Panzer GER 1:21.74 —
21 Roland Vetter GDR 1:21.81 —
22 Don Bumstead CAN 1:21.89 —
23 Jan-Åke Carlberg SWE 1:22.11 —
24 Colin Coates AUS 1:22.45 —
24 Mats Wallberg SWE 1:22.45 —
26 Jacques Thibault CAN 1:22.50 —
27 Emmanuel Michon FRA 1:22.53 —
28 Dan Immerfall USA 1:22.68 —
29 Richard Tourne FRA 1:22.95 —
30 Archie Marshall GBR 1:25.11 —
31 Kai Arne Engelstad NOR 2:06.67 —