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.

[3][4] Twenty-four nations competed in the speed skating events at Sarajevo.

The British Virgin Islands and Yugoslavia made their debuts in the sport.