Zbigniew Brodka wins 1500m speed skating gold

Poland's Zbigniew Brodka has won gold in the men's 1500m speed skating final after beating Koen Verweij of the Netherlands by three thousandths of a second.

Brodka has seemingly done enough to win the gold medal, but his triumph came under threat after a flying final lap by Verweij and the two men were tied after the original times were given.

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However, after a nervewracking wait, Brodka was given victory by the most slender of margins, as he finished with a time of 1:45.006 compared to Verweij's time of 1:45.009.

Denny Morrison of Canada claimed the bronze medal with a time of 1:45.22.