Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
| Speed skating at the V Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink |
| Date | 31 January – 3 February 1948 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 68 from 15 nations |
| Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.[1]
Medal summary
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Finn Helgesen Norway |
43.1 | Ken Bartholomew United StatesThomas Byberg NorwayRobert Fitzgerald United States |
43.2 | None awarded | |
| 1500 metres |
Sverre Farstad Norway |
2:17.6 | Åke Seyffarth Sweden |
2:18.1 | Odd Lundberg Norway |
2:18.9 |
| 5000 metres |
Reidar Liaklev Norway |
8:29.4 | Odd Lundberg Norway |
8:32.7 | Göthe Hedlund Sweden |
8:34.8 |
| 10,000 metres |
Åke Seyffarth Sweden |
17:26.3 | Lassi Parkkinen Finland |
17:36.0 | Pentti Lammio Finland |
17:42.7 |
Participating nations
[edit]Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (3)
Belgium (1)
Canada (4)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (1)- Finland (5)
Great Britain (5)
Hungary (5)
Italy (4)
Netherlands (4)- Norway (12)
South Korea (3)- Sweden (6)
Switzerland (5)- United States (9)
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1948 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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