| Speed skating at the V Olympic Winter Games | |
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 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 |
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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
| 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
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
| 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
- ^ "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
- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1948 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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