| Speed skating at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | Bislett Stadium |
| Date | 16–19 February 1952 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 67 from 14 nations |
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Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, 16 February to Tuesday, 19 February 1952. [1]
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Ken Henry
United States |
43.2 |
Don McDermott
United States |
43.9 |
Gordon Audley
CanadaArne Johansen 
Norway |
44.0 |
| 1500 metres |
Hjalmar Andersen
Norway |
2:20.4 |
Wim van der Voort
Netherlands |
2:20.6 |
Roald Aas
Norway |
2:21.6 |
| 5000 metres |
Hjalmar Andersen
Norway |
8:10.6 ( OR) |
Kees Broekman
Netherlands |
8:21.6 |
Sverre Haugli
Norway |
8:22.4 |
| 10,000 metres |
Hjalmar Andersen
Norway |
16:45.8 ( OR) |
Kees Broekman
Netherlands |
17:10.6 |
Carl-Erik Asplund
Sweden |
17:16.6 |
Participating nations
Seven speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 67 speed skaters from 14 nations competed at the Oslo Games:
Australia (1)
Austria (3)
Belgium (3)
Canada (4)
Finland (6)
Germany (1)
Great Britain (3)
Hungary (2)
Italy (3)
Japan (6)
Netherlands (7)
Norway (12)
Sweden (9)
United States (7)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |
Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |
Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
References
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1952 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
