Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Bislett Stadium |
Date | 16–19 February 1952 |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 67 from 14 nations |
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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 | |||
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500 metres details | Ken Henry![]() | 43.2 | Don McDermott![]() | 43.9 | Gordon Audley![]() Arne Johansen ![]() | 44.0 |
1500 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen![]() | 2:20.4 | Wim van der Voort![]() | 2:20.6 | Roald Aas![]() | 2:21.6 |
5000 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen![]() | 8:10.6 (OR) | Kees Broekman![]() | 8:21.6 | Sverre Haugli![]() | 8:22.4 |
10,000 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen![]() | 16:45.8 (OR) | Kees Broekman![]() | 17:10.6 | Carl-Erik Asplund![]() | 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 |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 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.