Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres speed skating
at the I Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Stade Olympique de Chamonix
Date 27 January 1924
Competitors 16 from 6 nations
Winning time 18:04.8 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Julius Skutnabb  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Clas Thunberg  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Roald Larsen  Norway

The 10,000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, January 27, 1924.

Sixteen speed skaters from six nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Julius Skutnabb
 Finland		 Clas Thunberg
 Finland		 Roald Larsen
 Norway

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics.

World Record 17:22.6(*) Norway Oscar Mathisen Kristiania (NOR) February 1, 1913
Olympic Record -

(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.

Results

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Julius Skutnabb (FIN)18:04.8
2 Clas Thunberg (FIN)18:07.8
3 Roald Larsen (NOR)18:12.2
4 Fridtjof Paulsen (NOR)18:13.0
5 Harald Strøm (NOR)18:18.6
6 Sigurd Moen (NOR)18:19.0
7 Léonhard Quaglia (FRA)18:25.0
8 Valentine Bialas (USA)18:34.0
9 Richard Donovan (USA)18:57.0
10 Asser Wallenius (FIN)19:03.8
11 Alberts Rumba (LAT)19:14.6
12 Joe Moore (USA)19:36.2
13 Harry Kaskey (USA)19:45.2
14 Leon Jucewicz (POL)20:40.8
15 André Gegout (FRA)21:03.4
– George de Wilde (FRA)DNF

References

  • Official Olympic Report
  • "Results of the 1924 Olympic Games 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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