Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres speed skating
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Riessersee
Date 13 February 1936
Competitors 37 from 15 nations
Winning time 2:19.2
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Mathiesen  Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ivar Ballangrud  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Birger Wasenius  Finland

The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, February 13, 1936.

Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Charles Mathiesen
 Norway
Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway
Birger Wasenius
 Finland

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.

World Record 2:17.4(*) Norway Oscar Mathisen Davos (SUI) January 18, 1914
Olympic Record 2:20.8 Finland Clas Thunberg Chamonix (FRA) January 27, 1924

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Charles Mathiesen set a new Olympic record with 2:19.2 seconds.

Results

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Charles Mathiesen (NOR)2:19.2
2 Ivar Ballangrud (NOR)2:20.2
3 Birger Wasenius (FIN)2:20.9
4 Leo Freisinger (USA)2:21.3
5 Max Stiepl (AUT)2:21.6
6 Karl Wazulek (AUT)2:22.2
7 Harry Haraldsen (NOR)2:22.4
8 Hans Engnestangen (NOR)2:23.0
9 Ossi Blomqvist (FIN)2:23.2
 Antero Ojala (FIN)2:23.2
 Dolf van der Scheer (NED)2:23.2
12 Karl Leban (AUT)2:24.3
 Eddie Schroeder (USA)2:24.3
14 Jan Langedijk (NED)2:24.6
15 Seien Kin (JPN)2:25.0
16 Willy Sandner (GER)2:25.3
17 Robert Petersen (USA)2:25.4
18 Alfons Bērziņš (LAT)2:25.8
19 Shozo Ishihara (JPN)2:26.7
20 Lou Dijkstra (NED)2:27.2
 Åke Ekman (FIN)2:27.2
22 Aleksander Mitt (EST)2:27.8
23 Jānis Andriksons (LAT)2:28.9
 Seitoku Ri (JPN)2:28.9
25 Ferdinand Preindl (AUT)2:29.0
 László Hidvéghy (HUN)2:29.0
27 Heinz Sames (GER)2:29.3
28 Yasuo Kawamura (JPN)2:29.6
29 Axel Johansson (SWE)2:29.9
30 Roelof Koops (NED)2:30.0
31 Jaroslav Turnovský (TCH)2:30.5
32 Allan Potts (USA)2:31.2
33 Kenneth Kennedy (AUS)2:31.8
34 Thomas White (CAN)2:34.2
35 Oldřich Hanč (TCH)2:57.8
36 James Graeffe (BEL)3:00.5
37 Charles De Ligne (BEL)3:21.9

References

  • Official Olympic Report
  • "Results of the 1936 Olympic Games 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.


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