Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics

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

At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 19, 1952.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
 Ken Henry
 United States		43.2 Don McDermott
 United States		43.9 Gordon Audley
 Canada
Arne 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:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway3036
2 United States1102
3 Netherlands0303
4 Canada0011
 Sweden0011
Totals (5 nations)44513

References

  • International Olympic Committee results database
  • "Results of the 1952 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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