Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics

At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, five speed skating events were contested, all for men. The competitions were held on Saturday, January 26, 1924 and on Sunday, January 27, 1924. Charles Jewtraw won the first gold medal of the 1924 Winter Games, and Clas Thunberg and Roald Larsen each won medals in all five events, with Thunberg winning 3 gold.[1]

Speed skating
at the I Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueStade Olympique de Chamonix
Date26–27 January 1924
No. of events5
Competitors31 from 10 nations

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
Charles Jewtraw
 United States
44.0 Oskar Olsen
 Norway
44.2 Roald Larsen
 Norway
Clas Thunberg
 Finland
44.8
1500 metres
Clas Thunberg
 Finland
2:20.8 Roald Larsen
 Norway
2:22.0 Sigurd Moen
 Norway
2:25.6
5000 metres
Clas Thunberg
 Finland
8:39.0 Julius Skutnabb
 Finland
8:48.0 Roald Larsen
 Norway
8:50.2
10,000 metres
Julius Skutnabb
 Finland
18:04.8 Clas Thunberg
 Finland
18:07.8 Roald Larsen
 Norway
18:12.2
All-round
Clas Thunberg
 Finland
198.023 Roald Larsen
 Norway
199.763 Julius Skutnabb
 Finland
202.347

Participating nations

Eleven speed skaters competed in all four individual events.

A total of 31 speed skaters from ten nations competed at the Chamonix Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Finland4228
2 United States1001
3 Norway0347
Totals (3 nations)55616

References

  1. "Speed Skating at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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