Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, February 4, 1932. Sixteen speed skaters from four nations competed.
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| Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
| Date | 4 February 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 4 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 43.4 | ||||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held for the only time in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Bernt Evensen |
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 42.6(*) |  |
St. Moritz (SUI) | January 13, 1931 |
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| Olympic Record | 43.4 | |
St. Moritz (SUI) | February 13, 1928 |
| 43.4 | |
St. Moritz (SUI) | February 13, 1928 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
In the final Jack Shea equalized the Olympic record with 43.4 seconds, but in pack-style format.
Results
First round
Heat 1
| Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | | 44.3 | Q |
| 2 | | Q | |
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Heat 2
| Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | | 45.3 | Q |
| 2 | | Q | |
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Heat 3
| Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | | 44.9 | Q |
| 2 | | Q | |
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Final
| Place | Name | Time |
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| 1 | | 43.4 |
| 2 | | 5 m behind |
| 3 | | 8 m behind |
| 4 | | |
| 5 | | |
| 6 | |
References
- "Speed Skating at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1932 Olympic Games 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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