Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936, Wednesday, 12 February 1936, Thursday, 13 February 1936, and on Friday, 14 February 1936.[1]

Speed skating
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueRiessersee
Date11–14 February 1936
No. of events4
Competitors52 from 16 nations

Medal summary

Medal winner shown below [2]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway
43.4 Georg Krog
 Norway
43.5 Leo Freisinger
 United States
44.0
1500 metres
Charles Mathiesen
 Norway
2:19.2

OR

Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway
2:20.2 Birger Wasenius
 Finland
2:20.9
5000 metres
Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway
8:19.6 OR Birger Wasenius
 Finland
8:23.3 Antero Ojala
 Finland
8:30.1
10,000 metres
Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway
17:24.3 OR Birger Wasenius
 Finland
17:28.2 Max Stiepl
 Austria
17:30.0

Participating nations

Seventeen speed skaters competed in all four events.

A total of 52 speed skaters from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway4206
2 Finland0224
3 Austria0011
 United States0011
Totals (4 nations)44412

References

  1. "Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. Organisationskomitee für die IV. Olympischen Winterspiele (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Knorr & Hirth. p. 437. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
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