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

The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 13 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.[1]

Men's 1500 metres speed skating
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueRiessersee
Date13 February 1936
Competitors37 from 15 nations
Winning time2:19.2
Medalists
Charles Mathiesen  Norway
Ivar Ballangrud  Norway
Birger Wasenius  Finland
Speed skating at the
1936 Winter Olympics
500 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men

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(*) Oscar Mathisen Davos (SUI) 18 January 1914
Olympic Record 2:20.8 Clas Thunberg Chamonix (FRA) 27 January 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
  1. "Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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