Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 1 February 1948. Forty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]

Men's 5000 metres speed skating
at the V Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueSt. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Date1 February 1948
Competitors40 from 14 nations
Winning time8:29.4
Medalists
Reidar Liaklev  Norway
Odd Lundberg  Norway
Göthe Hedlund  Sweden

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Reidar Liaklev (NOR)  Odd Lundberg (NOR)  Göthe Hedlund (SWE)

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.

World Record 8:13.7(*) Åke Seyffarth Davos (SUI) 3 February 1941
Olympic Record 8:19.6 Ivar Ballangrud Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) 12 February 1936

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Results

PlaceAthleteTime
1 Reidar Liaklev (NOR)8:29.4
2 Odd Lundberg (NOR)8:32.7
3 Göthe Hedlund (SWE)8:34.8
4 Harry Jansson (SWE)8:34.9
5 Jan Langedijk (NED)8:36.2
6 Kees Broekman (NED)8:37.3
7 Åke Seyffarth (SWE)8:37.9
8 Pentti Lammio (FIN)8:40.7
9 Lassi Parkkinen (FIN)8:45.0
10 Kornél Pajor (HUN)8:45.2
11 Johnny Cronshey (GBR)8:45.6
12 Anton Huiskes (NED)8:46.4
13 Iván Ruttkay (HUN)8:46.9
14 Craig Mackay (CAN)8:47.2
15 Kalevi Laitinen (FIN)8:53.0
16 Rune Hammarström (SWE)8:53.8
17 Ray Blum (USA)8:54.4
18 Ken Henry (USA)8:56.0
19 Henry Howes (GBR)8:56.6
20 Aad de Koning (NED)8:57.6
21 Louis Rupprecht (USA)8:58.4
22 Vladimír Kolář (TCH)8:58.9
23 Henry Heppe (NOR)9:03.0
24 Max Stiepl (AUT)9:05.0
25 Lee Hiyo-Chang (KOR)9:05.4
26 Antero Ojala (FIN)9:06.2
27 Richard Solem (USA)9:10.4
28 Thomas Ross (GBR)9:18.2
29 Ákos Elekfy (HUN)9:18.6
30 Pierre Huylebroeck (BEL)9:20.3
31 Guido Caroli (ITA)9:21.3
32 Dennis Blundell (GBR)9:22.2
33 Heinz Hügelshofer (SUI)9:28.6
34 Sepp Rogger (SUI)9:29.3
35 Gedeon Ladányi (HUN)9:30.2
36 Enrico Musolino (ITA)9:32.3
37 Fernando Alloni (ITA)9:36.3
38 Lee Chang-Kook (KOR)9:36.7
39 Alfred Altenburger (SUI)9:40.6
 Charles Mathiesen (NOR)DNF

References

  1. "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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