Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the II Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | ||||||||||||
| Date | 13 February 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:50.5 | ||||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 13 February 1928. Thirty-three speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ivar Ballangrud Norway
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Julius Skutnabb Finland
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Bernt Evensen Norway
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Records[edit]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 8:26.5(*) | Harald Strøm
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Kristiania (NOR) | 18 February 1922 |
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| Olympic Record | 8:39.0 | Clas Thunberg
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Chamonix (FRA) | 26 January 1924 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
Results[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1928 Sankt Moritz Winter Games:Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1928 Olympic Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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