Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Appearance
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Men's 500 metres speed skating at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Riessersee | ||||||||||||
Date | 11 February 1936 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 43.4 | ||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
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500 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5000 m | men |
10,000 m | men |
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936. Thirty-six speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
Georg Krog Norway |
Leo Freisinger United States |
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 42.4(*) | Allan Potts | Oslo (NOR) | 18 January 1936 |
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Olympic Record | 43.4 | Clas Thunberg | St. Moritz (SUI) | 13 February 1928 |
43.4 | Bernt Evensen | St. Moritz (SUI) | 13 February 1928 | |
43.4(**) | Jack Shea | Lake Placid (USA) | 4 February 1932 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
(**) This time was set in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.
Ivar Ballangrud equalized the Olympic record with 43.4 seconds.
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1936 Olympic Games 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.