Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Bislett Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 17 February 1952 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 8:10.6 | ||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1952 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 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 17 February 1952, at 4 p.m. Thirty-five speed skaters from 13 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) | Kees Broekman (NED) | Sverre Haugli (NOR) |
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 8:07.3(*) | Hjalmar Andersen | Trondheim (NOR) | 13 January 1951 |
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8:03.7(**) | Nikolay Mamonov | Medeo (URS) | 23 January 1952 | |
Olympic Record | 8:19.6 | Ivar Ballangrud | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | 12 February 1936 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
(**) This record was not recognized before the 1955 ISU Congress. It was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Hjalmar Andersen set a new Olympic record with 8:10.6 minutes.
Results
[edit]Nikolay Mamonov who set a faster time than the standing world record (later recognized as world record) did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956.
References
[edit]- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1952 Olympic Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.