Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.
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[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 500 metres |
 Finn HelgesenNorway (NOR) |
 Ken BartholomewUnited States (USA) Thomas BybergNorway (NOR) Robert FitzgeraldUnited States (USA) |
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| 1500 metres |
Sverre Farstad Norway (NOR) |
 Åke SeyffarthSweden (SWE) |
Odd Lundberg Norway (NOR) |
| 5000 metres |
Reidar Liaklev Norway (NOR) |
Odd Lundberg Norway (NOR) |
Göthe Hedlund Sweden (SWE) |
| 10000 metres |
Åke Seyffarth Sweden (SWE) |
 Lassi ParkkinenFinland (FIN) |
Pentti Lammio Finland (FIN) |
[edit] Participating nations
Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (3)
Belgium (1)
Canada (4)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (1)
Finland (5)
Great Britain (5)
Hungary (5)
Italy (4)
Netherlands (4)
Norway (12)
South Korea (3)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (5)
United States (9)
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Norway |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | United States |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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