Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Appearance
Men's 1500 metres speed skating at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Riessersee | ||||||||||||
Date | 13 February 1936 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:19.2 | ||||||||||||
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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 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 13 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Charles Mathiesen![]() |
Ivar Ballangrud![]() |
Birger Wasenius![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 2:17.4(*) | ![]() |
Davos (SUI) | 18 January 1914 |
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Olympic Record | 2:20.8 | ![]() |
Chamonix (FRA) | 27 January 1924 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Charles Mathiesen set a new Olympic record with 2:19.2 seconds.
Results
References
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1936 Olympic Games 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.