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 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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, February 13, 1928.
Thirty-three speed skaters from 14 nations competed.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
Julius Skutnabb Finland |
Bernt Evensen Norway |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 8:26.5(*) | Harald Strøm | Kristiania (NOR) | February 18, 1922 |
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Olympic Record | 8:39.0 | Clas Thunberg | Chamonix (FRA) | January 26, 1924 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
Results
References
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1928 Olympic Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.