Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

Women's 1000 metres speed skating at the III Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Date	9 February 1932
Competitors	10 from 2 nations
Winning time	2:04.0

The 1000 metres speed skating event for women was part of the demonstration sport programme of the 1932 Winter Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 9, 1932.

Ten speed skaters from two nations competed.

Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held in packstyle format, having all competitors skate at the same time. This was the common style in North America at that time.

Podium

No official medals were awarded.

1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Elizabeth Dubois  United States	Hattie Donaldson  Canada	Dorothy Franey  United States

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.

World Record	2:03.4(*)	Zofia Nehringowa	Engelberg (SUI)	January 17, 1932
Olympic Record		-

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Results

First round

Heat 1

Place	Name	Time	Qual.
1	Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN)	2:01.2	Q
2	Geraldine Mackie (CAN)		Q
3	Hattie Donaldson (CAN)		Q
4	Helen Bina (USA)
–	Elsie Muller-McLave (USA)	DNF

Heat 2

Place	Name	Time	Qual.
1	Jean Wilson (CAN)	2:06.0	Q
2	Elizabeth Dubois (USA)		Q
3	Dorothy Franey (USA)		Q
–	Florence Hurd (CAN)	DNF
	Kit Klein (USA)	DNF

Final

Place	Name	Time
1	Elizabeth Dubois (USA)	2:04.0
2	Hattie Donaldson (CAN)
3	Dorothy Franey (USA)
4	Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN)
5	Geraldine Mackie (CAN)
6	Jean Wilson (CAN)

References

• Official Olympic Report