Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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Men's 1500 metres speed skating at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Bislett Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 18 February 1952 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:20.4 | ||||||||||||
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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 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 18 February 1952 at 5 p.m. Thirty-nine speed skaters from 13 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Hjalmar Andersen![]() |
Wim van der Voort![]() |
Roald Aas![]() |
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 2:12.9(*) | ![]() |
Medeo (URS) | 20 January 1952 |
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Olympic Record | 2:17.6(*) | ![]() |
St. Moritz (SUI) | 2 February 1948 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Results
[edit]The current world record holder Valentin Chaikin 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 1,500 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 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.