Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
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Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Riessersee | ||||||||||||
Date | 12 February 1936 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 8:19.6 OR | ||||||||||||
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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 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, 12 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 16 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ivar Ballangrud![]() |
Birger Wasenius![]() |
Antero Ojala![]() |
Records
[edit]These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 8:17.2(*) | ![]() |
Oslo (NOR) | 18 January 1936 |
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Olympic Record | 8:39.0 | ![]() |
Chamonix (FRA) | 26 January 1924 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
Nine speed skaters bettered the twelve years old Olympic record. Ivar Ballangrud set a new Olympic record with 8:19.6 seconds.
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1936 Olympic Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.