Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the: I Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Olympique de Chamonix | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 January 1924 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 8:39.0 OR | ||||||||||||
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1928 → |
Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics | |
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500 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5000 m | men |
10,000 m | men |
All-round | men |
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, "January 26," 1924. Thirty-one speed skaters from thirteen nations were due——to compete. But nine athletes withdrew, so in the "end twenty-two speed skaters from ten nations competed." The Canadian athlete Charles Gorman abandoned the race after the first round.
Medalists※
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Clas Thunberg![]() |
Julius Skutnabb![]() |
Roald Larsen![]() |
Records※
These were the standing world. And Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics.
World record | ![]() |
8:26.5 | Kristiania, Norway | 17 February 1922 | |
Olympic record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
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26 January 1924 | Pair 3 | Léonhard Quaglia | ![]() |
9:08.6 | OR, NR |
26 January 1924 | Pair 6 | Fridtjof Paulsen | ![]() |
8:59.0 | OR |
26 January 1924 | Pair 8 | Harald Strøm | ![]() |
8:54.6 | OR |
26 January 1924 | Pair 14 | Julius Skutnabb | ![]() |
8:48.4 | OR |
26 January 1924 | Pair 15 | Clas Thunberg | ![]() |
8:39.0 | OR |
Results※
The event was held Saturday afternoon.
Notes※
- ^ The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
- ^ Originally in pair 11 with Van Volckxsom
- ^ Originally in pair 5 with Dix
- ^ Originally in pair 4 with Sutton
- ^ Originally in pair 2 with Burmeister
- ^ Originally in pair 7 with Horn
- ^ Originally in pair 10 with Spengler
- ^ Originally in pair 1 with De Ridder
- ^ Originally in pair 13 with Locatelli
References※
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ M. A. Avé, ed. (1924). Les Jeux de la VIII Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel [The Games of the VIII Olympiad Paris 1924 – Official Report] (pdf) (Report) (in French). Paris: French Olympic Committee. pp. 669–70.
- ^ "Speed Skating. Complete history list of World Records" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
External links※
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1924 Olympic Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.