Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
| Speed skating at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | Riessersee |
| Date | 11–14 February 1936 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 52 from 16 nations |
| Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936, Wednesday, 12 February 1936, Thursday, 13 February 1936, and on Friday, 14 February 1936.[1]
Medal summary
Medal winner shown below [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
43.4 | Georg Krog Norway |
43.5 | Leo Freisinger United States |
44.0 |
| 1500 metres |
Charles Mathiesen Norway |
2:19.2 | Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
2:20.2 | Birger Wasenius Finland |
2:20.9 |
| 5000 metres |
Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
8:19.6 OR | Birger Wasenius Finland |
8:23.3 | Antero Ojala Finland |
8:30.1 |
| 10,000 metres |
Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
17:24.3 OR | Birger Wasenius Finland |
17:28.2 | Max Stiepl Austria |
17:30.0 |
Participating nations
Seventeen speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 52 speed skaters from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
Australia (1)
Austria (8)
Belgium (2)
Canada (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Estonia (1)
Finland (5)
Germany (2)
Hungary (1)
Japan (7)
Latvia (3)
Netherlands (5)
Norway (7)
Poland (1)
Sweden (1)
United States (5)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Organisationskomitee für die IV. Olympischen Winterspiele (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Knorr & Hirth. p. 437. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
External links
- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1936 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- (ed.) Peter von le Fort (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Reichssportverlag. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054)
- "2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file
- "The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)
- (ed.) Peter von le Fort (1936). IV. Olympische Winterspiele 1936 Amtlicher Bericht (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Reichssportverlag. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
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