| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| 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.[1] The Canadian athlete Charles Gorman abandoned the race after the first round.[2]
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Clas Thunberg Finland
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Julius Skutnabb Finland
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Roald Larsen Norway
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics.
| World record | Harald Strøm (NOR) |
8:26.5 | Kristiania, Norway | 17 February 1922 | [3][a] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 January 1924 | Pair 3 | Léonhard Quaglia |  France |
9:08.6 | OR, NR |
| 26 January 1924 | Pair 6 | Fridtjof Paulsen |  Norway |
8:59.0 | OR |
| 26 January 1924 | Pair 8 | Harald Strøm | Norway |
8:54.6 | OR |
| 26 January 1924 | Pair 14 | Julius Skutnabb |  Finland |
8:48.4 | OR |
| 26 January 1924 | Pair 15 | Clas Thunberg | Finland |
8:39.0 | OR |
Results
The event was held Saturday afternoon.[2]
Notes
- ^ The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
- ^ Originally in pair 11 with Van Volckxsom[2]
- ^ Originally in pair 5 with Dix[2]
- ^ Originally in pair 4 with Sutton[2]
- ^ Originally in pair 2 with Burmeister[2]
- ^ Originally in pair 7 with Horn[2]
- ^ Originally in pair 10 with Spengler[2]
- ^ Originally in pair 1 with De Ridder[2]
- ^ Originally in pair 13 with Locatelli[2]
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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j M. A. Avé, ed. (1924). Les Jeux de la VIIIe 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.
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