Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Bislett Stadium | ||||||||||||
Date | 17 February 1952 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 35 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 8:10.6 | ||||||||||||
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The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 17 February 1952, at 4 p.m. Thirty-five speed skaters from 13 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 8:07.3(*) | ![]() | Trondheim (NOR) | 13 January 1951 |
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8:03.7(**) | ![]() | Medeo (URS) | 23 January 1952 | |
Olympic Record | 8:19.6 | ![]() | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | 12 February 1936 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
(**) This record was not recognized before the 1955 ISU Congress. It was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Hjalmar Andersen set a new Olympic record with 8:10.6 minutes.
Results
Nikolay Mamonov who set a faster time than the standing world record (later recognized as world record) did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956.
Place | Speed skater | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 8:10.6 OR |
2 | ![]() | 8:21.6 |
3 | ![]() | 8:22.4 |
4 | ![]() | 8:28.5 |
5 | ![]() | 8:30.6 |
6 | ![]() | 8:30.7 |
7 | ![]() | 8:31.9 |
8 | ![]() | 8:36.3 |
9 | ![]() | 8:37.2 |
10 | ![]() | 8:38.6 |
11 | ![]() | 8:39.2 |
12 | ![]() | 8:40.0 |
13 | ![]() | 8:40.1 |
14 | ![]() | 8:40.8 |
15 | ![]() | 8:44.4 |
16 | ![]() | 8:44.5 |
17 | ![]() | 8:47.0 |
18 | ![]() | 8:47.2 |
19 | ![]() | 8:47.6 |
20 | ![]() | 8:48.2 |
21 | ![]() | 8:51.2 |
22 | ![]() | 8:52.4 |
23 | ![]() | 8:52.5 |
24 | ![]() | 8:53.4 |
25 | ![]() | 8:54.2 |
26 | ![]() | 8:56.6 |
27 | ![]() | 8:57.4 |
28 | ![]() | 8:57.6 |
29 | ![]() | 8:59.9 |
30 | ![]() | 9:03.0 |
31 | ![]() | 9:03.7 |
32 | ![]() | 9:04.9 |
33 | ![]() | 9:06.4 |
34 | ![]() | 9:09.2 |
35 | ![]() | 9:34.4 |
References
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1952 Olympic Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.