Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics
500 m	men
1500 m	men
5000 m	men
(10,000 m)	men

The 10,000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928.

Ten speed skaters from six nations competed.

The competition was cancelled in the fifth heat because of thawing ice.

Medalists

None - the competition was abandoned.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Winter Olympics.

World Record	17:17.4(*)	Armand Carlsen	Davos (SUI)	February 5, 1928
Olympic Record	18:04.8	Julius Skutnabb	Chamonix (FRA)	January 27, 1924

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Place	Name	Time
1	Irving Jaffee (USA)	18:36.5
2	Bernt Evensen (NOR)	18:36.6

Heat 2

Place	Name	Time
1	Rudolf Riedl (AUT)	20:21.5
2	Kęstutis Bulota (LTU)	20:22.2

Heat 3

Place	Name	Time
1	Otto Polacsek (AUT)	20:00.9
–	Roald Larsen (NOR)	DNF

Heat 4

Place	Name	Time
1	Armand Carlsen (NOR)	20:56.1
2	Valentine Bialas (USA)	21:05.4

Heat 5

This heat was abandoned after 2000 metres due to thawing ice.

Place	Name	Time
–	Gustaf Andersson (SWE)	-
–	Ossi Blomqvist (FIN)	-

Standings after four heats

Place	Speed skater	Time
1	Irving Jaffee (USA)	18:36.5
2	Bernt Evensen (NOR)	18:36.6
3	Otto Polacsek (AUT)	20:00.9
4	Rudolf Riedl (AUT)	20:21.5
5	Kęstutis Bulota (LTU)	20:22.2
6	Armand Carlsen (NOR)	20:56.1
7	Valentine Bialas (USA)	21:05.4
–	Roald Larsen (NOR)	DNF

References

• Official Olympic Report
• "Results of the 1928 Olympic Games 10,000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.