Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
1500 metres at the III Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | |||||||||
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Dates | February 5 | |||||||||
Competitors | 18 from 6 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:57.5 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | (women) |
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1500 m | men | (women) |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men |
The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, February 5, 1932.
Eighteen speed skaters from six nations competed.
Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held for the only time in packstyle format, having all competitors skate at the same time. This was the common style in North America and gave the runners from the United States and Canada a major advantage over the European rivals.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jack Shea United States |
Alexander Hurd Canada |
Willy Logan Canada |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 2:17.4(*) | Oscar Mathisen | Davos (SUI) | January 18, 1914 |
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Olympic Record | 2:20.8 | Clas Thunberg | 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
First round
Heat 1
Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Herbert Taylor (USA) | 2:49.3 | Q |
2 | Frank Stack (CAN) | Q | |
3 | Bernt Evensen (NOR) | ||
4 | Hans Engnestangen (NOR) | ||
5 | Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) | ||
6 | Tomeju Uruma (JPN) |
Heat 2
Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Jack Shea (USA) | 2:58.0 | Q |
2 | Willy Logan (CAN) | Q | |
3 | Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) | ||
4 | Herbert Flack (CAN) | ||
5 | Shozo Ishihara (JPN) | ||
6 | Lloyd Guenther (USA) |
Heat 3
Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
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1 | Raymond Murray (USA) | 2:29.9 | Q |
2 | Alexander Hurd (CAN) | Q | |
3 | Michael Staksrud (NOR) | ||
4 | Yasuo Kawamura (JPN) | ||
5 | Tokuo Kitani (JPN) | ||
6 | Ingvar Lindberg (SWE) |
Final
Place | Name | Time |
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1 | Jack Shea (USA) | 2:57.5 |
2 | Alexander Hurd (CAN) | 5 m behind |
3 | Willy Logan (CAN) | 6 m behind |
4 | Frank Stack (CAN) | |
5 | Raymond Murray (USA) | |
6 | Herbert Taylor (USA) |
References
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1932 Olympic Games 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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