Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Speed Skating at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Bislett Stadion, Oslo |
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Dates | 16-19 February |
Competitors | 67 from 14 nations |
At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 19, 1952.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Ken Henry![]() | 43.2 | Don McDermott![]() | 43.9 | Gordon Audley![]() Arne Johansen ![]() | 44.0 |
1500 metres |
Hjalmar Andersen![]() | 2:20.4 | Wim van der Voort![]() | 2:20.6 | Roald Aas![]() | 2:21.4 |
5000 metres |
Hjalmar Andersen![]() | 8:10.6 (OR) |
Kees Broekman![]() | 8:21.6 | Sverre Haugli![]() | 8:22.4 |
10000 metres |
Hjalmar Andersen![]() | 16:45.8 (OR) |
Kees Broekman![]() | 17:10.6 | Carl-Erik Asplund![]() | 17:16.6 |
Participating nations
Seven speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 67 speed skaters from 14 nations competed at the Oslo Games:
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Australia (1)
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Austria (3)
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Belgium (3)
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Canada (4)
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Finland (6)
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Germany (1)
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Great Britain (3)
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Hungary (2)
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Italy (3)
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Japan (6)
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Netherlands (7)
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Norway (12)
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Sweden (9)
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United States (7)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1952 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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