Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Riessersee | ||||||||||||
| Date | 12 February 1936 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:19.6 OR | ||||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, 12 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 16 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Ivar Ballangrud Norway
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Birger Wasenius Finland
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Antero Ojala Finland
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 8:17.2(*) | Ivar Ballangrud
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Oslo (NOR) | 18 January 1936 |
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| Olympic Record | 8:39.0 | Clas Thunberg
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Chamonix (FRA) | 26 January 1924 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
Nine speed skaters bettered the twelve years old Olympic record. Ivar Ballangrud set a new Olympic record with 8:19.6 seconds.
Results
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) |
8:19.6 |
| 2 |  Birger Wasenius (FIN) |
8:23.3 |
| 3 | Antero Ojala (FIN) |
8:30.1 |
| 4 |  Jan Langedijk (NED) |
8:32.0 |
| 5 |  Max Stiepl (AUT) |
8:35.0 |
| 6 | Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) |
8:36.6 |
| 7 | Charles Mathiesen (NOR) |
8:36.9 |
| 8 | Karl Wazulek (AUT) |
8:38.4 |
| 9 | Michael Staksrud (NOR) |
8:38.5 |
| 10 | Dolf van der Scheer (NED ) |
8:43.3 |
| 11 |  Robert Petersen (USA) |
8:46.5 |
| 12 |  Janusz Kalbarczyk (POL) |
8:47.7 |
| 13 | Roelof Koops (NED) |
8:48.5 |
 Heinz Sames (GER) |
8:48.5 | |
| 15 | Eddie Schroeder (USA) |
8:49.1 |
| 16 | Lou Dijkstra (NED) |
8:51.5 |
| 17 |  László Hidvéghy (HUN) |
8:53.2 |
| 18 |  Alfons Bērziņš (LAT) |
8:53.4 |
| 19 | Wilhelm Löwinger (AUT) |
8:53.9 |
| 20 | Edward Wangberg (NOR ) |
8:54.7 |
| 21 |  Seien Kin (JPN) |
8:55.9 |
| 22 | Åke Ekman (FIN) |
9:00.4 |
 Aleksander Mitt (EST) |
9:00.4 | |
| 24 | Karl Prochaska (AUT) |
9:02.6 |
| 25 |  Thomas White (CAN) |
9:04.5 |
| 26 |  Axel Johansson (SWE) |
9:06.4 |
| 27 | Yushoku Cho (JPN) |
9:08.7 |
| Seitoku Ri (JPN) |
9:08.7 | |
| 29 | Arvīds Lejnieks (LAT) |
9:11.9 |
| 30 | Jānis Andriksons (LAT) |
9:15.0 |
| 31 | Kunio Nando (JPN) |
9:20.1 |
| 32 |  Jaroslav Turnovský (TCH ) |
9:25.8 |
| 33 |  Kenneth Kennedy (AUS) |
9:48.9 |
| 34 | Oldřich Hanč (TCH) |
10:03.0 |
| 35 |  James Graeffe (BEL) |
10:52.6 |
| – | Charles De Ligne (BEL) |
DNF |
| Willy Sandner (GER ) |
DNF |
References
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1936 Olympic Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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