Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.[1]

Speed skating
at the V Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
VenueSt. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Date31 January – 3 February 1948
No. of events4
Competitors68 from 15 nations
← 1936
1952 →

Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Finn Helgesen
  Norway
43.1 Ken Bartholomew
  United States
Thomas Byberg
  Norway
Robert Fitzgerald
  United States
43.2 None awarded
1500 metres
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Sverre Farstad
  Norway
2:17.6 Åke Seyffarth
  Sweden
2:18.1 Odd Lundberg
  Norway
2:18.9
5000 metres
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Reidar Liaklev
  Norway
8:29.4 Odd Lundberg
  Norway
8:32.7 Göthe Hedlund
  Sweden
8:34.8
10,000 metres
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Åke Seyffarth
  Sweden
17:26.3 Lassi Parkkinen
  Finland
17:36.0 Pentti Lammio
  Finland
17:42.7

Participating nations

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Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.

A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Norway3216
2  Sweden1113
3  United States0202
4  Finland0112
Totals (4 entries)46313

References

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  1. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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