Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 13 February 1928. Thirty-three speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]

Men's 5000 metres speed skating
at the II Olympic Winter Games
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The race between Carlson (left) and Mayke (right).
VenueSt. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Date13 February 1928
Competitors33 from 14 nations
Winning time8:50.5
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivar Ballangrud  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julius Skutnabb  Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bernt Evensen  Norway
← 1924
1932 →

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Ivar Ballangrud
  Norway
Julius Skutnabb
  Finland
Bernt Evensen
  Norway

Records

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

World Record 8:26.5(*)   Harald Strøm Kristiania (NOR) 18 February 1922
Olympic Record 8:39.0   Clas Thunberg Chamonix (FRA) 26 January 1924

(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.

Results

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Place Athlete Time
1   Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) 8:50.5
2   Julius Skutnabb (FIN) 8:59.1
3   Bernt Evensen (NOR) 9:01.1
4   Irving Jaffee (USA) 9:01.3
5   Armand Carlsen (NOR) 9:01.5
6   Valentine Bialas (USA) 9:06.3
7   Michael Staksrud (NOR) 9:07.3
8   Otto Polacsek (AUT) 9:08.9
9   Gustaf Andersson (SWE) 9:09.7
10   Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) 9:09.9
11   Siem Heiden (NED) 9:10.0
12   Clas Thunberg (FIN) 9:11.8
13   Bertel Backman (FIN) 9:14.0
14   Eddie Murphy (USA) 9:19.5
15   Alberts Rumba (LAT) 9:19.7
16   Fritz Jungblut (GER) 9:26.7
17   John Farrell (USA) 9:29.2
18   Léonhard Quaglia (FRA) 9:33.3
19   Wim Kos (NED) 9:34.2
20   Zoltán Eötvös (HUN) 9:34.4
21   Alexander Mitt (EST) 9:35.2
22   Ross Robinson (CAN) 9:38.9
23   Cyril Horn (GBR) 9:45.0
24   Christfried Burmeister (EST) 9:46.2
25   Kęstutis Bulota (LTU) 9:49.8
26   Rudolf Riedl (AUT) 9:53.5
27   Fritz Moser (AUT) 9:57.8
28   Arthur Vollstedt (GER) 9:58.5
29   Willy Logan (CAN) 10:10.3
30   Charles Thaon (FRA) 10:18.8
31   Leonard Stewart (GBR) 10:40.0
32   Frederick Dix (GBR) 10:55.6
  Erhard Mayke (GER) DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1928 Sankt Moritz Winter Games:Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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