Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 1 February 1948. Forty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.

Medalists

Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.

World record 8:13.7(*) Åke Seyffarth Davos (SUI) 3 February 1941 Olympic Record 8:19.6 Ivar Ballangrud Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) 12 February 1936

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Results

PlaceAthleteTime 1 8:29.4 2 8:32.7 3 8:34.8 4 8:34.9 5 8:36.2 6 8:37.3 7 8:37.9 8 8:40.7 9 8:45.0 10 8:45.2 11 8:45.6 12 8:46.4 13 8:46.9 14 8:47.2 15 8:53.0 16 8:53.8 17 8:54.4 18 8:56.0 19 8:56.6 20 8:57.6 21 8:58.4 22 8:58.9 23 9:03.0 24 9:05.0 25 9:05.4 26 9:06.2 27 9:10.4 28 9:18.2 29 9:18.6 30 9:20.3 31 9:21.3 32 9:22.2 33 9:28.6 34 9:29.3 35 9:30.2 36 9:32.3 37 9:36.3 38 9:36.7 39 9:40.6 – DNF

References

External links Official Olympic Report