Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Men's 1500 metres speed skating at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Riessersee | ||||||||||||
Date | 13 February 1936 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:19.2 | ||||||||||||
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The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 13 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Charles Mathiesen Norway | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | Birger Wasenius Finland |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 2:17.4(*) | Oscar Mathisen | Davos (SUI) | 18 January 1914 |
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Olympic Record | 2:20.8 | Clas Thunberg | Chamonix (FRA) | 27 January 1924 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Charles Mathiesen set a new Olympic record with 2:19.2 seconds.
Results
Place | Athlete | Time |
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1 | Charles Mathiesen (NOR) | 2:19.2 |
2 | Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) | 2:20.2 |
3 | Birger Wasenius (FIN) | 2:20.9 |
4 | Leo Freisinger (USA) | 2:21.3 |
5 | Max Stiepl (AUT) | 2:21.6 |
6 | Karl Wazulek (AUT) | 2:22.2 |
7 | Harry Haraldsen (NOR) | 2:22.4 |
8 | Hans Engnestangen (NOR) | 2:23.0 |
9 | Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) | 2:23.2 |
Antero Ojala (FIN) | 2:23.2 | |
Dolf van der Scheer (NED) | 2:23.2 | |
12 | Karl Leban (AUT) | 2:24.3 |
Eddie Schroeder (USA) | 2:24.3 | |
14 | Jan Langedijk (NED) | 2:24.6 |
15 | Seien Kin (JPN) | 2:25.0 |
16 | Willy Sandner (GER) | 2:25.3 |
17 | Robert Petersen (USA) | 2:25.4 |
18 | Alfons Bērziņš (LAT) | 2:25.8 |
19 | Shozo Ishihara (JPN) | 2:26.7 |
20 | Lou Dijkstra (NED) | 2:27.2 |
Åke Ekman (FIN) | 2:27.2 | |
22 | Aleksander Mitt (EST) | 2:27.8 |
23 | Jānis Andriksons (LAT) | 2:28.9 |
Seitoku Ri (JPN) | 2:28.9 | |
25 | Ferdinand Preindl (AUT) | 2:29.0 |
László Hidvéghy (HUN) | 2:29.0 | |
27 | Heinz Sames (GER) | 2:29.3 |
28 | Yasuo Kawamura (JPN) | 2:29.6 |
29 | Axel Johansson (SWE) | 2:29.9 |
30 | Roelof Koops (NED) | 2:30.0 |
31 | Jaroslav Turnovský (TCH) | 2:30.5 |
32 | Allan Potts (USA) | 2:31.2 |
33 | Kenneth Kennedy (AUS) | 2:31.8 |
34 | Thomas White (CAN) | 2:34.2 |
35 | Oldřich Hanč (TCH) | 2:57.8 |
36 | James Graeffe (BEL) | 3:00.5 |
37 | Charles De Ligne (BEL) | 3:21.9 |
References
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games: Men's 1,500 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 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.