Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Men's 500 metres speed skating at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Bislett Stadium | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 16 February 1952 | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 43.2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
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500 m | men |
1500 m | men |
5000 m | men |
10,000 m | men |
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 16 February 1952, at 3 p.m. Forty-one speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ken Henry United States |
Don McDermott United States |
Gordon Audley Canada Arne Johansen Norway |
Records[edit]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
World record | 41.2(*) | Yuri Sergeev | Medeo (URS) | 19 January 1952 |
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Olympic record | 43.1 | Finn Helgesen | St. Moritz (SUI) | 31 January 1948 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Results[edit]
The current world record holder Yuri Sergeev did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956.
Finn Helgesen did not receive a bronze medal because he was paired up with Arne Johansen and finished behind his opponent.
Jan Charisius and Lassi Parkkinen gave up after a fall.
References[edit]
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
External links[edit]
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1952 Olympic Games 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.