Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

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At the 1932 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. For the first and only time in the olympic history, the speed skating were held as packstyle events. This competition form was not common in Europe and gave the runners from USA and Canada a major advantage over the European rivals. Only two medals went to Europeans. Women were allowed to compete but only as part of demonstration events. The distances for women were 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m. The packstyle racing would pave the way for short-track speed skating, that would debut as a demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary before becoming an official Olympic event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

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[edit] Men's events

[edit] 500 m

Pos Athlete Times
Gold Jack Shea (USA) 43.4
Silver Bernt Evensen (NOR) + 5 m
Bronze Alex Hurd (CAN) +8 m

[edit] 1,500 m

Pos Athlete Times
Gold Jack Shea (USA) 2:57.5
Silver Alex Hurd (CAN) + 5 m
Bronze William F. Logan (CAN) + 6 m

[edit] 5,000 m

Pos Athlete Times
Gold Irving Jaffee (USA) 9:40.8
Silver Edward S. Murphy (USA) + 2 m
Bronze William F. Logan (CAN) + 4 m

[edit] 10,000 m

Pos Athlete Times
Gold Irving Jaffee (USA) 19:13.6
Silver Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) + 5 m
Bronze Frank Stack (CAN) + 6 m

[edit] Women's events

Speed skating events for women were demonstration events at the 1932 Games, so no official medals were awarded. Two nations with 10 competitors entered the competition. Like the men's races that used the mass start racing in heats compared to racing in pairs in Europe, the women's races were as well. The official results only show the winning time for each event.

[edit] 500 m

Pos Athlete Times
1 Jean Wilson (CAN) 58.0
2 Elizabeth Dubois (USA)
3 Kit Klein (USA)

[edit] 1000 m

Pos Athlete Times
1 Elizabeth Dubois (USA) 2:04.0
2 Hattie Donaldson (CAN)
3 Dorothy Franey (USA)

[edit] 1500 m

Pos Athlete Times
1 Kit Klein (USA) 3:00.6
2 Jean Wilson (CAN)
3 Helen Bina (USA)

[edit] External reference


Events at the 1932 Winter Olympics (Lake Placid)
Bobsleigh • Cross-country skiing • Curling (demonstration) • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Nordic combined • Sled dog racing (demonstration) • Ski jumping • Speed skating
Speed skating at the Winter Olympics
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
See also: List of Olympic medalists in speed skating
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