Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, five speed skating events were contested, all for men. Charles Jewtraw won the first gold medal of the 1924 Winter Games, but Clas Thunberg and Roald Larsen each won medals in all five events, with Thunberg winning 3 gold.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Finland |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Norway |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 500 metres | Charles Jewtraw United States (USA) |
44.0 | Oskar Olsen Norway (NOR) |
44.2 | Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
44.8 |
| Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
44.8 | |||||
| 1500 metres | Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
2:20.8 | Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
2:22.0 | Sigurd Moen Norway (NOR) |
2:25.6 |
| 5000 metres | Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
8:39.0 | Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
8:48.4 | Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
8:50.2 |
| 10000 metres | Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
18:04.8 | Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
18:07.8 | Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
18:12.2 |
| All-round | Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
5½ pts | Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
9½ pts | Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
11 pts |
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Official Report (digitized copy online)
| Events at the 1924 Winter Olympics (Chamonix) |
|---|
| Bobsleigh • Cross-country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Military patrol • Nordic combined • Ski jumping • Speed skating |
| Speed skating at the Winter Olympics |  |
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| 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 |
