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. The competitions were held on Saturday, January 26, 1924 and on Sunday, January 27, 1924.

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.

Speed skating

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[edit] Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
details
United States Charles Jewtraw
United States (USA)
Norway Oskar Olsen
Norway (NOR)
Norway Roald Larsen
Norway (NOR)
Finland Clas Thunberg
Finland (FIN)
1500 metres
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Finland Clas Thunberg
Finland (FIN)
Norway Roald Larsen
Norway (NOR)
Norway Sigurd Moen
Norway (NOR)
5000 metres
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Finland Clas Thunberg
Finland (FIN)
Finland Julius Skutnabb
Finland (FIN)
Norway Roald Larsen
Norway (NOR)
10000 metres
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Finland Julius Skutnabb
Finland (FIN)
Finland Clas Thunberg
Finland (FIN)
Norway Roald Larsen
Norway (NOR)
All-round
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Finland Clas Thunberg
Finland (FIN)
Norway Roald Larsen
Norway (NOR)
Finland Julius Skutnabb
Finland (FIN)

[edit] Participating nations

Eleven speed skaters competed in all four individual events.

A total of 31 speed skaters from ten nations competed at the Chamonix Games:

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Finland Finland 4 2 2 8
2 United States United States 1 0 0 1
3 Norway Norway 0 3 4 7

[edit] References