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.
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[edit] Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
500 metres details |
Charles Jewtraw United States (USA) |
Oskar Olsen Norway (NOR) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
1500 metres details |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
Sigurd Moen Norway (NOR) |
5000 metres details |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
10000 metres details |
Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
All-round details |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
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:
- Belgium (4)
- Canada (1)
- Finland (3)
- France (4)
- Great Britain (4)
- Latvia (1)
- Norway (5)
- Poland (1)
- Sweden (2)
- United States (6)
[edit] Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Finland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Norway | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
[edit] References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Official Report (digitized copy online)
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