| Speed Skating at the I Olympic Winter Games |
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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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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 500 metres |
Charles Jewtraw United States (USA) |
Oskar Olsen Norway (NOR) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
| 1500 metres |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
Sigurd Moen Norway (NOR) |
| 5000 metres |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
| 10000 metres |
Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
| All-round |
Clas Thunberg Finland (FIN) |
Roald Larsen Norway (NOR) |
Julius Skutnabb Finland (FIN) |
Eleven speed skaters competed in all four individual events.
A total of 31 speed skaters from ten nations competed at the Chamonix Games:
| 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 |
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