| Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics |
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|---|---|
| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10000 m | men |
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948.
Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Finn Helgesen Norway (NOR) |
Ken Bartholomew United States (USA) Thomas Byberg Norway (NOR) Robert Fitzgerald United States (USA) |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 41.8(*) | Hans Engnestangen | Davos (SUI) | February 5, 1938 |
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| Olympic Record | 43.4 | Clas Thunberg | St. Moritz (SUI) | February 13, 1928 |
| 43.4 | Bernt Evensen | St. Moritz (SUI) | February 13, 1928 | |
| 43.4(**) | Jack Shea | Lake Placid (USA) | February 4, 1932 | |
| 43.4 | Ivar Ballangrud | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | February 11, 1936 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
(**) This time was set in packstyle format, having all competitors skate at the same time.
Five speed skaters were faster than the standing Olympic record. Finn Helgesen set a time of 43.1 seconds.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
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| 1 | Finn Helgesen (NOR) | 43.1 |
| 2 | Ken Bartholomew (USA) | 43.2 |
| Thomas Byberg (NOR) | 43.2 | |
| Robert Fitzgerald (USA) | 43.2 | |
| 5 | Ken Henry (USA) | 43.3 |
| 6 | Sverre Farstad (NOR) | 43.6 |
| Torodd Hauer (NOR) | 43.6 | |
| Delbert Lamb (USA) | 43.6 | |
| Frank Stack (CAN) | 43.6 | |
| 10 | Mats Bolmstedt (SWE) | 43.7 |
| 11 | Halle Janemar (SWE) | 44.0 |
| Åke Seyffarth (SWE) | 44.0 | |
| 13 | Keijo Lehdikkö (FIN) | 44.7 |
| 14 | János Kilián (HUN) | 44.8 |
| Antero Ojala (FIN) | 44.8 | |
| 16 | Lassi Parkkinen (FIN) | 45.2 |
| 17 | Gordon Audley (CAN) | 45.3 |
| Kalevi Laitinen (FIN) | 45.3 | |
| 19 | Abraham Hardy (CAN) | 45.5 |
| 20 | Göthe Hedlund (SWE) | 45.6 |
| 21 | Choi Young-Chin (KOR) | 45.7 |
| Kornél Pajor (HUN) | 45.7 | |
| 23 | Aad de Koning (NED) | 45.9 |
| Lee Hiyo-Chang (KOR) | 45.9 | |
| 25 | Johnny Cronshey (GBR) | 46.0 |
| 26 | Vladimír Kolář (TCH) | 46.1 |
| 27 | Anton Huiskes (NED) | 46.2 |
| 28 | Kees Broekman (NED) | 46.3 |
| 29 | Aage Justesen (DEN) | 46.4 |
| Jan Langedijk (NED) | 46.4 | |
| Bruce Peppin (GBR) | 46.4 | |
| 32 | Dennis Blundell (GBR) | 46.5 |
| Enrico Musolino (ITA) | 46.5 | |
| 34 | Ákos Elekfy (HUN) | 46.8 |
| 35 | Henry Howes (GBR) | 46.9 |
| 36 | Giorgio Cattaneo (ITA) | 47.2 |
| 37 | Iván Ruttkay (HUN) | 47.4 |
| Gustav Slanec (AUT) | 47.4 | |
| 39 | Rudolf Kleiner (SUI) | 47.8 |
| 40 | Pierre Huylebroeck (BEL) | 48.3 |
| 41 | Ferdinand Preindl (AUT) | 48.7 |
| – | Craig Mackay (CAN) | DNF |
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