| Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics |
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|---|---|
| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10000 m | men |
The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, February 18, 1952 at 5 p.m..
Thirty-nine speed skaters from 13 nations competed.
Contents |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Hjalmar Andersen Norway (NOR) |
Wim van der Voort Netherlands (NED) |
Roald Aas Norway (NOR) |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 2:12.9(*) | Valentin Chaikin | Medeo (URS) | January 20, 1952 |
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| Olympic Record | 2:17.6(*) | Sverre Farstad | St. Moritz (SUI) | February 2, 1948 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
The current world record holder Valentin Chaikin did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956.
| Place | Speed skater | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) | 2:20.4 |
| 2 | Wim van der Voort (NED) | 2:20.6 |
| 3 | Roald Aas (NOR) | 2:21.6 |
| 4 | Carl-Erik Asplund (SWE) | 2:22.6 |
| 5 | Kees Broekman (NED) | 2:22.8 |
| 6 | Lassi Parkkinen (FIN) | 2:23.0 |
| 7 | Kauko Salomaa (FIN) | 2:23.3 |
| 8 | Sigvard Ericsson (SWE) | 2:23.4 |
| Ivar Martinsen (NOR) | 2:23.4 | |
| 10 | Ferenc Lőrincz (HUN) | 2:23.7 |
| 11 | Tsuneo Sato (JPN) | 2:23.9 |
| 12 | Gerard Maarse (NED) | 2:24.3 |
| Johnny Werket (USA) | 2:24.3 | |
| 14 | Norman Holwell (GBR) | 2:24.5 |
| 15 | Nic Stene (NOR) | 2:24.8 |
| 16 | Craig MacKay (CAN) | 2:25.0 |
| 17 | Ken Henry (USA) | 2:25.0 |
| 18 | Pat McNamara (USA) | 2:25.5 |
| 19 | Gunnar Ström (SWE) | 2:25.8 |
| 20 | Franz Offenberger (AUT) | 2:25.9 |
| 21 | József Merényi (HUN) | 2:26.1 |
| 22 | Arthur Mannsbarth (AUT) | 2:26.6 |
| 23 | Masanori Aoki (JPN) | 2:26.9 |
| 24 | Kalevi Laitinen (FIN) | 2:27.1 |
| 25 | Toivo Salonen (FIN) | 2:27.4 |
| 26 | Cockie van der Elst (NED) | 2:27.6 |
| John Wickström (SWE) | 2:27.6 | |
| 28 | Don McDermott (USA) | 2:28.8 |
| 29 | Ralf Olin (CAN) | 2:29.3 |
| 30 | Colin Hickey (AUS) | 2:30.4 |
| 31 | Enrico Musolino (ITA) | 2:30.7 |
| 32 | Guido Citterio (ITA) | 2:30.8 |
| 33 | Sukenobu Kudo (JPN) | 2:31.6 |
| 34 | Kiyotaka Takabayashi (JPN) | 2:32.0 |
| 35 | Bill Jones (GBR) | 2:32.2 |
| 36 | Konrad Pecher (AUT) | 2:34.8 |
| 37 | Robert Laboubée (BEL) | 2:36.4 |
| 38 | John Hearn (GBR) | 2:40.1 |
| 39 | Jean Massez (BEL) | 2:43.8 |
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