Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 500 metres |
 Finn HelgesenNorway (NOR) |
 Ken BartholomewUnited States (USA) Thomas BybergNorway (NOR) Robert FitzgeraldUnited States (USA) |
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| 1500 metres |
Sverre Farstad Norway (NOR) |
 Åke SeyffarthSweden (SWE) |
Odd Lundberg Norway (NOR) |
| 5000 metres |
Reidar Liaklev Norway (NOR) |
Odd Lundberg Norway (NOR) |
Göthe Hedlund Sweden (SWE) |
| 10000 metres |
Åke Seyffarth Sweden (SWE) |
 Lassi ParkkinenFinland (FIN) |
Pentti Lammio Finland (FIN) |
Participating nations
Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
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Austria (3) -
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Belgium (1) -
Canada (4) -
Czechoslovakia (1) -
Denmark (1) - Finland (5)
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Great Britain (5) -
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Hungary (5) -
Italy (4) -
Netherlands (4) - Norway (12)
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South Korea (3) - Sweden (6)
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Switzerland (5) - United States (9)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1948 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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