Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres speed skating
at the III Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Date5–8 February 1932
Competitors18 from 6 nations
Winning time19:13.6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Irving Jaffee US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Ivar Ballangrud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Bronze medal icon.svg Frank Stack Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
  1928
1936  

The 10,000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, February 5, 1932, on Saturday, February 6, 1932, and on Monday, February 8, 1932. Eighteen speed skaters from six nations competed. Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held for the only time in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time. [1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Irving Jaffee
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ivar Ballangrud
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Frank Stack
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.

World Record17:17.4(*) Flag of Norway.svg Armand Carlsen Davos (SUI)February 5, 1928
Olympic Record18:04.8 Flag of Finland.svg Julius Skutnabb Chamonix (FRA)January 27, 1924

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

In the later cancelled first heat Alexander Hurd skated 17:41.3 minutes. In the reskated heat he set a time of 17:56.2 minutes, but both in pack-style format.

Results

First round

Both heats were held on the afternoon of Friday, February 5, 1932.

Heat 1

After this heat a protest was lodged against two of the skaters (Alexander Hurd and Edwin Wedge) for not setting the pace for the agreed numbers of laps.

PlaceNameTimeQual.
1Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Alexander Hurd  (CAN)17:41.3(Q)
2US flag 48 stars.svg  Valentine Bialas  (USA)(Q)
3Flag of Norway.svg  Ivar Ballangrud  (NOR)(Q)
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Edwin Wedge  (USA)(Q)
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shozo Ishihara  (JPN)
6Flag of Norway.svg  Michael Staksrud  (NOR)
7Flag of Finland.svg  Ossi Blomqvist  (FIN)
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Marion McCarthy  (CAN)DNF
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tomeju Uruma  (JPN)DNF

Heat 2

After this heat again a protest was lodged against a skater (Frank Stack) this time for interference on the home stretch.

PlaceNameTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Eddie Schroeder  (USA)17:52.2(Q)
2Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Frank Stack  (CAN)(Q)
3US flag 48 stars.svg  Irving Jaffee  (USA)(Q)
4Flag of Norway.svg  Bernt Evensen  (NOR)(Q)
5Flag of Norway.svg  Hans Engnestangen  (NOR)
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingvar Lindberg  (SWE)
7Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tokuo Kitani  (JPN)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasuo Kawamura  (JPN)DNF
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Willy Logan  (CAN)DNF

After both heats the referee Joseph K. Savage from the United States referred the matter to the three technical delegates. Herbert J. Clarke from Great Britain, Walter Jakobsson from Finland, and Hermann Kleeberg from Germany decided at their meeting to have both heats reskated, and in fairness to all concerned all the original starters were allowed to compete the following morning.

Both reskated heats were held on the morning of Saturday, February 6, 1932.

Heat 1

PlaceNameTimeQual.
1Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Alexander Hurd  (CAN)17:56.2Q
2Flag of Norway.svg  Ivar Ballangrud  (NOR)Q
3US flag 48 stars.svg  Valentine Bialas  (USA)Q
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Edwin Wedge  (USA)Q
5Flag of Finland.svg  Ossi Blomqvist  (FIN)
6Flag of Norway.svg  Michael Staksrud  (NOR)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Shozo Ishihara  (JPN)DNF
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Marion McCarthy  (CAN)DNF
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tomeju Uruma  (JPN)DNF

Heat 2

PlaceNameTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Irving Jaffee  (USA)18:05.4Q
2Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Frank Stack  (CAN)Q
3Flag of Norway.svg  Bernt Evensen  (NOR)Q
US flag 48 stars.svg  Eddie Schroeder  (USA)Q
5Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Willy Logan  (CAN)
6Flag of Norway.svg  Hans Engnestangen  (NOR)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingvar Lindberg  (SWE)DNF
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tokuo Kitani  (JPN)DNF
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Yasuo Kawamura  (JPN)DNF

Note that exactly the same eight skaters qualified in the reskated heats.

Final

PlaceNameTime
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Irving Jaffee  (USA)19:13.6
2Flag of Norway.svg  Ivar Ballangrud  (NOR)5 m behind
3Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Frank Stack  (CAN)6 m behind
4US flag 48 stars.svg  Edwin Wedge  (USA)
5US flag 48 stars.svg  Valentine Bialas  (USA)
6Flag of Norway.svg  Bernt Evensen  (NOR)
7Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Alexander Hurd  (CAN)
8US flag 48 stars.svg  Eddie Schroeder  (USA)

References

  1. "Speed Skating at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.