| Speed skating at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | Riessersee |
| Date | 11–14 February 1936 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 52 from 16 nations |
| Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
At the 1936 Winter Olympics , four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936, Wednesday, 12 February 1936, Thursday, 13 February 1936, and on Friday, 14 February 1936. [1]
Medal winner shown below [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Ivar Ballangrud  Norway | 43.4 | Georg Krog Norway | 43.5 | Leo Freisinger  United States | 44.0 |
| 1500 metres | Charles Mathiesen Norway | 2:19.2 | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | 2:20.2 | Birger Wasenius  Finland | 2:20.9 |
| 5000 metres | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | 8:19.6 OR | Birger Wasenius Finland | 8:23.3 | Antero Ojala Finland | 8:30.1 |
| 10,000 metres | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | 17:24.3 OR | Birger Wasenius Finland | 17:28.2 | Max Stiepl  Austria | 17:30.0 |
Seventeen speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 52 speed skaters from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Canada competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games. Canadian Olympic Committee secretary-treasurer Fred Marples served as head of mission for the Canadian delegation to the Olympics and oversaw all travel arrangements. Amateur Athletic Union of Canada president W. A. Fry self-published a book covering Canadian achievements at the 1936 Winter Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. His 1936 book, Canada at eleventh Olympiad 1936 in Germany : Garmisch-Partenkirchen, February 6th to 13th, Berlin, August 1st to 16th, was printed by the Dunnville Chronicle presses and subtitled an official report of the Canadian Olympic Committee. He wrote that Canadians did very well at the 1936 Olympic games despite having one-tenth of the population of other countries. He opined that the length of the Canadian winter negatively affected summer training, and that Canadian athletes were underfunded compared to other countries.
Sweden competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
France competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Italy competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Switzerland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Finland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Athletes from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Yugoslavia returned to the Winter Olympic Games after having missed the 1932 Winter Olympics.
Poland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Belgium competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Germany was the host nation for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Greece competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. It was the first time that the nation sent athletes to compete in the Winter Olympic Games. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
Romania competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Japan competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. With Sapporo being the host of the cancelled 1940 Winter Olympics, a Japanese segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Estonia competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The nation returned to the Winter Games after missing the 1932 Winter Olympics. These Games would be the last time that Estonia would compete at the Winter Games as an independent nation until the 1992 Winter Olympics. After the nation was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Estonian athletes would compete at the Olympic Games as part of the USSR delegations.
Luxembourg competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The nation returned to the Winter Games after missing the 1932 Winter Olympics.
Bulgaria competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Liechtenstein competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Turkey competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
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