Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres speed skating
at the V Olympic Winter Games
Men's 1500 metres speed skating; at the V Olympic Winter Games
	Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Date	2 February 1948
Competitors	45 from 14 nations
Winning time	2:17.6
Medalists
	← 1936 1952 →

Last updated October 22, 2022

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sverre Farstad Norway	Åke Seyffarth Sweden	Odd Lundberg Norway

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.

World Record	2:13.8(*)	Hans Engnestangen	Davos (SUI)	29 January 1939
Olympic Record	2:19.2	Charles Mathiesen	Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER)	13 February 1936

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

All three medalists were faster than the standing Olympic record. Sverre Farstad set the new Olympic record with a time of 2:17.6 seconds.

Results

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Sverre Farstad (NOR)	2:17.6
2	Åke Seyffarth (SWE)	2:18.1
3	Odd Lundberg (NOR)	2:18.9
4	Lassi Parkkinen (FIN)	2:19.6
5	Harry Jansson (SWE)	2:20.0
6	John Werket (USA)	2:20.2
7	Kalevi Laitinen (FIN)	2:20.3
8	Göthe Hedlund (SWE)	2:20.7
9	Kees Broekman (NED)	2:21.0
10	Gunnar Konsmo (NOR)	2:21.2
10	Iván Ruttkay (HUN)	2:21.2
12	Antero Ojala (FIN)	2:21.4
13	Jan Langedijk (NED)	2:21.9
14	Kornél Pajor (HUN)	2:22.2
15	János Kilián (HUN)	2:22.5
16	Ivar Martinsen (NOR)	2:22.6
17	Mats Bolmstedt (SWE)	2:22.8
18	Henry Howes (GBR)	2:23.0
19	Lee Hiyo-Chang (KOR)	2:23.3
20	Ray Blum (USA)	2:23.4
21	Pentti Lammio (FIN)	2:23.9
22	Ken Henry (USA)	2:24.6
23	Bruce Peppin (GBR)	2:24.7
24	Anton Huiskes (NED)	2:25.0
25	Aad de Koning (NED)	2:25.3
26	Vladimír Kolář (TCH)	2:25.6
27	Frank Stack (CAN)	2:25.7
28	Robert Fitzgerald (USA)	2:27.0
29	Abraham Hardy (CAN)	2:28.5
30	Dennis Blundell (GBR)	2:29.2
31	Choi Young-Chin (KOR)	2:29.8
32	Gordon Audley (CAN)	2:30.0
32	Enrico Musolino (ITA)	2:30.0
34	Giorgio Cattaneo (ITA)	2:30.5
34	Hanspeter Vogt (SUI)	2:30.5
36	Guido Caroli (ITA)	2:30.9
36	Lee Jong-guk (KOR)	2:30.9
38	Max Stiepl (AUT)	2:31.2
39	Gedeon Ladányi (HUN)	2:31.3
40	Gustav Slanec (AUT)	2:31.9
41	Thomas Ross (GBR)	2:32.6
42	Rudolf Kleiner (SUI)	2:33.0
43	Sepp Rogger (SUI)	2:34.7
44	Ferdinand Preindl (AUT)	2:38.6
45	Pierre Huylebroeck (BEL)	2:40.2

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References

↑ "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

External links

Official Olympic Report
"Results of the 1948 Olympic Games 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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[SR-1] "Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.

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