Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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1500 metres at the IV Olympic Winter Games
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Venue | Riessersee | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 13 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:19.2 | ||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1936 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 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, February 13, 1936.
Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.
Contents
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Charles Mathiesen Norway |
Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
Birger Wasenius Finland |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.
World Record | 2:17.4(*) | Oscar Mathisen | Davos (SUI) | January 18, 1914 |
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Olympic Record | 2:20.8 | Clas Thunberg | 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.
Charles Mathiesen set a new Olympic record with 2:19.2 seconds.
Results
References
- Official Olympic Report
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