Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres speed skating
at the VI Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
VenueBislett Stadium
Date19 February 1952
Competitors30 from 12 nations
Winning time16:45.8 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hjalmar Andersen  Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kees Broekman  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carl-Erik Asplund  Sweden
← 1948
1956 →

The 10,000 metre speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. It was the last speed skating contest at this Games. The competition was held on Tuesday, 19 February 1952, at 10 a.m. Thirty speed skaters from 12 nations competed.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Hjalmar Andersen
 Norway
Kees Broekman
 Netherlands
Carl-Erik Asplund
 Sweden

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.

World Record 16:32.6(*) Norway Hjalmar Andersen Hamar (NOR) 10 February 1952
Olympic Record 17:24.3 Norway Ivar Ballangrud Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) 14 February 1936

(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.

Four speed skaters were faster than the standing Olympic record. Hjalmar Andersen set a new Olympic record with 16:45.8 minutes.

Results

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Place Speed skater Time
1  Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) 16:45.8 OR
2  Kees Broekman (NED) 17:10.6
3  Carl-Erik Asplund (SWE) 17:16.6
4  Pentti Lammio (FIN) 17:20.5
5  Anton Huiskes (NED) 17:25.5
6  Sverre Haugli (NOR) 17:30.2
7  Kazuhiko Sugawara (JPN) 17:34.0
8  Lassi Parkkinen (FIN) 17:36.8
9  Göthe Hedlund (SWE) 17:39.2
10  John Hearn (GBR) 17:41.5
11  Arthur Mannsbarth (AUT) 17:44.2
12  Kauko Salomaa (FIN) 17:49.6
13  Sigvard Ericsson (SWE) 17:52.8
14  Yoshiyasu Gomi (JPN) 17:53.0
15  Norman Holwell (GBR) 18:02.4
16  Pat McNamara (USA) 18:08.7
17  József Merényi (HUN) 18:09.0
18  Yngvar Karlsen (NOR) 18:10.6
19  Egbert van 't Oever (NED) 18:20.8
20  Gunnar Hallkvist (SWE) 18:20.9
21  Ralf Olin (CAN) 18:22.8
22  Theo Meding (GER) 18:24.4
23  Matti Tuomi (FIN) 18:25.5
24  Craig MacKay (CAN) 18:27.4
25  Al Broadhurst (USA) 18:44.2
26  Franz Offenberger (AUT) 19:04.2
27  Chuck Burke (USA) 19:07.1
28  Guido Caroli (ITA) 19:13.6
 Ingar Nordlund (NOR) DNF
 Johnny Werket (USA) DNF

Yoshiyasu Gomi fell once and Egbert van 't Oever fell twice. Ingar Nordlund and Johnny Werket gave up.

References

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  1. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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