Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Men's 1500 metres speed skating at the I Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Olympique de Chamonix | ||||||||||||
Date | 27 January 1924 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:20.8 OR | ||||||||||||
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The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, January 27, 1924. Twenty-seven speed skaters from ten nations were due to compete, but five athletes withdrew, so in the end twenty-two speed skaters from nine nations competed.[1] The Finnish athlete Asser Wallenius fell and did not finish the race.[2]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Clas Thunberg![]() | Roald Larsen![]() | Sigurd Moen![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics.
World record | ![]() | 2:17.4 | Kristiania, Norway | 17 January 1914 | [3][a] |
Olympic record | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
The following records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
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27 January 1924 | Pair 1 | André Gegout | ![]() | 2:54.4 | OR |
27 January 1924 | Pair 4 | Clas Thunberg | ![]() | 2:20.8 | OR |
27 January 1924 | Pair 10 | Léonhard Quaglia | ![]() | 2:37.0 | NR |
Results
The event was held Sunday at midday.[2]
Notes
References
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f M. A. Avé, ed. (1924). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel [The Games of the VIII Olympiad Paris 1924 – Official Report] (pdf) (Report) (in French). Paris: French Olympic Committee. pp. 669–70.
- ^ "Oscar Mathisen, 4 October 1888". evertstenlund.se. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1924 Olympic Games 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.