Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
| Men's 1500 metres speed skating at the III Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
| Date | 5 February 1932 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:57.5 | ||||||||||||
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The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, February 5, 1932. Eighteen speed skaters from six nations competed. Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held for the only time in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Jack Shea United States | Alexander Hurd Canada | Willy Logan Canada |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 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.
Results
First round
Heat 1
| Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 |  Herbert Taylor (USA) | 2:49.3 | Q |
| 2 |  Frank Stack (CAN) | Q | |
| 3 |  Bernt Evensen (NOR) | ||
| 4 | Hans Engnestangen (NOR) | ||
| 5 |  Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) | ||
| 6 |  Tomeju Uruma (JPN) |
Heat 2
| Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Shea (USA) | 2:58.0 | Q |
| 2 | Willy Logan (CAN) | Q | |
| 3 | Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) | ||
| 4 | Herbert Flack (CAN) | ||
| 5 | Shozo Ishihara (JPN) | ||
| 6 | Lloyd Guenther (USA) |
In the middle of the heat, the judges suddenly stopped the race. They accused the skaters of 'loafing' and ordered the race rerun.[2]
Heat 3
| Place | Name | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Raymond Murray (USA) | 2:29.9 | Q |
| 2 | Alexander Hurd (CAN) | Q | |
| 3 | Michael Staksrud (NOR) | ||
| 4 | Yasuo Kawamura (JPN) | ||
| 5 | Tokuo Kitani (JPN) | ||
| 6 |  Ingvar Lindberg (SWE) |
Final
| Place | Name | Time |
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| 1 | Jack Shea (USA) | 2:57.5 |
| 2 | Alexander Hurd (CAN) | 5 m behind |
| 3 | Willy Logan (CAN) | 6 m behind |
| 4 | Frank Stack (CAN) | |
| 5 | Raymond Murray (USA) | |
| 6 | Herbert Taylor (USA) |
References
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1932 Olympic Games 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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