Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres explained

Event:Men's 10,000 metres speed skating
Games:1924 Winter
Venue:Stade Olympique de Chamonix
Date:27 January 1924
Competitors:16
Nations:6
Win Value:18:04.8 OR
Gold:Julius Skutnabb
Goldnoc:FIN
Silver:Clas Thunberg
Silvernoc:FIN
Bronze:Roald Larsen
Bronzenoc:NOR
Next:1928

The 10,000 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-one speed skaters from nine nations were due to compete, but five athletes withdrew, so in the end sixteen speed skaters from six nations competed.[1] The French athlete George de Wilde abandoned the race.[2]

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics.

The following records were set during this competition.

Date Round Athlete Country Time Record
27 January 1924 Pair 1scope=row style=text-align:left; Joe Moore]align=left 19:36.2 OR
27 January 1924 Pair 2scope=row style=text-align:left; Harald Strømalign=left 18:18.6 OR
27 January 1924 Pair 3scope=row style=text-align:left; Roald Larsenalign=left 18:12.2 OR
27 January 1924 Pair 6scope=row style=text-align:left; Julius Skutnabbalign=left 18:04.8 OR
27 January 1924 Pair 3scope=row style=text-align:left; Léonhard Quagliaalign=left 18:25.0

Results

The event was held Sunday afternoon.[2]

Rank Pair Name Country Time Time behind Notes
6scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:04.8 OR
6scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:07.8
3scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:12.2 OR
8scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:13.0
2scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:18.6 OR
3scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:19.0
9scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:25.0
2scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:34.0
8scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 18:57.0
9scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 19:03.8
12scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 19:14.0
1scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 19:36.2 OR
1scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 19:45.2 +100.4
12scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 20:40.8 +156.0
13scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left 21:03.4 +178.6
13scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left
4scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left
5scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left
7scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left
10scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left
11scope=row style=text-align:left; align=left

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181716/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1924/SSK/mens-10000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 22 October 2019.
  2. M. A. Avé. 1924. Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel. The Games of the VIII Olympiad Paris 1924 – Official Report. French Olympic Committee. pdf. Paris. 669–70. French.