Event: | Men's 1500 metres speed skating |
Games: | 1936 Winter |
Venue: | Riessersee |
Date: | 13 February 1936 |
Competitors: | 37 |
Nations: | 15 |
Win Value: | 2:19.2 |
Gold: | Charles Mathiesen |
Goldnoc: | NOR |
Silver: | Ivar Ballangrud |
Silvernoc: | NOR |
Bronze: | Birger Wasenius |
Bronzenoc: | FIN |
Prev: | 1932 |
Next: | 1948 |
The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 13 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.[1]
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) | 18 January 1914 | |
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Olympic Record | 2:20.8 | Clas Thunberg | Chamonix (FRA) | 27 January 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.
Place | Athlete | Time | |
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1 | 2:19.2 | ||
2 | 2:20.2 | ||
3 | 2:20.9 | ||
4 | 2:21.3 | ||
5 | 2:21.6 | ||
6 | 2:22.2 | ||
7 | 2:22.4 | ||
8 | 2:23.0 | ||
9 | 2:23.2 | ||
2:23.2 | |||
2:23.2 | |||
12 | 2:24.3 | ||
2:24.3 | |||
14 | 2:24.6 | ||
15 | 2:25.0 | ||
16 | 2:25.3 | ||
17 | 2:25.4 | ||
18 | 2:25.8 | ||
19 | 2:26.7 | ||
20 | 2:27.2 | ||
2:27.2 | |||
22 | 2:27.8 | ||
23 | 2:28.9 | ||
2:28.9 | |||
25 | 2:29.0 | ||
2:29.0 | |||
27 | 2:29.3 | ||
28 | 2:29.6 | ||
29 | 2:29.9 | ||
30 | 2:30.0 | ||
31 | 2:30.5 | ||
32 | 2:31.2 | ||
33 | 2:31.8 | ||
34 | 2:34.2 | ||
35 | 2:57.8 | ||
36 | 3:00.5 | ||
37 | 3:21.9 |