Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Speed skating
Games:	1948 Winter
Venue:	St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Date:	31 January – 3 February 1948
Num Events:	4
Competitors:	68
Nations:	15
Prev:	1936
Next:	1952

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.^[1]

Medal summary

500 metres		43.1		43.2	None awarded
1500 metres		2:17.6		2:18.1		2:18.9
5000 metres		8:29.4		8:32.7		8:34.8
10,000 metres		17:26.3		17:36.0		17:42.7

Participating nations

Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.

A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:

External links

• International Olympic Committee results database
• Web site: Results of the 1948 Olympic Games Men. SpeedSkatingStats.com. 7 September 2012.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417054017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/SSK/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 24 October 2019.