At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.[1]
| Speed skating at the V Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink |
| Date | 31 January – 3 February 1948 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 68 from 15 nations |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | Finn Helgesen Norway | 43.1 | Ken Bartholomew United StatesThomas Byberg NorwayRobert Fitzgerald United States | 43.2 | None awarded | |
| 1500 metres | Sverre Farstad Norway | 2:17.6 | Åke Seyffarth Sweden | 2:18.1 | Odd Lundberg Norway | 2:18.9 |
| 5000 metres | Reidar Liaklev Norway | 8:29.4 | Odd Lundberg Norway | 8:32.7 | Göthe Hedlund Sweden | 8:34.8 |
| 10,000 metres | Åke Seyffarth Sweden | 17:26.3 | Lassi Parkkinen Finland | 17:36.0 | Pentti Lammio Finland | 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:
Austria (3)
Belgium (1)
Canada (4)
Czechoslovakia (1)
Denmark (1)
Finland (5)
Great Britain (5)
Hungary (5)
Italy (4)
Netherlands (4)
Norway (12)
South Korea (3)
Sweden (6)
Switzerland (5)
United States (9)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
References
External links
- International Olympic Committee results database
- "Results of the 1948 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
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