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Speed Skating At The 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 Metres
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 31 January 1948. Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed. Medalists Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics. ''(*)'' The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice. ''(**)'' This time was set in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time. Five speed skaters were faster than the standing Olympic record. Finn Helgesen Finn Helgesen (25 April 1919 – 3 September 2011) was a speed skater from Norway. Career Competing in the 500 m he won the national title in 1947 and 1949 and an Olympic gold medal in 1948. In 1948 he set a new Olympic record at 43.1 seconds ... set a time of 43.1 seconds. Results References External linksOfficial Olympic Report* {{DEFAULTSORT:S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Olympic Records In Speed Skating
This is the current list of Olympic records in speed skating. Men's records ''♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of 11 February 2022.'' Women's records ;Note See also * List of world records in speed skating * List of Olympic records in short track speed skating References {{DEFAULTSORT:Olympic records in speed skating Speed skating Records A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection of data Computing * Record (computer science), a data structure ** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity ** Boot sector or boot record, ... Speed skating records Speed skating-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Ballangrud
Ivar Eugen Ballangrud (né ''Eriksen'', 7 March 1904 – 1 June 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater, a four-time Olympic champion in speed skating. As the only triple gold medalist at the 1936 Winter Olympics, Ballangrud was the most successful athlete there. Biography Ivar Ballangrud was one of the most successful speed skaters in the world for a period of 15 years, from 1924 to 1939. Coming from the small place Lunner on Hadeland, he was a member of the famous "Hadeland Trio", consisting of himself, Michael Staksrud and Hans Engnestangen. He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub. Ballangrud was four times World Allround Champion, four times European Allround Champion, five times Norwegian Allround Champion, and four times Olympic Champion. He won three Olympic titles at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: 500 m (quite surprisingly), 5000 m, and 10,000 m. On the 1500 m during those Winter Olympics, he won silver – his teammate Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antero Ojala
Yrjö Antero Ojala (December 10, 1916 – February 5, 1982) was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics and in the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz .... In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the 5000 metres competition. In the 10000 metres event he finished seventh, in the 500 metres competition he finished eighth, and in the 1500 metres event he finished ninth. Twelve years later he finished twelfth in the 1500 metres competition, 14th in the 500 metres event, and 26th in the 5000 metres competition. External links ProfileSpeed skating 1936 1916 births 1982 deaths Finnish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Finland Speed skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
János Kilián
János Kilián (19 December 1922 – 26 March 2016) was a Hungarian speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz .... References 1922 births 2016 deaths Hungarian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Hungary Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics Speed skaters from Budapest {{Hungary-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keijo Lehdikkö
Keijo Lehdikk̦ (4 June 1920 Р20 February 1958) was a Finnish speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz .... References 1920 births 1958 deaths Finnish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Finland Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…ke Seyffarth
Karl Åke Seyffarth (15 December 1919 – 1 January 1998) was a Swedish speed skater who specialised in long distance events. He set new world records on the 5,000 m (8:13.7) in 1941 and on the 3000 m (4:45.7) in 1942. He became European Allround Champions in 1947, winning both the 5,000 m and the 10000 m on his way to becoming European Champion. In addition to speed skating, Seyffarth also was one of Sweden's leading cyclists, but this career was hampered by an injury in a dirt biking accident in 1943. Seyffarth participated in the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, the first Winter Olympic Games to be held in twelve years. As a result of the lack of competition during, and shortly after, World War II, Seyffarth entered the 5,000 m as the world record holder, a record he had set almost exactly seven years earlier, in 1941. During his heat, Seyffarth seemed to be winning until a photographer tried to take a picture of him and stepped onto the ice. Seyf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halle Janemar
Harald "Halle" Janemar (May 4, 1920 – February 14, 2016) was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz .... He finished eleventh in the 500 metres competition. References External linksSpeed skating 1948 1920 births 2016 deaths Swedish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Sweden Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mats Bolmstedt
Mats Bolmstedt (July 8, 1920 – December 9, 1965) was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 .... In 1948 he finished tenth in the 500 metres competition and 17th in the 1500 metres event. External links Speed skating 1948 1920 births 1965 deaths Swedish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Sweden Speed skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Stack (speed Skater)
Frank Stack (January 1, 1906 – January 25, 1987) was a Canadian speed skater. He competed at the 1932, 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 10000 m in 1932, placing fourth in the 500 m and 1500 m and seventh in the 5000 m events. He missed the 1936 Games due to lack of funds to travel to Berlin. Stack took up skating at the age of 13, following his father Jack, who was also a competitive speed skater. Frank was the Western Canadian Junior Champion in 1919–1923 and senior champion in 1924–1929. In 1931, 1932 and 1938 he won North American Indoor Championships. He semi-retired in 1954, but returned to competitions in 1966, aged 60, and had five podium finishes at the Canadian Indoor Championships. While competing Stack worked as a speed skating coach and prepared the national team to the 1952 and 1960 Winter Olympics. In 1965 he was inducted into the Canadian Speed Skating Hall of Fame as one of five charter members. He became member of the Canada Sports Hal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delbert Lamb
Delbert Thomas "Del" Lamb (October 22, 1914 – September 25, 2010) was an American speed skater. He competed in the 500 m event at the 1936 and 1948 Olympics and placed fifth-sixth. He won that event at the 1936 World Championships, placing second in 1950. Lamb worked for the Milwaukee Fire Department, and lost his job when he left for the U.S. Olympics Trials and the 1948 Olympics amidst a big snowstorm in Milwaukee. Between 1948 and 1958 he served as sheriff of Milwaukee, and also ran Del Lamb's Sport and Cycle Shop there. After retiring from competitions he worked as a speed skating coach and attended the 1956 Winter Olympics in this capacity. At the next Olympics in Squaw Valley he served as Chief Starter for speed skating events. In 1969 he was inducted into the U.S. Speed Skating Hall of Fame. . National Speed Skatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torodd Hauer
Torodd Hilding Hauer (8 July 1922 – 4 December 2010) was a Norwegian speed skater. He competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and finished sixth in the 500 m event.Torodd Hauer Sports Reference.com Hauer was a sprinter and never placed within the podium at the Norwegian all-round championships. He competed between 1945 and 1962, and continued to improve his personal best times until late thirties. After retiring from skating he owned a successful construction firm in Lillehammer
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Sverre Farstad
Sverre Farstad (8 February 1920 – 27 March 1978) was a Norwegian speed skater representing ''Sportsklubben Falken'', Trondheim, as part of the Falken Trio also including Henry Wahl and Hjalmar Andersen. Farstad won one Olympic gold medal and one European Championship in his three-year international career. Pre St. Moritz Before World War II, Farstad was active in workers races, and came second in the Norwegian Workers' Championship on the 5,000 m in 1940. During the war, he trained weightlifting and gymnastics in Trondheim, and returned to international competition by winning bronze at the European Championship 1947, where he won the 1,500 metres, and silver at the World Championship, where he won both 500 and 1,500 m, and was 2.2 seconds from becoming world champion by virtue of winning three distances. Instead, he finished second in the overall standings after finishing 30.9 seconds behind Lassi Parkkinen on 10,000 metres. He was awarded Egebergs Ærespri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
