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Speed Skating At The 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, four speed skating events were scheduled, all for men, but medals were only awarded for three events, because the 10.000 m event was not completed. The Allround event, which was only organized in 1924, ... programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, 14 February 1928. Thirty speed skaters from 14 nations competed. Medalists Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Winter Olympics. ''(*)'' The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice. Results References External linksOfficial Olympic Report* {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed Skating At The 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 Metres Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clas Thunberg
Arnold Clas ("Classe") Robert Thunberg (5 April 1893 – 28 April 1973) was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold medals – three at the inaugural Winter Olympics held in Chamonix in 1924 (along with a silver and a bronze medal) and two at the 1928 Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz. He was the most successful athlete at both of these Winter Olympics, sharing the honour for 1928 Winter Olympics with Johan Grøttumsbraaten of Norway. No other athlete ever won such a high fraction of all Olympic events at a single Games. He was born and died in Helsinki. Short biography Thunberg began with speed skating rather late, at the age of 18, having led a somewhat rowdy life as a compulsive smoker and drinker before he concentrated fully on his sport. However, from the age of 28 – when he turned up at his first European Allround Championships – and for the following ten years, he was by far the most-winning skater. Thunberg's greatest strengths were the shortest distanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Andersson (speed Skater)
Gustaf Andersson (6 April 1903 – 15 September 1986), also known as ''Gustaf Gabeling'', was a Swedish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... In 1928 he finished ninth in the 1500 metres event as well as ninth in the 5000 metres competition, and 23rd in the 500 metres event. He also started in the abandoned 10000 metres competition. External links Speed skating 1928 1903 births 1986 deaths Swedish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Sweden Speed skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swedish people {{Sweden-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Riedl
Rudolf Riedl (born 7 June 1907, date of death unknown) was an Austrian speed skater. He competed in four events at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References 1907 births Year of death missing Austrian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Austria Speed skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Logan
William Frederick Logan (March 15, 1907 – November 6, 1955) was a Canadian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of Ki .... In 1928 he finished eleventh in the 500 metres event, 21st in the 1500 metres competition and 29th in the 5000 metres event. Four years later he won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres event as well as in the 5000 metres competition. In the 500 metres event he finished fifth. He also participated in the 10000 metres competition but was eliminated in the heats. Personal Bests: 500 - 45.2 (1928); 1500 - 2.35.6 (1928); 5000 - 9.58.3 (1928). External links Profile 1907 births 1955 deaths Canadian male speed skate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksander Mitt
Aleksander Mitt (8 February 1903 in Tartu, Russian Empire – 18 April 1942 in Kirov Oblast, Russia) was an Estonian speed skater who competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics, 1928 and 1936 Winter Olympics, 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he finished 22nd in the Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres, 500 metres event, 20th in the Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres, 1500 metres event and 21st in the Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, 5000 metres competition. In 1936 Mitt finished 22nd in the Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres, 500, Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres, 1500 and Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, 5000 meters events. In Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 10000 metres, 10000 meters event he did not finish. He was executed in a Soviet prison camp during World War II. References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christfried Burmeister
Christfried Burmeister (later Christfried Puurmeister, 26 May 1898 in Reval, Estonia – 12 July 1965 in Bradford, England) was an Estonian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he finished 15th in the 500 metres event, 19th in the 1500 metres event and 24th in the 5000 metres competition. He was also sent to take part of the speed skating event of the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ... but later withdrawn. The message about his withdrawal wasn't sent by Estonian sports officials to the Olympics organizers so Estonian flag was still represented at the opening ceremony. References External links * 1898 births 1965 deaths Sportspeople from Tallinn People from the Governorate of Estonia Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siem Heiden
Simon "Siem" Heiden (12 March 1905 – 3 August 1993) was a Dutch speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. He was born in IJsselmonde and died in Rotterdam. In 1928 Winter Olympics, he finished eleventh in the 5000 metres event, 18th in the 1500 metres competition and 27th in the 500 metres event. When he broke the 5000 meters world record in 1933, he was a member of athletic and football club Feyenoord. The chairman of the club, Leen van Zandvliet, congratulated him for his performance. Simon was engaged into an incident during the 2nd World War, when defending Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a city and municipality in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the province's fifth-largest city after R .... He was asked to shoot a paratrooper that was wounded, however, Simon carried him to safety as he was a fellow olimpian. World record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Robinson (speed Skater)
Ross Robinson (6 December 1906 – 22 December 1992) was a Canadian speed skater. He competed in three events at the 1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M .... References 1906 births 1992 deaths Canadian male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Canada Speed skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Toronto {{Canada-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fritz Moser
Fritz Moser (11 February 1901 – 10 September 1978) was an Austrian speed skater and rower. He competed in three speed skating events at the 1928 Winter Olympics. He also competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. See also * List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games Below is a list of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, as of the end of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics, the winter sports of Figure skating and Ice hockey had been contested in the Summer Olym ... References 1901 births 1978 deaths Austrian male rowers Austrian male speed skaters Olympic rowers for Austria Olympic speed skaters for Austria Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Speed skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toivo Ovaska
Toivo Johannes Ovaska (18 December 1899 – 3 January 1966) was a Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. He was born in Ruskeala, Karelia and died in Helsinki. In 1928 he finished eleventh in the 500 metres event and 15th in the 1500 metres competition. He also played football as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie .... He made four appearances for the Finland national team between 1926 and 1927. References External links profile 1899 births 1966 deaths Finnish male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Finland Speed skaters at the 1928 Winter Olympics Finnish men's footballers Finland men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders {{Finland-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberts Rumba
Alberts Rumba (15 October 1892 – 10 July 1962) was a Latvian speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France .... In 1924, he finished tenth in the 1500 metres event, eleventh in the 5000 metres competition, as well as eleventh in the Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 10000 metres, 10000 metres event, and 16th in the Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres, 500 metres competition. In the Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's all-round, all-round event he finished seventh. Four years later he finished 14th in the Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres, 1500 metres event, 15th in the Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
