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Speed Skating At The 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 Metres
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 16 February 1952, at 3p.m. Forty-one speed skaters from 14 nations competed. Medalists Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics. ''(*)'' The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice. Results The current world record holder Yuri Sergeev did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956. Finn Helgesen did not receive a bronze medal because he was paired up with Arne Johansen and finished behind his opponent. Jan Charisius and Lassi Parkkinen Lauri ("Lassi") Rikhard Parkkinen (8 May 1917 – 3 October 1994) was a Finnish speed skater. __NOTOC__ Lassi Parkkinen was born in Varkaus, an industrial town in the southeast of Finland. He made his debut at the World Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bislett Stadium
Bislett Stadium ( no, Bislett stadion) is a sports stadium in Oslo, Norway. Bislett is Norway's most well known sports arena internationally, with 15 speed skating world records and more than 50 track and field world records having been set here. The original stadium was demolished in 2004 and construction of a new stadium was completed by the summer of 2005. The New Bislett Stadium was designed by C.F. Møller Architects. History Bislett Stadium lies on the site of a 19th-century brick works, which was bought by the Municipality of Kristiania (Oslo) in 1898, and turned into a sports field in 1908. The merchant, speed skater, gymnast and sports organizer Martinus Lørdahl was instrumental in facilitating the construction of the first bleachers, begun in 1917 and completed in 1922 along with the new club house. One of the squares outside the stadium is named Martinus Lørdahl's Square, in his honour. Bislett became Norway's main arena for speed skating and track and field in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toivo Salonen
Toivo Kostia Salonen (21 May 1933 – 28 October 2019) was a former speed skater from Finland. He was born in Pälkäne. Medals Toivo Salonen had most of his successes on a national level, becoming Finnish Allround Champion in 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, winning Finnish silver in 1953, 1955, and 1962, and taking bronze in 1963 and 1964. But Salonen also competed internationally for 12 years and participated in 4 Winter Olympics. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won bronze on the 1,500 m. So far (including the 2006 Winter Olympics), Salonen is the last Finnish male speed skater to have won an Olympic medal – the last Finnish female speed skater so far being Kaija Mustonen in 1968. In 1959, Salonen won bronze at the European Allround Championships behind gold medallist Knut Johannesen and fellow countryman Juhani Järvinen Jouko Juhani Järvinen (9 May 1935 – 31 May 1984) was a Finnish speed skater. He competed in the 1956, 1960 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalevi Laitinen (speed Skater)
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Kalevi Laitinen may refer to: * Kalevi Laitinen (gymnast) * Kalevi Laitinen (speed skater) Kalevi Laitinen may refer to: * Kalevi Laitinen (gymnast) * Kalevi Laitinen (speed skater) {{hndis, Laitinen, Kalevi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Holwell
Norman Holwell (6 September 1928 – 7 April 2020) was a British speed skater. He competed in four events at 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 .... References External links * 1928 births 2020 deaths British male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for Great Britain Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands {{UK-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Van Der Voort
Willem "Wim" van der Voort (24 March 1923 – 23 October 2016) was a Dutch speed skater. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Van der Voort was the silver medalist in the men's 1500 meters, finishing 0.2 seconds behind Hjalmar Andersen of Norway."1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Speed Skating" (Retrieved on February 27, 2008) He received a bronze medal at the 1953 World Allround Championships, and silver medals at the 1951 and 1953 |
Cockie Van Der Elst
Cockie van der Elst (26 June 1928 – 6 September 2021) was a Dutch speed skater. He competed in two events at 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 .... References External links * 1928 births 2021 deaths Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Rotterdam {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsuneo Sato
was a Japanese speed skater. He competed in two events at 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 .... References 1925 births 1992 deaths Japanese male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of Japan Speed skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Miyagi Prefecture {{Japan-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukenobu Kudo
Sukenobu (written: 祐信, 輔信 or 資順) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese printmaker *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''kugyō'' See also *Sukenobu Station 270px, Turnstile is a railway station in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company, Enshū Railway. Lines Sukenobu Station is a station on the Enshū Railway Line and is 2.4 kilometers from the ..., a railway station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fitzgerald (speed Skater)
Robert Emmett "Bobby" Fitzgerald (October 3, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota – April 22, 2005 in Luverne, Minnesota) was an American speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics. He was a member of the US Army Air Corps in World War II, and was discharged due to injuries sustained in a plane crash. He was a Feb., 1947 graduate of St. Thomas College, when he won the national and North American Speed Skating crowns. Later that year, he skated in the "Winter Carnival" held at Como Park, in St. Paul, which was the US Olympic trials for speed skating. His 1st place there was enough to qualify him for the seven man team. In 1948 he won a silver medal in the 500 metres event. He also finished 28th in the 1500 metres competition. In 2005, he was inducted to the Minneapolis South High School's (1941 Graduate) "Wall of Honor". Fitzgerald was also a chiropractor, a 1956 graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic, he was also a ... [...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] |
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] |
