The 10,000 metres

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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, February 14, 1928. In this race,

Irving Jaffee Irving Warren Jaffee (September 15, 1906 in New York City – March 20, 1981 in San Diego, California) was an American speed skater who won two gold medals at the 1932 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there along with h ...

was leading the competition, having outskated Norwegian defending world champion

Bernt Evensen Bernt Sverre Evensen (18 April 1905 – 24 August 1979) was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist who competed in skating at the 1928 and 1932 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by w ...

in their heat, when rising temperatures thawed the ice. In a controversial ruling, the Norwegian referee canceled the entire competition. Although the

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reversed the referee's decision and awarded Jaffee the gold medal, the

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later overruled the IOC and restored the ruling. Evensen, for his part, publicly said that Jaffee should be awarded the gold medal, but that never happened.

Medalists

No medals were awarded as the competition was abandoned.

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

Heats

Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 This heat was abandoned after 2000 metres due to thawing ice.

Standings after four heats

References

Official Olympic Report
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed Skating At The 1928 Winter Olympics - Men's 10000 Metres Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics