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The governing body for speed skating, theEvents
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The following table shows when events were contested at each Games. Women's events were demonstrated in 1932. • = ''official event'', (d) = ''demonstration event'' {, , - , align=left, 500 metres, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 23 , - , align=left, 1000 metres, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 12 , - , align=left, 1500 metres, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 23 , - , align=left, 5000 metres, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 23 , - , align=left, 10000 metres, , •, , •The 10000 m event at the 1928 Games was cancelled during the fifth heat due to thawing ice., , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 23 , - , align=left, all-round, , •, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 , - , align=left, mass start, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , •, , , , 1 , - , align=left, team pursuit, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 4 , - bgcolor=lightgray , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , align=center, ''Total events'', , 5, , 3, , 4, , 4, , 4, , 4, , 4, , 4, , 4, , 4, , 4, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 6, , 6, , 6, , 7, , , ,Women's
• = ''official event'', (d) = ''demonstration event'' {, , - , align=left, 500 metres, , , , , , (d), , , , , , , , , , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 16 , - , align=left, 1000 metres, , , , , , (d), , , , , , , , , , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 16 , - , align=left, 1500 metres, , , , , , (d), , , , , , , , , , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 16 , - , align=left, 3000 metres, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 16 , - , align=left, 5000 metres, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 8 , - , align=left, mass start, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , •, , , , 1 , - , align=left, team pursuit, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , •, , •, , •, , •, , , , 4 , - bgcolor=lightgray , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , align=center, ''Total events'', , , , , , 3, , , , , , , , , , 4, , 4, , 4, , 4, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 5, , 6, , 6, , 6, , 7, , , ,Medal table
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{, , - , style="background:#ddd", , = Countries that did not participate in the Olympic Winter Games in that year or didn't exist at the time. {, , - , align=left, , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , 1 , style="background:#ddd", , 1 , 1 , 2 , , 1 , 2 , 1 , 2 , 2 , 4 , 2 , 2 , , , , 1 , 1 , 1 , , 15 , - , - , align=left, , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , 2 , 4 , 5 , 1 , 1 , , 4 , , 6 , - , align=left, , 4 , , , 2 , 1 , 3 , 2 , style="background:#ddd", , 1 , style="background:#ddd", , , 2 , , , , , , 1 , 1 , 1 , , 2 , 3 , , 12 , - , align=left, , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , 1 , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , style="background:#ddd", , , style="background:#ddd", , , 1 , - 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''Countries'', , 10, , 14, , 6, , 16, , 15, , 14, , 18, , 17, , 22, , 19, , 18, , 19, , 20, , 24, , 21, , 23, , 21, , 25, , 23, , 19, , 24, , 23, , 29, , , , , - ! ''Speed skaters'', , 31, , 40, , 31, , 52, , 68, , 67, , 88, , 103, , 137, , 137, , 118, , 122, , 127, , 139, , 142, , 155, , 151, , 171, , 166, , 175, , 180, , 179, , 184, , , , , -See also
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Bibliography
* Kluge, Volker. ''Olympische Winterspiele: Die Chronik - Chamonix 1924 - Lillehammer 1994''. Berlin, Germany: Sportverlag, 2nd revised and updated edition, 1994.External links