At the
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...
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speed skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skatin ...
events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936, Wednesday, 12 February 1936, Thursday, 13 February 1936, and on Friday, 14 February 1936.
Medal summary
Medal winner shown below
Participating nations
Seventeen speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 52 speed skaters from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
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Medal table
References
External links
International Olympic Committee results database*
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*"Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester (suspected errata listed in
Errata/0949853054)
*"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide
PDF file*"The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002"
Australian Olympic Committee
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Australia
* Australia, a country
* Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia
** European Australians
** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists
** Aboriginal Au ...
(Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in
Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257)
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1936 Winter Olympics events
1936
Events
January–February
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Olympics, 1936