Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
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| Venue | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 1 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:29.4 | ||||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics |
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10000 m | men |
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, February 1, 1948.
Forty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Reidar Liaklev (NOR) |
Odd Lundberg (NOR) |
 Göthe Hedlund (SWE) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 8:13.7(*) |  Åke Seyffarth |
Davos (SUI) | February 3, 1941 |
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| Olympic Record | 8:19.6 |  Ivar Ballangrud |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | February 12, 1936 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Results
References
- Official Olympic Report
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