Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

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500 metres
at the V Olympic Winter Games
Venue St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Dates January 31
Competitors 42 from 15 nations
Winning time 43.1
Medalists
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1st Finn Helgesen  Norway
2nd Ken Bartholomew  United States
2nd Thomas Byberg  Norway
2nd Robert Fitzgerald  United States
← 1936
1952 →
Speed skating
at the
1948 Winter Olympics
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500 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10000 m men

The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948.

Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Finn Helgesen
 Norway
Ken Bartholomew
 United States
Thomas Byberg
 Norway
Robert Fitzgerald
 United States

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.

World Record 41.8(*) Norway Hans Engnestangen Davos (SUI) February 5, 1938
Olympic Record 43.4 Finland Clas Thunberg St. Moritz (SUI) February 13, 1928
43.4 Norway Bernt Evensen St. Moritz (SUI) February 13, 1928
43.4(**) United States Jack Shea Lake Placid (USA) February 4, 1932
43.4 Norway Ivar Ballangrud Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) February 11, 1936

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

(**) This time was set in packstyle format, having all competitors skate at the same time.

Five speed skaters were faster than the standing Olympic record. Finn Helgesen set a time of 43.1 seconds.

Results

Place Athlete Time
1  Finn Helgesen (NOR) 43.1
2  Ken Bartholomew (USA) 43.2
 Thomas Byberg (NOR) 43.2
 Robert Fitzgerald (USA) 43.2
5  Ken Henry (USA) 43.3
6  Sverre Farstad (NOR) 43.6
 Torodd Hauer (NOR) 43.6
 Delbert Lamb (USA) 43.6
22x20px Frank Stack (CAN) 43.6
10  Mats Bolmstedt (SWE) 43.7
11  Halle Janemar (SWE) 44.0
 Åke Seyffarth (SWE) 44.0
13  Keijo Lehdikkö (FIN) 44.7
14  János Kilián (HUN) 44.8
 Antero Ojala (FIN) 44.8
16  Lassi Parkkinen (FIN) 45.2
17 22x20px Gordon Audley (CAN) 45.3
 Kalevi Laitinen (FIN) 45.3
19 22x20px Abraham Hardy (CAN) 45.5
20  Göthe Hedlund (SWE) 45.6
21  Choi Young-Chin (KOR) 45.7
 Kornél Pajor (HUN) 45.7
23  Aad de Koning (NED) 45.9
 Lee Hiyo-Chang (KOR) 45.9
25  Johnny Cronshey (GBR) 46.0
26  Vladimír Kolář (TCH) 46.1
27  Anton Huiskes (NED) 46.2
28  Kees Broekman (NED) 46.3
29  Aage Justesen (DEN) 46.4
 Jan Langedijk (NED) 46.4
 Bruce Peppin (GBR) 46.4
32  Dennis Blundell (GBR) 46.5
 Enrico Musolino (ITA) 46.5
34  Ákos Elekfy (HUN) 46.8
35  Henry Howes (GBR) 46.9
36  Giorgio Cattaneo (ITA) 47.2
37  Iván Ruttkay (HUN) 47.4
 Gustav Slanec (AUT) 47.4
39  Rudolf Kleiner (SUI) 47.8
40  Pierre Huylebroeck (BEL) 48.3
41  Ferdinand Preindl (AUT) 48.7
22x20px Craig Mackay (CAN) DNF

References