Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, 14 February 1928. Thirty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]

Men's 1500 metres speed skating
at the II Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueSt. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Date14 February 1928
Competitors30 from 14 nations
Winning time2:21.1
Medalists
Clas Thunberg  Finland
Bernt Evensen  Norway
Ivar Ballangrud  Norway
Speed skating at the
1928 Winter Olympics
500 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
Clas Thunberg
 Finland		 Bernt Evensen
 Norway		 Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Winter Olympics.

World Record 2:17.4(*) Oscar Mathisen Davos (SUI) 18 January 1914
Olympic Record 2:20.8 Clas Thunberg Chamonix (FRA) 27 January 1924

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

Results
PlaceAthleteTime
1 Clas Thunberg (FIN)2:21.1
2 Bernt Evensen (NOR)2:21.9
3 Ivar Ballangrud (NOR)2:22.6
4 Roald Larsen (NOR)2:25.3
5 Eddie Murphy (USA)2:25.9
6 Valentine Bialas (USA)2:26.3
7 Irving Jaffee (USA)2:26.7
8 John Farrell (USA)2:26.8
9 Gustaf Andersson (SWE)2:27.5
10 Zoltán Eötvös (HUN)2:27.9
11 Fritz Jungblut (GER)2:28.2
12 Charles Gorman (CAN)2:28.4
13 Wollert Nygren (NOR)2:28.7
14 Alberts Rumba (LAT)2:28.9
15 Toivo Ovaska (FIN)2:29.3
16 Fritz Moser (AUT)2:31.1
17 Ross Robinson (CAN)2:32.3
18 Siem Heiden (NED)2:33.1
19 Christfried Burmeister (EST)2:33.3
20 Aleksander Mitt (EST)2:35.0
21 Willy Logan (CAN)2:35.6
22 Rudolf Riedl (AUT)2:37.8
23 Arthur Vollstedt (GER)2:39.9
24 Cyril Horn (GBR)2:40.0
25 Kęstutis Bulota (LTU)2:40.9
26 Charles Thaon (FRA)2:41.2
27 Leonard Stewart (GBR)2:48.9
28 Frederick Dix (GBR)2:49.6
29 Bertel Backman (FIN)DNF
 Wim Kos (NED)DNF

References
  1. "Speed Skating at the 1928 Sankt Moritz Winter Games:Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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