Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 13 February 1928. Thirty-three speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]
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| Venue | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 13 February 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 43.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bernt Evensen NorwayClas Thunberg  Finland |
John Farrell.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United StatesJaakko Friman FinlandRoald Larsen Norway |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 43.1(*) | Roald Larsen |
Davos (SUI) | 4 February 1928 |
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| Olympic Record | 44.0 |  Charles Jewtraw |
Chamonix (FRA) | 26 January 1924 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Seven speed skaters were faster than the standing Olympic record with the two Olympic champions as new Olympic record holders. Bernt Evensen and Clas Thunberg each set a time of 43.4 seconds.
Results
| Place | Athlete | Time |
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| 1 | Clas Thunberg (FIN) | 43.4 OR |
| Bernt Evensen (NOR) | 43.4 OR | |
| 3 | John Farrell (USA) | 43.6 |
| Roald Larsen (NOR) | 43.6 | |
| Jaakko Friman (FIN) | 43.6 | |
| 6 | Haakon Pedersen (NOR) | 43.8 |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Charles Gorman (CAN) | 43.9 |
| 8 | Bertel Backman (FIN) | 44.4 |
| 9 | Oskar Olsen (NOR) | 44.7 |
| 10 | Eddie Murphy (USA) | 44.9 |
| 11 | Toivo Ovaska (FIN) | 45.2 |
| Willy Logan (CAN) | 45.2 | |
| Irving Jaffee (USA) | 45.2 | |
| 14 | Ross Robinson (CAN) | 45.9 |
| 15 |  Christfried Burmeister (EST) | 46.2 |
| 16 |  Alberts Rumba (LAT) | 46.3 |
| 17 | Valentine Bialas (USA) | 46.5 |
| 18 |  Fritz Moser (AUT) | 46.7 |
| 19 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zoltán Eötvös (HUN) | 46.8 |
| 20 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Fritz Jungblut (GER) | 47.2 |
| 21 | Otto Polacsek (AUT) | 47.5 |
| 22 | Aleksander Mitt (EST) | 47.7 |
| 23 |  Gustaf Andersson (SWE) | 47.9 |
| 24 | Erhard Mayke (GER) | 49.1 |
| Rudolf Riedl (AUT) | 49.1 | |
| 26 |  Léonhard Quaglia (FRA) | 49.5 |
| 27 |  Siem Heiden (NED) | 49.9 |
| 28 | Charles Thaon (FRA) | 50.1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kęstutis Bulota (LTU) | 50.1 | |
| 30 |  Frederick Dix (GBR) | 53.4 |
| 31 | Leonard Stewart (GBR) | 54.8 |
| 32 | Cyril Horn (GBR) | 54.9 |
| 33 | Wim Kos (NED) | 56.2 |
References
- "Speed Skating at the 1928 Sankt Moritz Winter Games:Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1928 Olympic Games 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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