Speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1960 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on the Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink and for the first time at the Olympics on artificially frozen ice. It was held on Friday, February 26, 1960. Forty-eight speed skaters from 16 nations competed.[1]
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Venue | Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
Date | 26 February 1960 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:10.4 | ||||||||||||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | women | |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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no silver awarded as there was a tie for gold | ![]() |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1960 Winter Olympics.
World record | 2:06.3(*) | ![]() |
Squaw Valley/Squaw Valley Olympic Skating Rink (USA) | March 1, 1959 |
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Olympic record | 2:08.6(**) | ![]() |
Cortina d'Ampezzo/Lake Misurina (ITA) | January 30, 1956 |
2:08.6(**) | ![]() |
Cortina d'Ampezzo/Lake Misurina (ITA) | January 30, 1956 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on artificially frozen ice.
(**) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Results
Yevgeny Grishin who was the first speed skater to defend his 500 metres Olympic title was also able to repeat his win in the 1500 metres event. In 1956 he shared the win with fellow countryman Yuri Mikhaylov. This time Grishin tied with Roald Aas. Grishin was the second speed skater to win two gold medals in 1500 metres competitions after Clas Thunberg won in 1924 and 1928.
References
- "Speed Skating at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
External links
- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1960 Olympic Games 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.