The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, January 27, 1924. Twenty-seven speed skaters from ten nations were due to compete, but five athletes withdrew, so in the end twenty-two speed skaters from nine nations competed. The Finnish athlete Asser Wallenius fell and did not finish the race.
Medalists
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics.
The following records were set during this competition.
Date Round Athlete Country Time Record 27 January 1924 Pair 1 André Gegout 2:54.4 OR 27 January 1924 Pair 4 Clas Thunberg 2:20.8 OR 27 January 1924 Pair 10 Léonhard Quaglia 2:37.0
Results
The event was held Sunday at midday.
Rank Pair Name Country Time Time behind Notes 4 2:20.8 OR 4 2:22.0 8 2:25.6 12 2:26.6 12 2:29.0 11 2:29.2 16 2:29.8 11 2:31.6 +10.8 13 10 2:32.0 +11.2 13 2:35.4 +14.6 8 2:36.0 +15.2 9 2:36.4 +15.6 10 2:37.0 +16.2 15 2:42.6 +21.8 1 2:54.4 +33.6 OR 2 2:54.8 +34.0 2 2:55.0 +34.2 1 3:01.8 +41.0 15 3:14.6 +53.8 16 3:16.8 +56.0 9 3 5 6 7 14
Notes
References
External links Official Olympic Report