Speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The 5000 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.

Medalists

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

World record 8:26.5(*) Harald Strøm Kristiania (NOR) 18 February 1922 Olympic record 8:39.0 Clas Thunberg Chamonix (FRA) 26 January 1924

(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.

Results PlaceAthleteTime 1 8:50.5 2 8:59.1 3 9:01.1 4 9:01.3 5 9:01.5 6 9:06.3 7 9:07.3 8 9:08.9 9 9:09.7 10 9:09.9 11 9:10.0 12 9:11.8 13 9:14.0 14 9:19.5 15 9:19.7 16 9:26.7 17 9:29.2 18 9:33.3 19 9:34.2 20 9:34.4 21 9:35.2 22 9:38.9 23 9:45.0 24 9:46.2 25 9:49.8 26 9:53.5 27 9:57.8 28 9:58.5 29 10:10.3 30 10:18.8 31 10:40.0 32 10:55.6 – DNF

References

External links Official Olympic Report