The 10,000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928.
In this race, Irving Jaffee was leading the competition, having outskated Norwegian defending world champion Bernt Evensen in their heat, when rising temperatures thawed the ice. In a controversial ruling, the Norwegian referee canceled the entire competition. Although the International Olympic Committee reversed the referee's decision and awarded Jaffee the gold medal, the International Skating Union later overruled the IOC and restored the ruling. Jaffee should have received the gold medal, according to Evensen, but it never occurred.
Medalists
No medals were awarded as the competition was abandoned.
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Winter Olympics.
World record 17:17.4(*) Armand Carlsen Davos (SUI) February 5, 1928 Olympic record 18:04.8 Julius Skutnabb Chamonix (FRA) January 27, 1924
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Results
Heats Heat 1
Place Name Time 1 18:36.5 2 18:36.6
Heat 2
Place Name Time 1 20:21.5 2 20:22.2
Heat 3
Place Name Time 1 20:00.9 – DNF
Heat 4
Place Name Time 1 20:56.1 2 21:05.4
Heat 5
This heat was abandoned after 2000 metres due to thawing ice.
Place Name Time – - – -
Standings after four heats
PlaceSpeed skaterTime 1 18:36.5 2 18:36.6 3 20:00.9 4 20:21.5 5 20:22.2 6 20:56.1 7 21:05.4 – DNF
References
Official Olympic Report