Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, 13 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 15 nations competed.

Medalists

Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.

World record 2:17.4(*) Oscar Mathisen Davos (SUI) 18 January 1914 Olympic record 2:20.8 Clas Thunberg Chamonix (FRA) 27 January 1924

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Charles Mathiesen set a new Olympic record with 2:19.2 seconds.

Results

PlaceAthleteTime 1 2:19.2 2 2:20.2 3 2:20.9 4 2:21.3 5 2:21.6 6 2:22.2 7 2:22.4 8 2:23.0 9 2:23.2 2:23.2 2:23.2 12 2:24.3 2:24.3 14 2:24.6 15 2:25.0 16 2:25.3 17 2:25.4 18 2:25.8 19 2:26.7 20 2:27.2 2:27.2 22 2:27.8 23 2:28.9 2:28.9 25 2:29.0 2:29.0 27 2:29.3 28 2:29.6 29 2:29.9 30 2:30.0 31 2:30.5 32 2:31.2 33 2:31.8 34 2:34.2 35 2:57.8 36 3:00.5 37 3:21.9

References

External links Official Olympic Report