The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 17 February 1952, at 4p.m. Thirty-five speed skaters from 13 nations competed.
Medalists
Records These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
World Record 8:07.3(*) Hjalmar Andersen Trondheim (NOR) 13 January 1951 8:03.7(**) Nikolay Mamonov Medeo (URS) 23 January 1952 Olympic Record 8:19.6 Ivar Ballangrud Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) 12 February 1936
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
(**) This record was not recognized before the 1955 ISU Congress. It was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Hjalmar Andersen set a new Olympic record with 8:10.6 minutes.
Results
Nikolay Mamonov who set a faster time than the standing world record (later recognized as world record) did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956.
PlaceSpeed skaterTime 1 8:10.6 OR 2 8:21.6 3 8:22.4 4 8:28.5 5 8:30.6 6 8:30.7 7 8:31.9 8 8:36.3 9 8:37.2 10 8:38.6 11 8:39.2 12 8:40.0 13 8:40.1 14 8:40.8 15 8:44.4 16 8:44.5 17 8:47.0 18 8:47.2 19 8:47.6 20 8:48.2 21 8:51.2 22 8:52.4 23 8:52.5 24 8:53.4 25 8:54.2 26 8:56.6 27 8:57.4 28 8:57.6 29 8:59.9 30 9:03.0 31 9:03.7 32 9:04.9 33 9:06.4 34 9:09.2 35 9:34.4
References
External links Official Olympic Report