Speed skating
at the II Olympic Winter Games
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The St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink in 1928
VenueSt. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink
Date13–14 February 1928
No. of events4
Competitors40 from 14 nations

At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, four speed skating events were scheduled, all for men, but medals were only awarded for three events, because the 10.000 m event was not completed. The Allround event, which was only organized in 1924, was removed from the program. The competitions were held on Monday, 13 February 1928 and on Tuesday, 14 February 1928.[1]

In the 10,000-meter race, Irving Jaffee was leading the competition, having outskated Norwegian defending world champion Bernt Evensen in their heat, when rising temperatures thawed the ice.[2] 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.[3] Evensen, for his part, publicly said that Jaffee should be awarded the gold medal, but that never happened.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
 Bernt Evensen
 Norway		43.4 none awarded John Farrell
 United States		43.6
Clas Thunberg
 Finland		 Jaakko Friman
 Finland
Roald Larsen
 Norway
1500 metres
 Clas Thunberg
 Finland		2:21.1 Bernt Evensen
 Norway		2:21.9 Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway		2:22.6
5000 metres
 Ivar Ballangrud
 Norway		8:50.5 Julius Skutnabb
 Finland		8:59.1 Bernt Evensen
 Norway		9:00.1
10,000 metres
 The competition was cancelled in the fifth heat because of thawing ice

Participating nations

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The 5000 metres race between Armand Carlsen (left) and Erhard Mayke (right).

A total of 40 speed skaters from 14 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway2136
2 Finland2114
3 United States0011
Totals (3 entries)42511

References

  1. ↑ "Speed Skating at the 1928 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ↑ The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and The 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ↑ The International Jewish Sports Hall ... 15 September 1906. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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