Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics



         


At the 1932 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. For the first and only time in the olympic history, the speed skating were held as packstyle events. This competition form was not common in Europe, and gave the runners from USA and Canada a major adventage over the European rivals, and only two medals went to Europeans.

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500 m speed skating, Men

PosAthlete
1Jack Shea (USA) 43.4
2Bernt Evensen (NOR) + 5 m
3Alex Hurd (CAN) +8 m
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1500 m speed skating, Men

PosAthlete
1Alex Hurd (CAN) + 5 m
3William F. Logan (CAN) + 6 m
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5000 m speed skating, Men

PosAthlete
1Edward S. Murphy (USA) + 2 m
3William F. Logan (CAN) + 4 m
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10000 m speed skating, Men

PosAthlete
1Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) + 5 m
3Speed skating at the Winter Olympics

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