Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, February 4, 1932. Eighteen speed skaters from six nations competed. Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held for the only time in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.[1]

Men's 5000 metres speed skating
at the III Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
VenueJames B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Date4 February 1932
Competitors18 from 6 nations
Winning time9:40.8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Irving Jaffee  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eddie Murphy  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Willy Logan  Canada
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Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Irving Jaffee
  United States
Eddie Murphy
  United States
Willy Logan
  Canada

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.

World Record 8:21.6(*)   Ivar Ballangrud Davos (SUI) January 11, 1930
Olympic Record 8:39.0   Clas Thunberg Chamonix (FRA) January 26, 1924

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

Results

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First round

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Heat 1

Place Name Time Qual.
1   Irving Jaffee (USA) 9:52.0 Q
2   Eddie Murphy (USA) Q
3   Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) Q
4   Harry Smyth (CAN) Q
5   Ossi Blomqvist (FIN)
  Alexander Hurd (CAN) DNF
  Shozo Ishihara (JPN) DNF
  Michael Staksrud (NOR) DNF
  Tomeju Uruma (JPN) DNF

Heat 2

Place Name Time Qual.
1   Bernt Evensen (NOR) 10:01.4 Q
2   Herbert Taylor (USA) Q
3   Willy Logan (CAN) Q
4   Frank Stack (CAN) Q
5   Erling Lindboe (NOR)
6   Carl Springer (USA)
  Yasuo Kawamura (JPN) DNF
  Tokuo Kitani (JPN) DNF
  Ingvar Lindberg (SWE) DNF

Final

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Place Name Time
1   Irving Jaffee (USA) 9:40.8
2   Eddie Murphy (USA) 2 m behind
3   Willy Logan (CAN) 4 m behind
4   Herbert Taylor (USA)
5   Ivar Ballangrud (NOR)
6   Bernt Evensen (NOR)
7   Frank Stack (CAN)
8   Harry Smyth (CAN)

References

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  1. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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