Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics

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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 advantage over the European rivals. Only two medals went to Europeans. Women were allowed to compete but only as part of demonstration events. The distances for women were 500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m. The packstyle racing would pave the way for short-track speed skating, that would debut as a demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary before becoming an official Olympic event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

1 Men's events
2 Women's events
3 External reference

[edit] Men's events

[edit] 500 m

Pos	Athlete	Times
Gold	Jack Shea (USA)	43.4
Silver	Bernt Evensen (NOR)	+ 5 m
Bronze	Alex Hurd (CAN)	+8 m

[edit] 1,500 m

Pos	Athlete	Times
Gold	Jack Shea (USA)	2:57.5
Silver	Alex Hurd (CAN)	+ 5 m
Bronze	William F. Logan (CAN)	+ 6 m

[edit] 5,000 m

Pos	Athlete	Times
Gold	Irving Jaffee (USA)	9:40.8
Silver	Edward S. Murphy (USA)	+ 2 m
Bronze	William F. Logan (CAN)	+ 4 m

[edit] 10,000 m

Pos	Athlete	Times
Gold	Irving Jaffee (USA)	19:13.6
Silver	Ivar Ballangrud (NOR)	+ 5 m
Bronze	Frank Stack (CAN)	+ 6 m

[edit] Women's events

Speed skating events for women were demonstration events at the 1932 Games, so no official medals were awarded. Two nations with 10 competitors entered the competition. Like the men's races that used the mass start racing in heats compared to racing in pairs in Europe, the women's races were as well. The official results only show the winning time for each event.

[edit] 500 m

Pos	Athlete	Times
1	Jean Wilson (CAN)	58.0
2	Elizabeth Dubois (USA)
3	Kit Klein (USA)

[edit] 1000 m

Pos	Athlete	Times
1	Elizabeth Dubois (USA)	2:04.0
2	Hattie Donaldson (CAN)
3	Dorothy Franey (USA)

[edit] 1500 m

Pos	Athlete	Times
1	Kit Klein (USA)	3:00.6
2	Jean Wilson (CAN)
3	Helen Bina (USA)

[edit] External reference

III Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1932, 1932 (digitized version)

Events at the 1932 Winter Olympics (Lake Placid)
Bobsleigh • Cross-country skiing • Curling (demonstration) • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Nordic combined • Sled dog racing (demonstration) • Ski jumping • Speed skating

Speed skating at the Winter Olympics
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