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Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

1500 metres
at the I Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for Speed skating
Venue Stade Olympique de Chamonix
Dates January 27
Competitors 22 from 9 nations
Winning time 2:20.8
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Clas Thunberg  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Roald Larsen  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sigurd Moen  Norway
1928 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Clas Thunberg  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Roald Larsen  Norway
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Sigurd Moen  Norway

The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, January 27, 1924.

Twenty-two speed skaters from nine nations competed.

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics.

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


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