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Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

5000 metres
at the I Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for Speed skating
Venue Stade Olympique de Chamonix
Dates January 26
Competitors 22 from 10 nations
Winning time 8:39.0
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Clas Thunberg  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Julius Skutnabb  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Roald Larsen  Norway
1928 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Clas Thunberg  Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Julius Skutnabb  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Roald Larsen  Norway

The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 26, 1924.

Twenty-two speed skaters from ten nations competed.

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

(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.


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