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Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

5000 metres
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for Speed skating
Venue Riessersee
Dates February 12
Competitors 37 from 16 nations
Winning time 8:19.6
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ivar Ballangrud  Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Birger Wasenius  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Antero Ojala  Finland
← 1932
1948 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Ivar Ballangrud  Norway
2nd, silver medalist(s) Birger Wasenius  Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Antero Ojala  Finland

The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, February 12, 1936.

Thirty-seven speed skaters from 16 nations competed.

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.

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

Nine speed skaters bettered the twelve years old Olympic record. Ivar Ballangrud set a new Olympic record with 8:19.6 seconds.


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