1936 Winter Olympics / Speed Skating
Speed skating at the IV Winter Olympics |
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venue | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Competition venue | Rießersee |
Nations | 16 |
Athletes | 52 (52 men) |
date | 11-14 February 1936 |
decisions | 4th |
← Lake Placid 1932 |
At the IV Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936 , four speed skating competitions were held. The venue was the Rießersee natural ice rink .
Balance sheet
Medal table
space | country | total | |||
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1 | Norway | 4th | 2 | - | 6th |
2 | Finland | - | 2 | 2 | 4th |
3 | Austria | - | - | 1 | 1 |
United States | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Medalist
competitor | gold | silver | bronze |
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500 m | Ivar Ballangrud | Georg Krog | Leonard Freisinger |
1500 m | Charles Mathiesen | Ivar Ballangrud | Birger Wasenius |
5000 m | Ivar Ballangrud | Birger Wasenius | Antero Ojala |
10,000 m | Ivar Ballangrud | Birger Wasenius | Max Stiepl |
Results
500 m
space | country | athlete | Time (s) |
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1 | NOR | Ivar Ballangrud | 43.4 |
2 | NOR | Georg Krog | 43.5 |
3 | United States | Leonard Freisinger | 44.0 |
4th | JPN | Shozo Ishihara | 44.1 |
5 | United States | Delbert Lamb | 44.8 |
6th | AUT | Karl Leban | 44.8 |
United States | Allan Potts | ||
8th | FIN | Antero Ojala | 44.9 |
FIN | Jorma Ruissalo | ||
FIN | Birger Wasenius | ||
13 | AUT | Karl Wazulek | 45.1 |
19th | GER | Willy Sandner | 46.2 |
21st | AUT | Ferdinand Preindl | 46.4 |
24 | AUT | Gustav Slanec | 46.7 |
28 | GER | Heinz Sames | 47.0 |
February 11, 1936, 10:00 a.m.
36 participants from 14 countries, 35 of them in the valuation.
In the first competition, Norway won a gold medal for the first time after it had not worked in the alpine area, despite the respective guidance after the downhill runs, and the day before in the cross-country relay. The favorite, however, was the world record holder from 1933, Hans Engnestangen , who was expected by the Scandinavian press to bring back the world record set by Allan Potts on January 18, 1936 in Oslo . Engnestangen started around noon, hurried out of his opponent Heinz Sames extremely quickly and came into the target curve with a large margin when he fell lengthways. In general, all fast runners had a lot of trouble in the corners. The temperature of −20 ° C that morning might have been detrimental to the quality of the ice. In view of these circumstances, Ballangrund started cautiously and did not allow himself to be tempted to go fast. His 43.4 s were not outstanding for the current conditions (world record: 42.4 s), but were enough to equalize Clas Thunberg's Olympic record from 1928 and ultimately to victory. The point of criticism of the organization was that the competition was handled slowly, which was doubly uncomfortable for the audience in the cold.
1500 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | NOR | Charles Mathiesen | 2: 19.2 ( OR ) |
2 | NOR | Ivar Ballangrud | 2: 20.2 |
3 | FIN | Birger Wasenius | 2: 20.9 |
4th | United States | Leonard Freisinger | 2: 21.3 |
5 | AUT | Max Stiepl | 2: 21.6 |
6th | AUT | Karl Wazulek | 2: 22.2 |
7th | NOR | Harry Haraldsen | 2: 22.4 |
8th | NOR | Hans Engnestangen | 2: 23.0 |
9 | FIN | Ossi Blomqvist | 2: 23.2 |
FIN | Antero Ojala | ||
NED | Dolf van der Scheer | ||
12 | AUT | Karl Leban | 2: 24.3 |
16 | GER | Willy Sandner | 2: 25.3 |
25th | AUT | Ferdinand Preindl | 2: 29.0 |
27 | GER | Heinz Sames | 2: 29.3 |
February 13, 1936, 10:00 a.m.
37 participants from 15 countries, all rated.
Around 2,000 spectators had gathered, the Norwegians were considered favorites. As in the previous competitions, the lead was almost always brought out in the corners. The feet touched down very close together, the body weight was completely inwards, the center of gravity remained absolutely unchanged and even the right arm often rowed less than in a straight line. The Japanese even ran the curves and straights with their arms back. Before the start, the court announcer had announced that the Scandinavians would try to undercut the world record of 2: 17.4. This project did not succeed because they did not meet full partners. Ballangrund met Freisinger, whom he had left behind after the first round, Mathiesen's opponent was Stiepl, and Wasenius's was Karl Leban.
5000 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | NOR | Ivar Ballangrud | 8: 19.6 ( OR ) |
2 | FIN | Birger Wasenius | 8: 23.3 |
3 | FIN | Antero Ojala | 8: 30.1 |
4th | NED | Jan Langedijk | 8: 32.0 |
5 | AUT | Max Stiepl | 8: 35.0 |
6th | FIN | Ossi Blomquist | 8: 36.6 |
7th | NOR | Charles Mathiesen | 8: 36.9 |
8th | AUT | Karl Wazulek | 8: 38.4 |
9 | NOR | Michael Staksrud | 8: 38.5 |
10 | NED | Dolf van der Scheer | 8: 43.3 |
13 | GER | Heinz Sames | 8: 48.5 |
19th | AUT | Wilhelm Loewinger | 8: 53.9 |
24 | AUT | Karl Prochaska | 9: 02.6 |
February 12, 1936, 10:15 a.m.
37 participants from 16 countries, 35 of them in the ranking.
Due to the good ice conditions, nine athletes were able to undercut the Olympic record set by Clas Thunberg in Chamonix on January 26, 1924 (8: 39.0) on this Wednesday morning . The Norwegians proved to be technically superior to their competitors, the Finns owed their good results to the use of all their strength. The Japanese were technically quite good, but were too severely handicapped due to their short legs, because one step of a Norwegian was usually two of a Japanese. Of the most promising runners, only the German Willy Sandner fell.
10,000 m
space | country | athlete | Time (min) |
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1 | NOR | Ivar Ballangrud | 17: 24.3 ( OR ) |
2 | FIN | Birger Wasenius | 17: 28.2 |
3 | AUT | Max Stiepl | 17: 30.0 |
4th | NOR | Charles Mathiesen | 17: 41.2 |
5 | FIN | Ossi Blomquist | 17: 42.4 |
6th | NED | Jan Langedijk | 17: 43.7 |
7th | FIN | Antero Ojala | 17: 46.6 |
8th | United States | Eddie Schroeder | 17: 52.0 |
9 | POLE | Janusz Kalbarczyk | 17: 54.0 |
10 | NOR | Michael Staksrud | 17: 56.7 |
11 | AUT | Karl Warzulek | 17: 57.1 |
12 | GER | Willy Sandner | 18: 02.0 |
15th | GER | Heinz Sames | 18: 04.3 |
February 14, 1936, 9:00 a.m.
30 participants from 14 countries, 28 of them in the evaluation.
The start was in groups of two. The two favorites, Ivar Ballangrud and Birger Wasenius, ran directly against each other over 10,000 m. Initially, the two led alternately, but after five laps Ballangrud pulled away and gained an undisputed lead of 50 meters. He beat the previous Olympic record set by Canadian Alexander Hurd (17: 56.2) four years ago by more than half a minute. A further eight runners remained under this previous mark. The two US runners Delbert Lamb and Leonard Freisinger did not start .
Web links
- Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the 1936 Winter Olympics (PDF; 29.6 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ «Norway comes to the first gold medal». In: Sport Zürich, February 12, 1936, p. 3.
- ^ "Under the sign of the five rings" with the subtitle "The 1500 m speed skating on Thursday". In: Sport Zürich, February 17, 1936, p. 8.
- ^ "Ballangrud's second Olympic victory". In: Sport Zürich, February 13, 1936, p. 3.
- ^ "Ballangrud's third gold medal". In: Sport Zürich, February 15, 1936, p. 4.