Dates January 31 Winning time 43.1 | Competitors 42 from 15 nations Start date 1948 | |
Location St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink Venue St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | ||
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, January 31, 1948.
Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
(**) This time was set in packstyle format, having all competitors skate at the same time.
Five speed skaters were faster than the standing Olympic record. Finn Helgesen set a time of 43.1 seconds.
References
Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA