Dates February 1 Winning time 8:29.4 | Competitors 40 from 14 nations | |
Location St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink Venue St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | ||
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, February 1, 1948.
Forty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) 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.
References
Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA