Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

Speed skating
at the
1932 Winter Olympics
500 m men (women)
1000 m (women)
1500 m men (women)
5000 m men
10000 m men

The 1000 metres speed skating event for women was part of the demonstration sport programme of the 1932 Winter Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 9, 1932.

Ten speed skaters from two nations competed.

Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held in packstyle format, having all competitors skate at the same time. This was the common style in North America at that time.

Podium

No official medals were awarded.

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
 Elizabeth Dubois
United States (USA)
 Hattie Donaldson
Canada (CAN)
 Dorothy Franey
United States (USA)

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.

World Record 2:03.4(*) Poland Zofia Nehringowa Engelberg (SUI) January 17, 1932
Olympic Record -

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Results

First round

Heat 1

Place Name Time Qual.
1  Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN) 2:01.2 Q
2  Geraldine Mackie (CAN) Q
3  Hattie Donaldson (CAN) Q
4  Helen Bina (USA)
 Elsie Muller-McLave (USA) DNF

Heat 2

Place Name Time Qual.
1  Jean Wilson (CAN) 2:06.0 Q
2  Elizabeth Dubois (USA) Q
3  Dorothy Franey (USA) Q
 Florence Hurd (CAN) DNF
 Kit Klein (USA) DNF

Final

Place Name Time
1  Elizabeth Dubois (USA) 2:04.0
2  Hattie Donaldson (CAN)
3  Dorothy Franey (USA)
4  Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN)
5  Geraldine Mackie (CAN)
6  Jean Wilson (CAN)

References

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