Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
| 5000 metres at the VI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Bislett Stadion, Oslo | |||||||||
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| Dates | February 17 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:10.6 | |||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10000 m | men |
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, February 17, 1952, at 4 p.m.
Thirty-five speed skaters from 13 nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) |
 Kees Broekman (NED) |
Sverre Haugli (NOR) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 8:07.3(*) | Hjalmar Andersen |
Trondheim (NOR) | January 13, 1951 |
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| 8:03.7(**) |  Nikolay Mamonov |
Medeo (URS) | January 23, 1952 | |
| Olympic Record | 8:19.6 | Ivar Ballangrud |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | February 12, 1936 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
(**) This record was not recognized before the 1955 ISU Congress. It was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Hjalmar Andersen set a new Olympic record with 8:10.6 minutes.
Results
Nikolay Mamonov who set a faster time than the standing world record (later recognized as world record) did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956.
| Place | Speed skater | Time |
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| 1 | Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) | 8:10.6 OR |
| 2 | Kees Broekman (NED) | 8:21.6 |
| 3 | Sverre Haugli (NOR) | 8:22.4 |
| 4 | Anton Huiskes (NED) | 8:28.5 |
| 5 | Wim van der Voort (NED) | 8:30.6 |
| 6 |  Carl-Erik Asplund (SWE) | 8:30.7 |
| 7 |  Pentti Lammio (FIN) | 8:31.9 |
| 8 |  Arthur Mannsbarth (AUT) | 8:36.3 |
| 9 | Wiggo Hanssen (NOR) | 8:37.2 |
| 10 |  Yoshiyasu Gomi (JPN) | 8:38.6 |
| 11 | Göthe Hedlund (SWE) | 8:39.2 |
| 12 | Matti Tuomi (FIN) | 8:40.0 |
| 13 | Kauko Salomaa (FIN) | 8:40.1 |
| 14 | Sigvard Ericsson (SWE) | 8:40.8 |
| 15 | Kazuhiko Sugawara (JPN) | 8:44.4 |
| 16 |  Norman Holwell (GBR) | 8:44.5 |
| 17 | John Hearn (GBR) | 8:47.0 |
| 18 | John Wickström (SWE) | 8:47.2 |
| 19 | Egbert van 't Oever (NED) | 8:47.6 |
| 20 | Yngvar Karlsen (NOR) | 8:48.2 |
| 21 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ferenc Lőrincz (HUN) | 8:51.2 |
| 22 | Kalevi Laitinen (FIN) | 8:52.4 |
| 23 |  Craig MacKay (CAN) | 8:52.5 |
| 24 |  Pat McNamara (USA) | 8:53.4 |
| 25 | Ralf Olin (CAN) | 8:54.2 |
| 26 | József Merényi (HUN) | 8:56.6 |
| 27 |  Theo Meding (GER) | 8:57.4 |
| 28 |  Colin Hickey (AUS) | 8:57.6 |
| 29 | Ken Henry (USA) | 8:59.9 |
| 30 | Franz Offenberger (AUT) | 9:03.0 |
| 31 | Bill Jones (GBR) | 9:03.7 |
| 32 | Konrad Pecher (AUT) | 9:04.9 |
| 33 | Chuck Burke (USA) | 9:06.4 |
| 34 | Al Broadhurst (USA) | 9:09.2 |
| 35 | .svg.png){kind=small} Pierre Huylebroeck (BEL) | 9:34.4 |
References
- Official Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- "Results of the 1952 Olympic Games 5000 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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