Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
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At the 1952 Winter Olympics
, four speed skating
events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 19, 1952.
A total of 67 speed skaters from 14 nations competed at the Oslo Games:
1952 Winter Olympics
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...
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Speed skating
Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, February 16 to Tuesday, February 19, 1952.
Medal summary
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| 1500 metres |
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| 10000 metres |
Participating nations
Seven speed skaters competed in all four events.A total of 67 speed skaters from 14 nations competed at the Oslo Games:
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
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