Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
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At the 1936 Winter Olympics
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events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.
A total of 52 speed skaters from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
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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 on Tuesday, February 11, 1936, Wednesday, February 12, 1936, Thursday, February 13, 1936, and on Friday, February 14, 1936.
Medal summary
Medal winner shown below| 500 metres |
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| 1500 metres |
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| 10000 metres |
Participating nations
Seventeen speed skaters competed in all four events.A total of 52 speed skaters from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
Medal table
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |