Speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1956 Winter Olympics program. The competition was held on naturally frozen ice on the Lake Misurina. It was held on Saturday, 28 January 1956, and started at noon and ended at 1:15 PM. Forty-seven speed skaters from 17 nations competed.[1]
| Men's 500 metres speed skating at the VII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Lake Misurina | ||||||||||||
| Date | 28 January 1956 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 40.2 =WR | ||||||||||||
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Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union
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Rafayel Grach Soviet Union
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Alv Gjestvang Norway
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Records
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1956 Winter Olympics.
| World record | 40.2(*) | Yevgeny Grishin
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Cortina d'Ampezzo/Lake Misurina (ITA) | 22 January 1956 |
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| Olympic record | 43.1 | Finn Helgesen
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St. Moritz (SUI) | 31 January 1948 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
Yevgeny Grishin equalized his own world record.
Results
editYevgeny Grishin set a new world record only six days before this event on the same venue. He equalized his world record time and won the gold medal.
Johnny Sands and Yuri Mikhaylov did not finish after a fall.
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
External links
edit- Official Olympic Report
- "Results of the 1956 Olympic Games 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.