| Speed skating at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | Bislett Stadium |
| Date | 16–19 February 1952 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 67 from 14 nations |
| Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| 500 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
At the1952 Winter Olympics, fourspeed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, 16 February to Tuesday, 19 February 1952.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres details | Ken Henry United States | 43.2 | Don McDermott United States | 43.9 | Gordon Audley CanadaArne Johansen  Norway | 44.0 |
| 1500 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | 2:20.4 | Wim van der Voort Netherlands | 2:20.6 | Roald Aas Norway | 2:21.6 |
| 5000 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | 8:10.6 (OR) | Kees Broekman Netherlands | 8:21.6 | Sverre Haugli Norway | 8:22.4 |
| 10,000 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | 16:45.8 (OR) | Kees Broekman Netherlands | 17:10.6 | Carl-Erik Asplund Sweden | 17:16.6 |
Seven speed skaters competed in all four events.
A total of 67 speed skaters from 14 nations competed at the Oslo Games:
Australia (1)
Austria (3)
Belgium (3) Canada (4)
Finland (6)
Germany (1)
Great Britain (3)
Hungary (2)
Italy (3)
Japan (6) Netherlands (7) Norway (12) Sweden (9) United States (7)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
