Aage Justesen
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 31 January 1948. Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.
Aage Justesen
- Born
- 1918 · Copenhagen.
- Died
- 1986
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- printmaker · speed skater
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The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Saturday, 31 January 1948. Forty-two speed skaters from 15 nations competed.
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• Event — Men's 500 metres speed skating • Games — 1948 Winter • Venue — St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink • Date — 31 January 1948 • Competitors — 42 • Nations — 15 • Win Value — 43.1 OR • Gold — Finn Helgesen • Goldnoc — NOR • Silver — Ken Bartholomew • Silvernoc — USA • Silver2 — Thomas Byberg • Silvernoc2 — NOR • Silver3 — Robert Fitzgerald • Silvernoc3 — USA • Prev — 1936 • Next — 1952
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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics. • World record — 41.8(*) — Hans Engnestangen — Davos (SUI) — 5 February 1938 • Olympic Record — 43.4 — Clas Thunberg — St. Moritz (SUI) — 13 February 1928 • 43.4 — Bernt Evensen — St. Moritz (SUI) — 13 February 1928 • 43.4(**) — Jack Shea — Lake Placid (USA) — 4 February 1932 • 43.4 — Ivar Ballangrud — Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) — 11 February 1936 (*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice. (**) This time was set in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time. Five speed skaters were faster than the standing Olympic record. Finn Helgesen set a time of 43.1 seconds.
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Results
• Place — Athlete — Time • 1 — 43.1 • 2 — 43.2 • 43.2 • 43.2 • 5 — 43.3 • 6 — 43.6 • 43.6 • 43.6 • 43.6 • 10 — 43.7 • 11 — 44.0 • 44.0 • 13 — 44.7 • 14 — 44.8 • 44.8 • 16 — 45.2 • 17 — 45.3 • 45.3 • 19 — 45.5 • 20 — 45.6 • 21 — 45.7 • 45.7 • 23 — 45.9 • 45.9 • 25 — 46.0 • 26 — 46.1 • 27 — 46.2 • 28 — 46.3 • 29 — 46.4 • 46.4 • 46.4 • 32 — 46.5 • 46.5 • 34 — 46.8 • 35 — 46.9 • 36 — 47.2 • 37 — 47.4 • 47.4 • 39 — 47.8 • 40 — 48.3 • 41 — 48.7 • – — DNF
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