Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
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The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 1 February 1948. Forty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]
| Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the V Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | |||||||||||||
| Venue | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | ||||||||||||
| Date | 1 February 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:29.4 | ||||||||||||
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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 Reidar Liaklev (NOR) |
Odd Lundberg (NOR) |
 Göthe Hedlund (SWE) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.
| World record | 8:13.7(*) | Åke Seyffarth |
Davos (SUI) | 3 February 1941 |
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| Olympic Record | 8:19.6 | Ivar Ballangrud |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | 12 February 1936 |
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
