Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
# Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 17 February 1952, at 4 p.m. Thirty-five speed skaters from 13 nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) | Kees Broekman (NED) | Sverre Haugli (NOR) |

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.

| World Record | 8:07.3(*) | Hjalmar Andersen | Trondheim (NOR) | 13 January 1951 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| World Record | 8:03.7(**) | Nikolay Mamonov | Medeo (URS) | 23 January 1952 |
| Olympic Record | 8:19.6 | Ivar Ballangrud | Garmisch-Partenkirchen (GER) | 12 February 1936 |

(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.

(**) This record was not recognized before the 1955 ISU Congress. It was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Hjalmar Andersen set a new Olympic record with 8:10.6 minutes.

## Results

Nikolay Mamonov who set a faster time than the standing world record (later recognized as world record) did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956.

| Place | Speed skater | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) | 8:10.6 OR |
| 2 | Kees Broekman (NED) | 8:21.6 |
| 3 | Sverre Haugli (NOR) | 8:22.4 |
| 4 | Anton Huiskes (NED) | 8:28.5 |
| 5 | Wim van der Voort (NED) | 8:30.6 |
| 6 | Carl-Erik Asplund (SWE) | 8:30.7 |
| 7 | Pentti Lammio (FIN) | 8:31.9 |
| 8 | Arthur Mannsbarth (AUT) | 8:36.3 |
| 9 | Wiggo Hanssen (NOR) | 8:37.2 |
| 10 | Yoshiyasu Gomi (JPN) | 8:38.6 |
| 11 | Göthe Hedlund (SWE) | 8:39.2 |
| 12 | Matti Tuomi (FIN) | 8:40.0 |
| 13 | Kauko Salomaa (FIN) | 8:40.1 |
| 14 | Sigvard Ericsson (SWE) | 8:40.8 |
| 15 | Kazuhiko Sugawara (JPN) | 8:44.4 |
| 16 | Norman Holwell (GBR) | 8:44.5 |
| 17 | John Hearn (GBR) | 8:47.0 |
| 18 | John Wickström (SWE) | 8:47.2 |
| 19 | Egbert van 't Oever (NED) | 8:47.6 |
| 20 | Yngvar Karlsen (NOR) | 8:48.2 |
| 21 | Ferenc Lőrincz (HUN) | 8:51.2 |
| 22 | Kalevi Laitinen (FIN) | 8:52.4 |
| 23 | Craig MacKay (CAN) | 8:52.5 |
| 24 | Pat McNamara (USA) | 8:53.4 |
| 25 | Ralf Olin (CAN) | 8:54.2 |
| 26 | József Merényi (HUN) | 8:56.6 |
| 27 | Theo Meding (GER) | 8:57.4 |
| 28 | Colin Hickey (AUS) | 8:57.6 |
| 29 | Ken Henry (USA) | 8:59.9 |
| 30 | Franz Offenberger (AUT) | 9:03.0 |
| 31 | Bill Jones (GBR) | 9:03.7 |
| 32 | Konrad Pecher (AUT) | 9:04.9 |
| 33 | Chuck Burke (USA) | 9:06.4 |
| 34 | Al Broadhurst (USA) | 9:09.2 |
| 35 | Pierre Huylebroeck (BEL) | 9:34.4 |
