title: Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
text: # Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics
  
  At the 1948 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 metres details | Finn Helgesen Norway | 43.1 | Ken Bartholomew United StatesThomas Byberg NorwayRobert Fitzgerald United States | 43.2 | None awarded | |
  | 1500 metres details | Sverre Farstad Norway | 2:17.6 | Åke Seyffarth Sweden | 2:18.1 | Odd Lundberg Norway | 2:18.9 |
  | 5000 metres details | Reidar Liaklev Norway | 8:29.4 | Odd Lundberg Norway | 8:32.7 | Göthe Hedlund Sweden | 8:34.8 |
  | 10,000 metres details | Åke Seyffarth Sweden | 17:26.3 | Lassi Parkkinen Finland | 17:36.0 | Pentti Lammio Finland | 17:42.7 |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  Twelve speed skaters competed in all four events.
  
  A total of 68 speed skaters from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
  
  * Austria (3)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Canada (4)
  * Czechoslovakia (1)
  * Denmark (1)
  * Finland (5)
  * Great Britain (5)
  * Hungary (5)
  * Italy (4)
  * Netherlands (4)
  * Norway (12)
  * South Korea (3)
  * Sweden (6)
  * Switzerland (5)
  * United States (9)
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
  | 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
  