title: Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
text: # Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics
  
  At the 1936 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936, Wednesday, 12 February 1936, Thursday, 13 February 1936, and on Friday, 14 February 1936.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  Medal winner shown below
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 metres details | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | 43.4 | Georg Krog Norway | 43.5 | Leo Freisinger United States | 44.0 |
  | 1500 metres details | Charles Mathiesen Norway | 2:19.2 OR | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | 2:20.2 | Birger Wasenius Finland | 2:20.9 |
  | 5000 metres details | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | 8:19.6 OR | Birger Wasenius Finland | 8:23.3 | Antero Ojala Finland | 8:30.1 |
  | 10,000 metres details | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | 17:24.3 OR | Birger Wasenius Finland | 17:28.2 | Max Stiepl Austria | 17:30.0 |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  Seventeen speed skaters competed in all four events.
  
  A total of 52 speed skaters from 16 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
  
  * Australia (1)
  * Austria (8)
  * Belgium (2)
  * Canada (1)
  * Czechoslovakia (2)
  * Estonia (1)
  * Finland (5)
  * Germany (2)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Japan (7)
  * Latvia (3)
  * Netherlands (5)
  * Norway (7)
  * Poland (1)
  * Sweden (1)
  * United States (5)
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
  | 2 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 3 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
  