title: Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
text: # Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics
  
  At the 1952 Winter Olympics, four speed skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Saturday, 16 February to Tuesday, 19 February 1952.
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 500 metres details | Ken Henry United States | 43.2 | Don McDermott United States | 43.9 | Gordon Audley CanadaArne Johansen Norway | 44.0 |
  | 1500 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | 2:20.4 | Wim van der Voort Netherlands | 2:20.6 | Roald Aas Norway | 2:21.6 |
  | 5000 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | 8:10.6 (OR) | Kees Broekman Netherlands | 8:21.6 | Sverre Haugli Norway | 8:22.4 |
  | 10,000 metres details | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | 16:45.8 (OR) | Kees Broekman Netherlands | 17:10.6 | Carl-Erik Asplund Sweden | 17:16.6 |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  Seven speed skaters competed in all four events.
  
  A total of 67 speed skaters from 14 nations competed at the Oslo Games:
  
  * Australia (1)
  * Austria (3)
  * Belgium (3)
  * Canada (4)
  * Finland (6)
  * Germany (1)
  * Great Britain (3)
  * Hungary (2)
  * Italy (3)
  * Japan (6)
  * Netherlands (7)
  * Norway (12)
  * Sweden (9)
  * United States (7)
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
  | 2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 4 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
  