title: Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
text: # Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
  
  The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Wednesday, 12 February 1936. Thirty-seven speed skaters from 16 nations competed.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ivar Ballangrud Norway | Birger Wasenius Finland | Antero Ojala Finland |
  
  ## Records
  
  These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.
  
  | World Record | 8:17.2(*) | Ivar Ballangrud | Oslo (NOR) | 18 January 1936 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Olympic Record | 8:39.0 | Clas Thunberg | Chamonix (FRA) | 26 January 1924 |
  
  (*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
  
  Nine speed skaters bettered the twelve years old Olympic record. Ivar Ballangrud set a new Olympic record with 8:19.6 seconds.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Place | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) | 8:19.6 |
  | 2 | Birger Wasenius (FIN) | 8:23.3 |
  | 3 | Antero Ojala (FIN) | 8:30.1 |
  | 4 | Jan Langedijk (NED) | 8:32.0 |
  | 5 | Max Stiepl (AUT) | 8:35.0 |
  | 6 | Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) | 8:36.6 |
  | 7 | Charles Mathiesen (NOR) | 8:36.9 |
  | 8 | Karl Wazulek (AUT) | 8:38.4 |
  | 9 | Michael Staksrud (NOR) | 8:38.5 |
  | 10 | Dolf van der Scheer (NED) | 8:43.3 |
  | 11 | Robert Petersen (USA) | 8:46.5 |
  | 12 | Janusz Kalbarczyk (POL) | 8:47.7 |
  | 13 | Roelof Koops (NED) | 8:48.5 |
  | 13 | Heinz Sames (GER) | 8:48.5 |
  | 15 | Eddie Schroeder (USA) | 8:49.1 |
  | 16 | Lou Dijkstra (NED) | 8:51.5 |
  | 17 | László Hidvéghy (HUN) | 8:53.2 |
  | 18 | Alfons Bērziņš (LAT) | 8:53.4 |
  | 19 | Wilhelm Löwinger (AUT) | 8:53.9 |
  | 20 | Edward Wangberg (NOR) | 8:54.7 |
  | 21 | Seien Kin (JPN) | 8:55.9 |
  | 22 | Åke Ekman (FIN) | 9:00.4 |
  | 22 | Aleksander Mitt (EST) | 9:00.4 |
  | 24 | Karl Prochaska (AUT) | 9:02.6 |
  | 25 | Thomas White (CAN) | 9:04.5 |
  | 26 | Axel Johansson (SWE) | 9:06.4 |
  | 27 | Yushoku Cho (JPN) | 9:08.7 |
  | 27 | Seitoku Ri (JPN) | 9:08.7 |
  | 29 | Arvīds Lejnieks (LAT) | 9:11.9 |
  | 30 | Jānis Andriksons (LAT) | 9:15.0 |
  | 31 | Kunio Nando (JPN) | 9:20.1 |
  | 32 | Jaroslav Turnovský (TCH) | 9:25.8 |
  | 33 | Kenneth Kennedy (AUS) | 9:48.9 |
  | 34 | Oldřich Hanč (TCH) | 10:03.0 |
  | 35 | James Graeffe (BEL) | 10:52.6 |
  | – | Charles De Ligne (BEL) | DNF |
  | – | Willy Sandner (GER) | DNF |
  