title: Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
text: # Speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
  
  The 1500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1952 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 18 February 1952 at 5 p.m. Thirty-nine speed skaters from 13 nations competed.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hjalmar Andersen Norway | Wim van der Voort Netherlands | Roald Aas Norway |
  
  ## Records
  
  These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
  
  | World Record | 2:12.9(*) | Valentin Chaikin | Medeo (URS) | 20 January 1952 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Olympic Record | 2:17.6(*) | Sverre Farstad | St. Moritz (SUI) | 2 February 1948 |
  
  (*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
  
  ## Results
  
  The current world record holder Valentin Chaikin did not compete as the Soviet Union did not participate in Winter Games before 1956.
  
  | Place | Speed skater | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hjalmar Andersen (NOR) | 2:20.4 |
  | 2 | Wim van der Voort (NED) | 2:20.6 |
  | 3 | Roald Aas (NOR) | 2:21.6 |
  | 4 | Carl-Erik Asplund (SWE) | 2:22.6 |
  | 5 | Kees Broekman (NED) | 2:22.8 |
  | 6 | Lassi Parkkinen (FIN) | 2:23.0 |
  | 7 | Kauko Salomaa (FIN) | 2:23.3 |
  | 8 | Sigvard Ericsson (SWE) | 2:23.4 |
  | 8 | Ivar Martinsen (NOR) | 2:23.4 |
  | 10 | Ferenc Lőrincz (HUN) | 2:23.7 |
  | 11 | Tsuneo Sato (JPN) | 2:23.9 |
  | 12 | Gerard Maarse (NED) | 2:24.3 |
  | 12 | Johnny Werket (USA) | 2:24.3 |
  | 14 | Norman Holwell (GBR) | 2:24.5 |
  | 15 | Nic Stene (NOR) | 2:24.8 |
  | 16 | Craig MacKay (CAN) | 2:25.0 |
  | 16 | Ken Henry (USA) | 2:25.0 |
  | 18 | Pat McNamara (USA) | 2:25.5 |
  | 19 | Gunnar Ström (SWE) | 2:25.8 |
  | 20 | Franz Offenberger (AUT) | 2:25.9 |
  | 21 | József Merényi (HUN) | 2:26.1 |
  | 22 | Arthur Mannsbarth (AUT) | 2:26.6 |
  | 23 | Masanori Aoki (JPN) | 2:26.9 |
  | 24 | Kalevi Laitinen (FIN) | 2:27.1 |
  | 25 | Toivo Salonen (FIN) | 2:27.4 |
  | 26 | Cockie van der Elst (NED) | 2:27.6 |
  | 26 | John Wickström (SWE) | 2:27.6 |
  | 28 | Don McDermott (USA) | 2:28.8 |
  | 29 | Ralf Olin (CAN) | 2:29.3 |
  | 30 | Colin Hickey (AUS) | 2:30.4 |
  | 31 | Enrico Musolino (ITA) | 2:30.7 |
  | 32 | Guido Citterio (ITA) | 2:30.8 |
  | 33 | Sukenobu Kudo (JPN) | 2:31.6 |
  | 34 | Kiyotaka Takabayashi (JPN) | 2:32.0 |
  | 35 | Bill Jones (GBR) | 2:32.2 |
  | 36 | Konrad Pecher (AUT) | 2:34.8 |
  | 37 | Robert Laboubée (BEL) | 2:36.4 |
  | 38 | John Hearn (GBR) | 2:40.1 |
  | 39 | Jean Massez (BEL) | 2:43.8 |
  