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The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Monday, 13 February 1928. Thirty-three speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]
| Men's 5000 metres speed skating at the II Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink | ||||||||||||
| Date | 13 February 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:50.5 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
Julius Skutnabb Finland |
Bernt Evensen Norway |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 8:26.5(*) | Harald Strøm |
Kristiania (NOR) | 18 February 1922 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 8:39.0 | Clas Thunberg |
Chamonix (FRA) | 26 January 1924 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) | 8:50.5 |
| 2 |  Julius Skutnabb (FIN) | 8:59.1 |
| 3 | Bernt Evensen (NOR) | 9:01.1 |
| 4 |  Irving Jaffee (USA) | 9:01.3 |
| 5 | Armand Carlsen (NOR) | 9:01.5 |
| 6 | Valentine Bialas (USA) | 9:06.3 |
| 7 | Michael Staksrud (NOR) | 9:07.3 |
| 8 |  Otto Polacsek (AUT) | 9:08.9 |
| 9 |  Gustaf Andersson (SWE) | 9:09.7 |
| 10 | Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) | 9:09.9 |
| 11 |  Siem Heiden (NED) | 9:10.0 |
| 12 | Clas Thunberg (FIN) | 9:11.8 |
| 13 | Bertel Backman (FIN) | 9:14.0 |
| 14 | Eddie Murphy (USA) | 9:19.5 |
| 15 |  Alberts Rumba (LAT) | 9:19.7 |
| 16 |  Fritz Jungblut (GER) | 9:26.7 |
| 17 | John Farrell (USA) | 9:29.2 |
| 18 |  Léonhard Quaglia (FRA) | 9:33.3 |
| 19 | Wim Kos (NED) | 9:34.2 |
| 20 |  Zoltán Eötvös (HUN) | 9:34.4 |
| 21 |  Alexander Mitt (EST) | 9:35.2 |
| 22 |  Ross Robinson (CAN) | 9:38.9 |
| 23 |  Cyril Horn (GBR) | 9:45.0 |
| 24 | Christfried Burmeister (EST) | 9:46.2 |
| 25 |  Kęstutis Bulota (LTU) | 9:49.8 |
| 26 | Rudolf Riedl (AUT) | 9:53.5 |
| 27 | Fritz Moser (AUT) | 9:57.8 |
| 28 | Arthur Vollstedt (GER) | 9:58.5 |
| 29 | Willy Logan (CAN) | 10:10.3 |
| 30 | Charles Thaon (FRA) | 10:18.8 |
| 31 | Leonard Stewart (GBR) | 10:40.0 |
| 32 | Frederick Dix (GBR) | 10:55.6 |
| – | Erhard Mayke (GER) | DNF |
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