The 1931 Workers' Winter Olympiad was the third edition of International Workers' Olympiads and the second Winter Olympiad. The games were held from February 5 to February 8 at the Austrian town of Mürzzuschlag.
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| Host city | Mürzzuschlag, Austria |
|---|---|
| Nations | 7 |
| Events | 16 |
| Dates | February 5, 1931– February 8, 1931 |
Nordic skiing edit
Men's 15 km cross-country skiing edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heikki Norojärvi
|
53.51 |
| 2 | Martti Salminen
|
54.06 |
| 3 | Matti Kääriä
|
54.17 |
Men's 30 km cross-country skiing edit
Race cancelled.
Men's 3 km steeplechase skiing edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martti Salminen
|
5.18 |
| 2 |  Karl Mannhardt
|
6.17 |
| 3 | Hans Eichberger
|
6.24 |
Men's 10 km downhill cross-country skiing edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Mannhardt
|
24.04 |
| 2 |  Franz Berner
|
25.25 |
| 3 | Rupert Weinberger
|
26.15 |
Women's 4 km cross-country skiing edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impi Lahtinen
|
12.50 |
| 2 | Ester Korholin
|
13.01 |
| 3 | Aliisa Suvanto
|
13.36 |
Women's 6 km cross-country skiing edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impi Lahtinen
|
17.44 |
| 2 | Ester Korholin
|
18,47 |
| 3 | Aliisa Suvanto
|
18.49 |
Men's 10 km team skiing edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland 1
|
23.16 |
| 2 | Finland 2
|
24.51 |
| 3 | Germany
|
27.21 |
Men's Nordic combined edit
| Place | Competitor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvo Talsi
|
36.71 |
| 2 | Max Hess
|
35.38 |
| 3 | Gustav Häusler
|
35.33 |
Men's ski jumping edit
| Place | Competitor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustav Häusler
|
18.113 |
| 2 | Arvo Talsi
|
18.050 |
| 3 |  Edwin Günther
|
17.580 |
Speed skating edit
Men's 500 m edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Virtanen
|
48.4 |
| 2 | Viljo Pihl
|
49.4 |
| 3 | Kalle Flinck
|
50.4 |
Men's 1500 m edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Virtanen
|
2:39.0 |
| 2 | Viljo Pihl
|
2:40.4 |
| 3 | Kalle Flinck
|
2:41.0 |
Men's 5000 m edit
| Place | Competitor | time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viljo Pihl
|
9:32.0 |
| 2 | Paavo Virtanen
|
9:36.3 |
| 3 | Kalle Flinck
|
9:43.4 |
Men's 10000 m edit
| Place | Competitor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viljo Pihl
|
20:32.8 |
| 2 | Paavo Virtanen
|
20:40.9 |
| 3 |  Robert Vitthof
|
21:22.7 |
Figure skating edit
Men's singles edit
| Place | Competitor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Istvan Schlichtinger
|
245.5 |
| 2 | Vielniek
|
242.0 |
| 3 | Adolf Schima
|
213.6 |
Ladies' singles edit
| Place | Competitor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elfriede Gönner
|
62.3 |
| 2 | Lotte Ronay
|
55.6 |
| 3 | Ricker
|
51.5 |
Pair skating edit
| Place | Competitor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elfriede Gönner and Rudolf Lang
|
10.3 |
| 2 | Marie Trimmel and Karl Schenkirs
|
9.9 |
| 3 | Hermine Adamek and Rubetz
|
3.8 |
Men's ice hockey edit
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | AUT | LAT | GER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3-2 | 4-0 | |
| Latvia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3-1 | ||
| Germany |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Country ranking edit
Participating nations are ranked by positions, since no medals were awarded at the Workers' Olympiads.
| Rank | Country | 1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
10 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria
|
4 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany
|
1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Latvia
|
0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia
|
0 | 0 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Competition: Olympische Arbeiterspiele". SpeedSkatingNews.info.
Sources edit
- Väinö Koivula: "TUL Vuosikirja 1931" (Finnish Workers' Sports Federation Yearbook 1931).