Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

The 1500 metres speed skating event for women was part of the demonstration sport programme of the 1932 Winter Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, February 10, 1932.

Women's 1500 metres speed skating
at the III Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
VenueJames B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Date10 February 1932
Competitors10 from 2 nations
Winning time3:00.6

Ten speed skaters from two nations competed.

Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.

Podium

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1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Kit Klein
  United States
Jean Wilson
  Canada
Helen Bina
  United States

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.

World Record 3:10.4(*)   Zofia Nehringowa Davos (SUI) January 10, 1932
Olympic Record -

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

All three runs were faster than the world record, but in pack-style format.

Results

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First round

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Heat 1

Place Name Time Qual.
1   Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN) 2:54.0 Q
2   Helen Bina (USA) Q
3   Geraldine Mackie (CAN) Q
4   Elsie Muller-McLave (USA)
5   Hattie Donaldson (CAN)

Heat 2

Place Name Time Qual.
1   Jean Wilson (CAN) 2:54.2 Q
2   Kit Klein (USA) Q
3   Dorothy Franey (USA) Q
4   Elizabeth Dubois (USA)
5   Florence Hurd (CAN)

Final

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Place Name Time
1   Kit Klein (USA) 3:00.6
2   Jean Wilson (CAN)
3   Helen Bina (USA)
4   Geraldine Mackie (CAN)
5   Dorothy Franey (USA)
6   Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN)

References

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