The event required competitors to skate one and quarter laps of the 400 metre track. Under the rules of the International Skating Union, athletes raced in pairs in a straight time-trial event. Prior to the event, the pairs were determined by the drawing of lots. With 31 speed skaters from 13 nations due to compete, this was reduced to 27 from 10 nations after the withdrawal of four athletes, including Christfried Burmeister who was due to be Estonia's only representative at the inaugural Winter Games. He did not enter the Chamonix event and his withdrawal was not communicated to the organisers of the Games in time.[2] This resulted in a slight reordering of the skaters.[3]
Leading up the Games, the Finnish team was training in Davos where Clas Thunberg had set a time of 43.8 seconds, four tenths slower than Oscar Mathisen's world record.[1] Mathisen's professional status prevented him from participating in these Games.[4] The Americans took part in metric competitions at Saranac Lake, where Jewtraw set a time of 46.6 seconds. He also set a new world record in the 100 yard event in 9.4 seconds whilst Roald Larsen of Norway skated 44.6 seconds in Frogner.[1]
Joe Moore of the United States and Eric Blomgren of Sweden became the first athletes to ever compete at the Winter Olympics, with Moore setting the first Olympic record covering the distance in 45.6 seconds. Asser Wallenius of Finland, bettered Moore's time by six-tenths of a second to move into first position with 11 skaters remaining. Next to skate was the eventual silver medallist Norway's Oskar Olsen who crossed the line in 44.2 seconds. The defending world champion Clas Thunberg and Norway's Roald Larsen had to settle for sharing the bronze medal with a time of 44.8 seconds. The gold medal performance came from pair 15 where American Jewtraw was up against Charles Gorman. The Canadian took the lead, before he was soon overtaken by Jewtraw finishing in a time of 44 seconds.[1]
Jewtraw coming from a poor family found the sport expensive but found sponsorship from Lake Placid businessman Jack Mabbit. He had retired before the 1924 Games but returned to the sport to compete in France. After competing in the 1500 and 5000 metre events at these Games he retired for good.[1] Jewtraw's gold medal is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.[5]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
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The 500 metres speed skating event at the 1924 Winter Olympics was held on 26 January 1924 at the Stade Olympique de Chamonix in Chamonix France One of five speed skating races to be contested at these Games this was the first event ever contested at the Winter Olympics The event was won by American Charles Jewtraw who became the first Winter Olympics gold medallist 1 Men s 500 metres speed skatingat the I Olympic Winter GamesGold medallist Charles Jewtraw in 1921VenueStade Olympique de ChamonixDate26 January 1924Competitors27 from 10 nationsWinning time44 0 seconds ORMedalistsCharles Jewtraw United StatesOskar Olsen NorwayRoald Larsen NorwayClas Thunberg Finland1928 Archive Video Contents 1 Summary 2 Records 3 Results 4 Officials 5 Notes 6 ReferencesSummary EditThe event required competitors to skate one and quarter laps of the 400 metre track Under the rules of the International Skating Union athletes raced in pairs in a straight time trial event Prior to the event the pairs were determined by the drawing of lots With 31 speed skaters from 13 nations due to compete this was reduced to 27 from 10 nations after the withdrawal of four athletes including Christfried Burmeister who was due to be Estonia s only representative at the inaugural Winter Games He did not enter the Chamonix event and his withdrawal was not communicated to the organisers of the Games in time 2 This resulted in a slight reordering of the skaters 3 Leading up the Games the Finnish team was training in Davos where Clas Thunberg had set a time of 43 8 seconds four tenths slower than Oscar Mathisen s world record 1 Mathisen s professional status prevented him from participating in these Games 4 The Americans took part in metric competitions at Saranac Lake where Jewtraw set a time of 46 6 seconds He also set a new world record in the 100 yard event in 9 4 seconds whilst Roald Larsen of Norway skated 44 6 seconds in Frogner 1 Joe Moore of the United States and Eric Blomgren of Sweden became the first athletes to ever compete at the Winter Olympics with Moore setting the first Olympic record covering the distance in 45 6 seconds Asser Wallenius of Finland bettered Moore s time by six tenths of a second to move into first position with 11 skaters remaining Next to skate was the eventual silver medallist Norway s Oskar Olsen who crossed the line in 44 2 seconds The defending world champion Clas Thunberg and Norway s Roald Larsen had to settle for sharing the bronze medal with a time of 44 8 seconds The gold medal performance came from pair 15 where American Jewtraw was up against Charles Gorman The Canadian took the lead before he was soon overtaken by Jewtraw finishing in a time of 44 seconds 1 Jewtraw coming from a poor family found the sport expensive but found sponsorship from Lake Placid businessman Jack Mabbit He had retired before the 1924 Games but returned to the sport to compete in France After competing in the 1500 and 5000 metre events at these Games he retired for good 1 Jewtraw s gold medal is on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C 5 Records EditPrior to this competition the existing world and Olympic records were as follows World record Oscar Mathisen NOR 43 4 Davos Switzerland 17 January 1914 6 Olympic record N A N A N A N A N AThe following records were set during this competition Date Round Athlete Country Time Record26 January 1924 Pair 1 Joe Moore United States 45 6 OR26 January 1924 Pair 11 Asser Wallenius Finland 45 0 OR26 January 1924 Pair 12 Oskar Olsen Norway 44 2 OR26 January 1924 Pair 15 Charles Jewtraw United States 44 0 ORResults EditThe event began at 10 00 3 7 Rank Pair Name Country Time Time behind Notes 15 Charles Jewtraw United States 44 0 OR 12 Oskar Olsen Norway 44 2 0 2 OR 17 Roald Larsen Norway 44 8 0 8 a 14 Clas Thunberg Finland5 11 Asser Wallenius Finland 45 0 1 0 OR6 13 Axel Blomqvist Sweden 45 2 1 27 15 Charles Gorman Canada 45 4 1 4 8 1 Joe Moore United States 45 6 1 6 OR13 Harald Strom Norway10 10 Julius Skutnabb Finland 46 4 2 411 1 Eric Blomgren Sweden 46 6 2 612 6 Harry Kaskey United States 47 0 3 013 5 Sigurd Moen Norway 47 2 3 214 12 Bill Steinmetz United States 47 8 3 815 3 Leonhard Quaglia France 48 4 4 416 18 Alberts Rumba Latvia 48 8 4 8 b 17 4 Leon Jucewicz Poland 49 6 5 618 3 Albert Hassler France 50 6 6 619 14 Louis De Ridder Belgium 52 8 8 820 11 Andre Gegout France 53 2 9 221 17 Georges de Wilde France 54 8 10 8 c 22 8 Gaston Van Hazebroeck Belgium 55 8 11 8 23 8 Frederick Dix Great Britain 56 4 12 410 Philippe Van Volckxsom Belgium25 5 Bernard Sutton Great Britain 1 00 8 16 826 6 Marcel Moens Belgium 1 02 2 18 227 4 Cyril Horn Great Britain 1 04 4 20 42 Christfried Burmeister Estonia DNS7 Albert Tebbit Great Britain DNS9 Alexander Spengler Switzerland DNS9 Cesare Locatelli Italy DNSOfficials EditThe officials for the events were as follows 3 Role Name CountryJudge Referee Captain Hammerstad NorwayStarter Hans Vallar SwitzerlandTimekeeper Ch Faroux FranceTimekeeper Degraine FranceTimekeeper Goury FranceTimekeeper Meiers FranceTimekeeper Captain Levalhati FinlandTurns Poplimont BelgiumTurns Taylor United StatesTurns R George FranceCommissioners at the crossroads Steen Peterson NorwayCommissioners at the crossroads Maucourt FranceCommissioners at the crossroads Valley FranceDelegates to the athletes Ch Sabouret FranceDelegates to the athletes Becci FranceNotes Edit Originally in pair 2 with Burmeister 3 Originally in pair 7 with Tebbit 3 Originally in pair 16 by himself 3 References Edit a b c d e Speed Skating at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Games Men s 500 metres Sports Reference Archived from the original on 14 January 2020 Retrieved 15 March 2020 I taliolumpiamangud Chamonix 1924 25 jaanuar 5 veebruar Postimees in Estonian 18 January 2006 Archived from the original on 12 September 2012 Retrieved 15 March 2020 a b c d e f M A Ave ed 1924 Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 Rapport Officiel The Games of the VIII Olympiad Paris 1924 Official Report pdf Report in French Paris French Olympic Committee pp 669 70 Speed Skating at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Games Sports Reference Archived from the original on 14 January 2020 Retrieved 15 March 2020 Charlie Jewtraw Speed Skater 95 The New York Times AP 1 February 1996 Archived from the original on 20 June 2018 Retrieved 15 March 2020 Oscar Mathisen 4 October 1888 evertstenlund se Archived from the original on 24 July 2018 Retrieved 15 March 2020 Results of the men s 500 metres speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics International Olympic Committee Archived from the original on 1 September 2018 Retrieved 15 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics Men 27s 500 metres amp oldid 1123484108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
