1948 in Sports - Speed Skating

Speed Skating

Speed Skating World Championships

  • Men's All-round Champion – Odd Lundberg (Norway)
  • Women's All-round Champion – Maria Isakova (USSR)

1948 Winter Olympics (Men)

  • 500m – gold medal: Finn Helgesen (Norway)
  • 1500m – gold medal: Sverre Farstad (Norway)
  • 5000m – gold medal: Reidar Liaklev (Norway)
  • 10000m – gold medal: Åke Seyffarth (Sweden)

1948 Winter Olympics (Women)

  • not contested

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