Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

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Women's 1000 metres speed skating
at the III Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
VenueJames B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Date9 February 1932
Competitors10 from 2 nations
Winning time2:04.0
Speed skating at the
1932 Winter Olympics
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The 1000 metres speed skating event for women was part of the demonstration sport programme of the 1932 Winter Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, February 9, 1932.

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[]

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

 United States
 Canada 		Dorothy Franey
 United States

Records[]

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

World Record 2:03.4(*) Poland Zofia Nehringowa Engelberg (SUI) January 17, 1932
Olympic Record -

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

Results[]

First round[]

Heat 1

Place Name Time Qual.
1  Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN) 2:01.2 Q
2   (CAN) Q
3   (CAN) Q
4  Helen Bina (USA)
–   (USA) DNF

Heat 2

Place Name Time Qual.
1  Jean Wilson (CAN) 2:06.0 Q
2   (USA) Q
3  Dorothy Franey (USA) Q
–  Florence Hurd (CAN) DNF
 Kit Klein (USA) DNF

Final[]

Place Name Time
1   (USA) 2:04.0
2   (CAN)
3  Dorothy Franey (USA)
4  Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN)
5   (CAN)
6  Jean Wilson (CAN)

References[]

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