1943
Speedskating activities (metric) limited further to 9 countries this year: FIN, GER, HUN, ITA, JAP, NOR, SWE, SWI, URS. Thus we need a premilinary round of 1 match. The participating semi-finalists from last year, NOR, JAP and SWE, are exempt. The draw is as follows: GER-FIN. The match:
Germany-Finland 4-5
The first round proper (and quarter final) then consists of FIN, HUN, ITA, JAP, NOR, SWE, SWI, URS. The finalists from last year, NOR and SWE, are seeded and cannot be drawn against each other. The draw is as follows: NOR-FIN, SWI-SWE, ITA-JAP, HUN-URS. Results of the matches:
Norway-Finland 7-3
Switzerland-Sweden 5-3
Italy-Japan 1-9
Hungary-USSR 6-4
Semi-final draw: NOR-JAP, SWI-HUN. Matches:
Norway-Japan 5.5-5.5;distances 8-9—Norway win
Switzerland-Hungary 2-6
Bronze final: Japan-Switzerland 7-4
FINAL: Norway-Hungary
53,5 - - (1-0)
1.54,5 - - (2-0)
3.04,6 - - (3-0)
43,4 - 44,0 (4-0)
1.31,5 - 1.35,2 (5-0)
2.24,0 - 2.26,4 (6-0)
5.07,1 - 5.13,2 (7-0)
8.35,8 - 8.42,0 (8-0)
- -18.01,7 (8-1)
Final result 8-1
Statistics:
NOR GOLD 41x FIN GOLD 4x NED GOLD 2x URS GOLD 2x SWE GOLD 2x AUT Silver 4x GER Silver 2x HUN Silver 2x JAP Silver 1936 USA bronze 2x PBM bronze 1895 CAN bronze 1897 LAT bronze 1940 SWI 4th 3x FRA 4th 1902 DEN 4th 1912 GBR 4th 1914 EST QF 5x BEL QF 3x POL QF 3x LIT QF 1927 ITA QF 1928 ROM 1R 2x AUS 1R 1936 COL PR 1933