Speed Skating
Speed Skating World Championships
- Men's All-round Champion – Clas Thunberg (Finland)
1928 Winter Olympics
- 500m – gold medal: Bernt Evensen (Norway)
- 1500m – gold medal: Clas Thunberg (Finland)
- 5000m – gold medal: Ivar Ballangrud (Norway)
- 10000m – cancelled due to thawing ice
- All-round – removed from program
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