Speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
The 5000 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1948 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Sunday, 1 February 1948. Forty speed skaters from 14 nations competed.Medalists
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1948 Winter Olympics.
' The record was set in a high altitude venue and on naturally frozen ice.Results
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | | 8:29.4 |
| 2 | | 8:32.7 |
| 3 | | 8:34.8 |
| 4 | | 8:34.9 |
| 5 | | 8:36.2 |
| 6 | | 8:37.3 |
| 7 | | 8:37.9 |
| 8 | | 8:40.7 |
| 9 | | 8:45.0 |
| 10 | | 8:45.2 |
| 11 | | 8:45.6 |
| 12 | | 8:46.4 |
| 13 | | 8:46.9 |
| 14 | | 8:47.2 |
| 15 | | 8:53.0 |
| 16 | | 8:53.8 |
| 17 | | 8:54.4 |
| 18 | | 8:56.0 |
| 19 | | 8:56.6 |
| 20 | | 8:57.6 |
| 21 | | 8:58.4 |
| 22 | | 8:58.9 |
| 23 | | 9:03.0 |
| 24 | | 9:05.0 |
| 25 | | 9:05.4 |
| 26 | | 9:06.2 |
| 27 | | 9:10.4 |
| 28 | | 9:18.2 |
| 29 | | 9:18.6 |
| 30 | | 9:20.3 |
| 31 | | 9:21.3 |
| 32 | | 9:22.2 |
| 33 | | 9:28.6 |
| 34 | | 9:29.3 |
| 35 | | 9:30.2 |
| 36 | | 9:32.3 |
| 37 | | 9:36.3 |
| 38 | | 9:36.7 |
| 39 | | 9:40.6 |
| – | | DNF |
Åke Seyffarth
Ivar Ballangrud