1,000 metres, Women

There were two heats with three skaters advancing to the final from each. Canadians Lela Brooks-Potter and Jean Wilson won the heats, the former beating the official world record of 2:03.4, set weeks earlier by Zofja Nehringowa of Poland. Brooks-Potter’s time, however, would not be recognized, having been skated in the North American packstyle format, and neither would be the winning time in the final.

The Canadian women were less fortunate in the final, with 500 m winner Wilson tripping in sight of the finish line, and placing last, while Brooks-Potter came only fourth. Instead, the final was won by Elizabeth Dubois of the USA, with Hattie Donaldson second and Dorothy Franey third. Dubois’ most notable performance prior to the Games had been her victory in the ½ mile at the 1930 US Championships. Franey, as Dorothy Franey-Langkop, would become a mother figure to American Olympians as she helped establish the US Olympians organization.