Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

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Men's 500 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for short track
Venue Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates24–26 February
Competitors31 from 16 nations
Winning time43.45
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Chae Ji-hoon Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svg Mirko Vuillermin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Nicky Gooch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1998  

The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 and 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre. [1] [2]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. [1]

Heat 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Richard Nizielski Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 44.86Q
2 Martin Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 44.94Q
3 John Coyle Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.42
4 Li Lianli Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 63.44
Heat 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Marc Gagnon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44.69Q
2 Steven Bradbury Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 45.43Q
3 Erik Duyvelshoff Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 45.83
4 Wilf O'Reilly Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 46.41
Heat 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Derrick Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44.72Q
2 Lee Joon-ho Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 45.41Q
3 Bruno Loscos Flag of France.svg  France 45.54
Heat 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Chae Ji-hoon Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 44.36Q
2 Jun Uematsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 44.50Q
3 Batchuluuny Bat–Orgil Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 48.63
Orazio Fagone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DQ
Heat 5
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Li Jiajun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 44.67Q
2 Kim Ki-hoon Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 45.32Q
3 Igor Ozerov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 45.48
4 Andrew Nicholson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 54.21
Heat 6
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Mirko Vuillermin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 44.29Q
2 Frédéric Blackburn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44.38Q
3 Sergey Kobyzev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 44.54
4 Eric Flaim Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.71
Heat 7
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Nicky Gooch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 44.03Q
2 Andy Gabel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.31Q
3 Mike McMillen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 44.98
4 Stephan Huygen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45.04
Heat 8
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Bjørnar Elgetun Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 44.01Q OR
2 Satoru Terao Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 44.88Q
3 Kieran Hansen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 46.30
4 Chris Nicholson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 63.43

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. [1]

Quarterfinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Marc Gagnon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43.84Q OR
2 Mirko Vuillermin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 43.85Q
3 Kim Ki-hoon Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 44.04
4 Jun Uematsu Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 44.20
Quarterfinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Steven Bradbury Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 44.18Q
2 Nicky Gooch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 44.25Q
3 Satoru Terao Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 44.27
4 Derrick Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 80.27
Quarterfinal 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Chae Ji-hoon Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 44.69Q
2 Martin Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 44.96Q
3 Andy Gabel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 48.91
Li Jiajun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DQ
Quarterfinal 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Frédéric Blackburn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 45.20Q
2 Lee Joon-ho Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 45.27Q
3 Bjørnar Elgetun Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 45.35
4 Richard Nizielski Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 45.57

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. [1]

Semifinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Mirko Vuillermin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 43.58QA
2 Chae Ji-hoon Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 43.72QA
3 Frédéric Blackburn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44.40QB
4 Martin Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 46.04QB
Semifinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Marc Gagnon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44.08QA
2 Nicky Gooch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 44.40QA
3 Lee Joon-ho Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 45.97QB
4 Steven Bradbury Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 63.51QB

Finals

The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B. [1]

Final A
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Chae Ji-hoon Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 43.45 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Mirko Vuillermin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 43.47
Bronze medal icon.svg Nicky Gooch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 43.68
4 Marc Gagnon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 52.73
Final B
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
5 Frédéric Blackburn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44.97
6 Lee Joon-ho Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 45.13
7 Martin Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 45.24
8 Steven Bradbury Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 45.33

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References

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  2. "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2019.