Short-track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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Short Track Speed Skating
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg
Venue Salt Lake Ice Center
Dates13–23 February 2002
No. of events8
Competitors106 from 26 nations
  1998
2006  
The skates Apolo Anton Ohno wore at the 2002 Winter Olympics are preserved in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History. Apolo Ohno's speed skates.jpg
The skates Apolo Anton Ohno wore at the 2002 Winter Olympics are preserved in the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History.
For the long track speed skating events, see Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center (normally called Delta Center). Two new events were added for these games, with the men's and women's 1500 metres making debuts. [1] [2]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2237
2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2204
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2136
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1113
5Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1001
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0112
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0101
Totals (7 entries)88824

China led the overall table with seven medals, while Evgenia Radanova's two medals for Bulgaria were their first in the sport.

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres
details
Marc Gagnon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
41.802 Jonathan Guilmette
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
41.994 Rusty Smith
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
42.027
1000 metres
details
Steven Bradbury
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
1:29.109 Apolo Anton Ohno
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:30.160 Mathieu Turcotte
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1:30.563
1500 metres
details
Apolo Anton Ohno
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2:18.541 Li Jiajun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2:18.731 Marc Gagnon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2:18.806
5000 metre relay
details
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Jonathan Guilmette
Marc Gagnon
François-Louis Tremblay
Mathieu Turcotte
Éric Bédard
6:51.579Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Nicola Franceschina
Nicola Rodigari
Fabio Carta
Maurizio Carnino
Michele Antonioli
6:56.327Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Jiajun
Feng Kai
Guo Wei
Li Ye
An Yulong
6:59.633

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres
details
Yang Yang (A)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
44.187 Evgenia Radanova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
44.252 Wang Chunlu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
44.272
1000 metres
details
Yang Yang (A)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:36.391 Ko Gi-hyun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
1:36.427 Yang Yang (S)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
1:37.008
1500 metres
details
Ko Gi-hyun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
2:31.581 Choi Eun-kyung
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
2:31.610 Evgenia Radanova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
2:31.723
3000 metre relay
details
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Choi Eun-kyung
Choi Min-kyung
Park Hye-won
Joo Min-jin
4:12.793Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Yang Yang (A)
Yang Yang (S)
Sun Dandan
Wang Chunlu
4:13.326Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Isabelle Charest
Alanna Kraus
Amélie Goulet-Nadon
Marie-Ève Drolet
Tania Vicent
4:15.738

Records

Two world records and fifteen Olympic records were set in Salt Lake City. [1]

EventDateRoundTeamTimeORWR
Men's 500 metres 23 FebruaryHeat 7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jonathan Guilmette  (CAN)42.326OR
23 FebruaryQuarterfinal 3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim Dong-sung  (KOR)41.806OR
23 FebruaryA FinalFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marc Gagnon  (CAN)41.802OR
Men's 1000 metres 13 FebruaryHeat 7Flag of the United States.svg  Rusty Smith  (USA)1:28.183OR
16 FebruaryQuarterfinal 3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mathieu Turcotte  (CAN)1:27.185OR
Men's 1500 metres 13 FebruaryHeat 5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Guo Wei  (CHN)2:18.846OR
16 FebruarySemifinal 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mathieu Turcotte  (CAN)2:15.942OR
Men's 5000 metre relay 13 FebruaryHeat 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Éric Bédard
Marc Gagnon
François-Louis Tremblay
Mathieu Turcotte
6:45.455OR
Women's 500 metres 16 FebruaryHeat 3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Chunlu  (CHN)44.723OR
16 FebruarySemifinal 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Yang (A)  (CHN)44.118OR
Women's 1000 metres 23 FebruaryQuarterfinal 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Yang (A)  (CHN)1:31.235OR
Women's 1500 metres 13 FebruaryHeat 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yang Yang (S)  (CHN)2:26.943OR
13 FebruarySemifinal 2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Choi Eun-kyung  (KOR)2:21.069 ORWR
Women's 3000 metre relay 13 FebruaryHeat 1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Choi Eun-kyung
Choi Min-kyung
Park Hye-won
Joo Min-jin
4:14.977OR
13 FebruaryA FinalFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Choi Eun-kyung
Choi Min-kyung
Park Hye-won
Joo Min-jin
4:12.793ORWR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-six nations competed in the short track events at Salt Lake City. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Romania and Slovakia made their short track debuts.

References

  1. 1 2 "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2019.