Women's 3000 metre relay at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center |
Dates | 16–20 February |
Competitors | 35 from 8 nations |
Winning time | 4:12.793 |
Medalists | |
Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m relay | women | |
5000 m relay | men | |
The women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 16 and 20 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [2]
World record | Canada (CAN) | 6:43.730 | Calgary, Canada | 14 October 2001 |
Olympic record | Japan (JPN) | 7:01.660 | Nagano, Japan | 21 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic and world records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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13 February | Heat 1 | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin | 4:14.977 | OR | |
13 February | A Final | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin | 4:12.793 | OR | WR |
The semi-finals were held on 16 February. The top two teams in each semifinal qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place teams advanced to the B Final. [2]
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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1 | China | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Sun Dandan Wang Chunlu | 4:15.931 | QA |
2 | Japan | Chikage Tanaka Yuka Kamino Ikue Teshigawara Nobuko Yamada | 4:17.968 | QA |
3 | Italy | Katia Zini Mara Zini Evelina Rodigari Marinella Canclini | 4:18.131 | QB |
4 | Germany | Yvonne Kunze Christin Priebst Ulrike Lehmann Aika Klein | 4:22.917 | QB |
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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1 | South Korea | Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin | 4:14.977 | QA OR |
2 | Canada | Isabelle Charest Alanna Kraus Tania Vicent Marie-Ève Drolet | 4:16.920 | QA |
3 | Bulgaria | Evgeniya Radanova Marina Georgieva-Nikolova Anna Krasteva Daniela Vlaeva | 4:25.877 | QB |
4 | United States | Julie Goskowicz Caroline Hallisey Amy Peterson Erin Porter | 4:36.002 | QB |
The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while four others raced in Final B. [2]
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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South Korea | Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin | 4:12.793 | WR | |
China | Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Sun Dandan Wang Chunlu | 4:13.236 | ||
Canada | Isabelle Charest Alanna Kraus Marie-Ève Drolet Amélie Goulet-Nadon | 4:15.738 | ||
4 | Japan | Chikage Tanaka Yuka Kamino Ikue Teshigawara Atsuko Takata | 4:21.107 |
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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5 | Italy | Mara Zini Evelina Rodigari Marinella Canclini Marta Capurso | 4:20.014 | |
6 | Bulgaria | Evgeniya Radanova Marina Georgieva-Nikolova Anna Krasteva Daniela Vlaeva | 4:20.703 | |
7 | United States | Julie Goskowicz Caroline Hallisey Amy Peterson Erin Porter | 4:20.730 | |
8 | Germany | Yvonne Kunze Christin Priebst Ulrike Lehmann Aika Klein | 4:22.222 |
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