Men's 5000 metre relay at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Torino Palavela |
Dates | 15–25 February |
Competitors | 35 from 8 nations |
Medalists | |
Short track speed skating at the 2006 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 men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began with the semifinals, on 15 February, and concluded with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | Canada | 6:39.990 | Beijing, China | 13 March 2005 | [2] |
Olympic record | Canada | 6:45.455 | Salt Lake City, United States | 20 February 2002 | [2] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date [2] | Event | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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25 February | Final | South Korea Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Seo Ho-jin Song Suk-woo | 6:43.376 | OR |
The two semifinals, taking place on 15 February matched four teams, each with four skaters on the ice, with the top two in each advancing to the A final. One team, Italy qualified after being interfered with. The other teams advanced to the B Final. [2]
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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1 | Canada Éric Bédard Jonathan Guilmette Charles Hamelin François-Louis Tremblay | 6:57.004 | QA |
2 | South Korea Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Oh Se-jong Seo Ho-jin | 7:01.783 | QA |
3 | Germany Thomas Bauer Tyson Heung Arian Nachbar Sebastian Praus | 7:02.367 | QB |
4 | Australia Lachlan Hay Stephen Lee Mark McNee Elliot Shriane | 7:03.356 | QB |
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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1 | United States Alex Izykowski J.P. Kepka Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith | 6:55.082 | QA |
2 | China Li Haonan Li Jiajun Li Ye Sui Baoku | 6:55.476 | QA |
3 | Italy Fabio Carta Yuri Confortola Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari | 7:07.358 | ADV |
– | Japan Yoshiharu Arino Takahiro Fujimoto Takafumi Nishitani Satoru Terao | DQ |
Two of the teams participating in Final A changed their teams between the semifinal and final rounds; Canada replaced Jonathan Guilmette with Mathieu Turcotte and South Korea replaced Oh Se-jong with Song Suk-woo. [2]
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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South Korea Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Seo Ho-jin Song Suk-woo | 6:43.376 | OR | |
Canada Éric Bédard Charles Hamelin François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte | 6:43.707 | ||
United States Alex Izykowski J.P. Kepka Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith | 6:47.990 | ||
4 | Italy Fabio Carta Yuri Confortola Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari | 6:48.597 | |
5 | China Li Haonan Li Jiajun Li Ye Sui Baoku | 6:53.989 |
Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
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6 | Australia Lachlan Hay Stephen Lee Mark McNee Elliot Shriane | 7:01.666 | |
7 | Germany Thomas Bauer Andre Hartwig Arian Nachbar Sebastian Praus | 7:13.338 |
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