Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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Speed skating
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Venue Utah Olympic Oval
Dates9–23 February 2002
No. of events10
Competitors166 from 23 nations
  1998
2006  

Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen days, from 9 to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval. [1]

Medal summary

Medal table

[2]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3508
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3328
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3148
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1023
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0101
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0022
Totals (6 entries)10101030

Men's events

[2]

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres
details
Casey FitzRandolph
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
69.23 Hiroyasu Shimizu
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
69.26 Kip Carpenter
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
69.47
1000 metres
details
Gerard van Velde
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:07.18 WR Jan Bos
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:07.53 Joey Cheek
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:07.61
1500 metres
details
Derek Parra
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:43.95 WR Jochem Uytdehaage
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1:44.57 Ådne Søndrål
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1:45.26
5000 metres
details
Jochem Uytdehaage
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6:14.66 WR Derek Parra
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
6:17.98 Jens Boden
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6:21.73
10,000 metres
details
Jochem Uytdehaage
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
12:58.92 WR Gianni Romme
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
13:10.03 Lasse Sætre
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
13:16.92

Women's events

[2]

EventGoldSilverBronze
500 metres
details
Catriona Le May Doan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
74.75 Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
74.94 Sabine Völker
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
75.19
1000 metres
details
Chris Witty
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:13.83 WR Sabine Völker
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:13.96 Jennifer Rodriguez
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:14.24
1500 metres
details
Anni Friesinger
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:54.02 WR Sabine Völker
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1:54.97 Jennifer Rodriguez
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:55.32
3000 metres
details
Claudia Pechstein
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
3:57.70 WR Renate Groenewold
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3:58.94 Cindy Klassen
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
3:58.97
5000 metres
details
Claudia Pechstein
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6:46.91 WR Gretha Smit
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
6:49.22 Clara Hughes
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
6:53.53

Records

Salt Lake City's high altitude was a major contributing factor to the speed of the Utah Olympic Oval's ice, as new Olympic records were set in all ten events, and new World records in eight. [3]

Event [2] DateRoundAthleteCountryTimeORWR
Men's 500 metres 11 FebruaryHeat 1 Casey FitzRandolph Flag of the United States.svg  United States 34.42OR
Men's 1000 metres 16 February Gerard van Velde Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:07.18ORWR
Men's 1500 metres 19 February Derek Parra Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:43.95ORWR
Men's 5000 metres 9 February Jochem Uytdehaage Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6:14.66ORWR
Men's 10000 metres 22 February Jochem Uytdehaage Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12:58.92ORWR
Women's 500 metres 13 FebruaryHeat 1 Catriona Le May Doan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 37.30OR
Women's 1000 metres 17 February Chris Witty Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:13.83ORWR
Women's 1500 metres 20 February Anni Friesinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:54.02ORWR
Women's 3000 metres 10 February Claudia Pechstein Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3:57.70ORWR
Women's 5000 metres 23 February Claudia Pechstein Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6:46.91ORWR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-three nations competed in the speed skating events at Salt Lake City.

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