Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Utah Olympic Oval
DatesFebruary 22
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Winning time12:58.92 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Jochem Uytdehaage
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Gianni Romme
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Lasse Sætre
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1998
2006  

The Men's 10,000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Two-time gold medal winner Gianni Romme won a silver in the 10,000 m, while Jochem Uytdehaage wins with a world record time, becoming the first man to break the 13-minute barrier. [1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Gianni Romme  (NED)13:03.40 Heerenveen, Netherlands January 26, 2000 [2]
Olympic recordFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Gianni Romme  (NED)13:15.33 Nagano, Japan February 17, 1998 [2]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.


Date [2] RoundAthleteCountryTimeORWR
22 FebruaryPair 2 Gianni Romme Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13:10.03OR
22 FebruaryPair 4 Jochem Uytdehaage Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12:58.92ORWR

Results

RankPairLaneNameCountryTimeTime BehindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4I Jochem Uytdehaage Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 12:58.92- WR
Silver medal icon.svg2I Gianni Romme Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13:10.03+11.11
Bronze medal icon.svg8O Lasse Sætre Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13:16.92+18.00
45I Keiji Shirahata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 13:20.40+21.48
57O Jens Boden Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13:23.43+24.51
61I Dmitry Shepel Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 13:23.83+24.91
71O Roberto Sighel Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13:26.19+27.27
87I Kjell Storelid Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13:27.24+28.32
93O Bart Veldkamp Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13:27.48+28.56
108I Frank Dittrich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13:28.73+29.81
116I Toshihiko Itokawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 13:31.96+33.04
123I Jason Hedstrand Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:32.99+34.07
134O Derek Parra Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:33.44+34.52
145O Pawel Zygmunt Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 13:35.50+36.58
156O Bob de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13:48.93+50.01
162O Dustin Molicki Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13:54.49+55.57

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References

  1. "Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Speed Skating" (PDF). Salt Lake City Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. February 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2010.