Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 1500 metres
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Venue Utah Olympic Oval
DatesFebruary 19, 2002
Competitors48 from 17 nations
Winning time1:43.95 WR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Derek Parra
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Jochem Uytdehaage
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Ådne Søndrål
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1998
2006  

The men's 1500 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. [1]

In reverse order of the 5000 metres, Jochem Uytdehaage first broke the world record, only to see it bettered by Derek Parra, who won the third US skating gold of the Games. He was the first Mexican-American to medal in a winter sport.

Records

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

World recordFlag of South Korea.svg  Lee Kyou-hyuk  (KOR)1:45.20 Calgary, Canada15 March 2001 [2]
Olympic recordFlag of Norway.svg  Ådne Søndrål  (NOR)1:47.87 Nagano, Japan12 February 1998 [2]

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

Date [2] RoundAthleteCountryTimeORWR
19 FebruaryPair 1 Dmitry Shepel Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:45.98OR
19 FebruaryPair 5 Nick Pearson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:45.51OR
19 FebruaryPair 9 Jochem Uytdehaage Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:44.57ORWR
19 FebruaryPair 21 Derek Parra Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:43.95ORWR

Results

RankPairLaneNameCountryTimeTime behindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg21O Derek Parra Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:43.95 WR
Silver medal icon.svg9O Jochem Uytdehaage Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:44.57+0.62
Bronze medal icon.svg23O Ådne Søndrål Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:45.26+1.31
423I Joey Cheek Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:45.34+1.39
516O Ids Postma Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:45.41+1.46
65O Nick Pearson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:45.51+1.56
715O Jan Bos Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:45.63+1.68
818I Lee Kyou-hyuk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1:45.82+1.87
914I Rintje Ritsma Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:45.86+1.91
1014O Yevgeny Lalenkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:45.97+2.02
111O Dmitry Shepel Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:45.98+2.03
1222O Dustin Molicki Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:46.00+2.05
139I Janne Hanninen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:46.04+2.09
1419O J. P. Shilling Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:46.29+2.34
1518I Hiroyuki Noake Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:46.38+2.43
168O Sergey Tsybenko Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 1:46.40+2.45
1724O Kevin Marshall Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:46.75+2.80
1821I Steven Elm Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:46.99+3.04
191I Radik Bikchantayev Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 1:47.04+3.09
2022I Petter Andersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:47.21+3.26
2120O Choi Jae-bong Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1:47.26+3.31
2216I Aleksandr Kibalko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:47.63+3.68
2313I Takaharu Nakajima Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:47.64+3.69
2417I Stefano Donagrandi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:47.72+3.77
2519I Keiji Shirahata Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:47.78+3.83
265I Enrico Fabris Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:47.83+3.88
274I Vesa Rosendahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:48.02+4.07
2812I Philippe Marois Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:48.13+4.18
292I Cedric Kuentz Flag of France.svg  France 1:48.20+4.25
3015I Zsolt Balo Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:48.27+4.32
313O Roberto Sighel Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:48.40+4.45
3220I Risto Rosendahl Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1:48.57+4.62
334O Mun Jun Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1:48.58+4.63
3424I Yusuke Imai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:48.76+4.81
352I Eskil Ervik Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1:49.24+5.29
3611I Nikolay Uliyanin Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 1:49.42+5.47
3711O Vadim Sayutin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:49.45+5.50
386I Johan Röjler Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:49.50+5.55
3912O Vladimir Kostin Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 1:49.57+5.62
4010I Igor Makovetsky Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:50.15+6.20
4117O Jan Friesinger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:50.26+6.31
4210O Yeo Sang-Yeop Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1:50.70+6.75
433I Andrey Fomin Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1:51.02+7.07
438I Frank Dittrich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:51.02+7.07
457O Ma Yongbin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:51.81+7.86
466O Liu Guangbin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:52.01+8.06
477O Aleksey Khatylyov Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 1:52.87+8.92
4813O Christian Breuer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DNF

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References

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  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.