Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Men's 500 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | 23 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 41.802 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
World record | ![]() |
41.514 | Calgary, Canada | 13 October 2001 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
42.756 | Nagano, Japan | 21 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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23 February | Heat 7 | ![]() |
42.326 | OR | |
23 February | Quarterfinal 3 | ![]() |
41.806 | OR | |
23 February | A Final | ![]() |
41.802 | OR |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 23 February. There were eight heats of four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[2]
- Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Li Jiajun | ![]() |
43.690 | Q |
2 | Arian Nachbar | ![]() |
44.057 | Q |
3 | Matúš Užák | ![]() |
44.499 | |
4 | Asen Pandov | ![]() |
77.124 |
- Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Simon Van Vossel | ![]() |
43.119 | Q |
2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | ![]() |
43.214 | Q |
3 | Cees Juffermans | ![]() |
43.253 | |
4 | Andrew McNee | ![]() |
44.289 |
- Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Takafumi Nishitani | ![]() |
43.211 | Q |
2 | Marc Gagnon | ![]() |
43.395 | Q |
3 | Krisztián Szabó | ![]() |
44.143 | |
4 | Volodymyr Hryhor'iev | ![]() |
70.431 |
- Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Dong-sung | ![]() |
42.834 | Q |
2 | Rusty Smith | ![]() |
42.849 | Q |
3 | Dave Allardice | ![]() |
42.980 | |
4 | Ganbatyn Jargalanchuluun | ![]() |
52.225 |
- Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fabio Carta | ![]() |
43.787 | Q |
2 | Bruno Loscos | ![]() |
43.864 | Q |
3 | Leon Flack | ![]() |
43.965 | |
4 | Mark Jackson | ![]() |
44.064 |
- Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Feng Kai | ![]() |
43.084 | Q |
2 | Wim De Deyne | ![]() |
43.205 | Q |
3 | Martin Johansson | ![]() |
43.435 | |
4 | Krystian Zdrojkowski | ![]() |
44.117 |
- Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jonathan Guilmette | ![]() |
42.326 | Q OR |
2 | Satoru Terao | ![]() |
42.334 | Q |
3 | Balázs Knoch | ![]() |
42.533 | |
4 | Miroslav Boyadzhiev | ![]() |
43.462 |
- Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Nicola Franceschina | ![]() |
42.876 | Q |
2 | Steven Bradbury | ![]() |
43.226 | Q |
3 | Ludovic Mathieu | ![]() |
43.790 | ADV |
– | Lee Seung-jae | ![]() |
DQ |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[2]
- Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jonathan Guilmette | ![]() |
42.809 | Q |
2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | ![]() |
42.895 | Q |
3 | Fabio Carta | ![]() |
43.113 | |
4 | Arian Nachbar | ![]() |
43.626 |
- Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Rusty Smith | ![]() |
42.359 | Q |
2 | Marc Gagnon | ![]() |
42.384 | Q |
3 | Takafumi Nishitani | ![]() |
42.535 | |
– | Nicola Franceschina | ![]() |
DQ |
- Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Dong-sung | ![]() |
41.806 | Q OR |
2 | Wim De Deyne | ![]() |
41.832 | Q |
3 | Li Jiajun | ![]() |
64.514 | |
4 | Bruno Loscos | ![]() |
99.879 |
- Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Satoru Terao | ![]() |
42.692 | Q |
2 | Feng Kai | ![]() |
42.820 | Q |
3 | Steven Bradbury | ![]() |
44.982 | |
4 | Ludovic Mathieu | ![]() |
73.328 | |
– | Simon Van Vossel | ![]() |
DQ |
Semifinals
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[2] In the second semifinal, American Apolo Anton Ohno caused Japan's Satoru Terao to fall, resulting in Ohno's disqualification, while Terao was advanced to the A final.[3]
- Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Rusty Smith | ![]() |
41.916 | QA |
2 | Marc Gagnon | ![]() |
41.981 | QA |
3 | Kim Dong-sung | ![]() |
41.990 | QB |
4 | Wim De Deyne | ![]() |
42.823 | QB |
- Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jonathan Guilmette | ![]() |
42.201 | QA |
2 | Feng Kai | ![]() |
42.266 | QA |
3 | Satoru Terao | ![]() |
65.790 | ADV |
– | Apolo Anton Ohno | ![]() |
DQ |
Finals
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while two other raced for 6th place in Final B.[2]
- Final A
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Marc Gagnon | ![]() |
41.802 | |
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Jonathan Guilmette | ![]() |
41.994 | |
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Rusty Smith | ![]() |
42.027 | |
4 | Feng Kai | ![]() |
42.112 | |
5 | Satoru Terao | ![]() |
42.219 |
- Final B
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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6 | Kim Dong-sung | ![]() |
42.076 | |
7 | Wim De Deyne | ![]() |
42.961 |
References
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Ohno disqualified in 500, U.S. falls in 5,000 relay". ESPN. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2014.