Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay

The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 21 February at the White Ring.[1][2]

Men's 5000 metre relay
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueWhite Ring
Dates19–21 February
Competitors34 from 8 nations
Winning time6:51.579
Medalists
 Canada
Éric Bédard
Derrick Campbell
François Drolet
Marc Gagnon
 South Korea
Chae Ji-hoon
Lee Jun-hwan
Lee Ho-eung
Kim Dong-sung
 China
Li Jiajun
Feng Kai
Yuan Ye
An Yulong

Results

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 19 February. The top two teams in each semifinal qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place teams advanced to the B Final.[1]

Semifinal 1
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1 CanadaÉric Bédard
Derrick Campbell
François Drolet
Marc Gagnon
7:05.766QA OR
2 ChinaLi Jiajun
Feng Kai
Yuan Ye
An Yulong
7:05.797QA
3 Great BritainNicky Gooch
Matt Jasper
Matthew Rowe
Robert Mitchell
7:11.955QB
4 JapanSatoru Terao
Naoya Tamura
Takehiro Kodera
Yugo Shinohara
7:17.223QB
Semifinal 2
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1 South KoreaChae Ji-hoon
Lee Jun-hwan
Lee Ho-eung
Kim Dong-sung
7:07.457QA
2 ItalyMichele Antonioli
Maurizio Carnino
Fabio Carta
Nicola Franceschina
7:07.770QA
3 AustraliaSteven Bradbury
Richard Goerlitz
Kieran Hansen
Richard Nizielski
7:11.691QB
4 United StatesAndy Gabel
Tommy O'Hare
Rusty Smith
Eric Flaim
7:16.724QB

Finals

The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while four others raced in Final B.[1]

Final A
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
 CanadaÉric Bédard
Derrick Campbell
François Drolet
Marc Gagnon
7:06.075
 South KoreaChae Ji-hoon
Lee Jun-hwan
Lee Ho-eung
Kim Dong-sung
7:06.776
 ChinaLi Jiajun
Feng Kai
Yuan Ye
An Yulong
7:11.559
4 ItalyMichele Antonioli
Maurizio Carnino
Fabio Carta
Diego Cattani
7:15.212
Final B
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
5 JapanSatoru Terao
Naoya Tamura
Takehiro Kodera
Yugo Shinohara
7:01.660OR
6 United StatesAndy Gabel
Tommy O'Hare
Rusty Smith
Eric Flaim
7:02.014
7 Great BritainDave Allardice
Nicky Gooch
Matt Jasper
Matthew Rowe
7:06.462
8 AustraliaSteven Bradbury
Richard Goerlitz
Kieran Hansen
Richard Nizielski
7:15.907

References

  1. "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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