Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from 13 to 16 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center. This event is remembered for the victory of Australian Steven Bradbury, who benefited from all four other skaters in the final going down ahead of him, while Bradbury stayed on his feet and won gold. It was the first ever Winter Olympics gold medal for Australia.[1][2]
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Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | 13–16 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:29.109 | ||||||||||||
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 | |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3]
World record | 1:25.985 | Calgary, Canada | 14 October 2001 | |
Olympic record | 1:29.398 | Nagano, Japan | 17 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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13 February | Heat 7 | 1:28.183 | OR | ||
16 February | Quarterfinal 3 | 1:27.185 | OR |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 13 February. There were eight heats of four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[3]
- Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wim De Deyne | 1:30.950 | Q | |
2 | Satoru Terao | 1:31.025 | Q | |
3 | Mark Jackson | 1:32.276 | ||
4 | Miroslav Boyadzhiev | 1:32.421 |
- Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Steven Bradbury | 1:30.956 | Q | |
2 | Nicola Rodigari | 1:30.991 | Q | |
3 | Balázs Knoch | 1:31.061 | ||
4 | Pieter Gysel | 1:31.290 |
- Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Feng Kai | 1:32.554 | Q | |
2 | Mark McNee | 1:39.325 | Q | |
– | Gregory Durand | DQ | ||
– | Volodymyr Hryhor'iev | DQ |
- Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Naoya Tamura | 1:28.867 | Q | |
2 | Leon Flack | 1:29.584 | Q | |
3 | Krystian Zdrojkowski | 1:30.026 | ||
– | Martin Johansson | DQ |
- Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fabio Carta | 1:28.520 | Q | |
2 | Marc Gagnon | 1:28.718 | Q | |
3 | Cees Juffermans | 1:29.249 | ||
4 | Matúš Užák | 2:17.608 |
- Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Dong-sung | 1:32.091 | Q | |
2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 1:33.167 | Q | |
3 | Arian Nachbar | 1:33.585 | ||
4 | Battulgyn Oktyabri | 1:47.213 |
- Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Rusty Smith | 1:28.183 | Q OR | |
2 | Mathieu Turcotte | 1:28.229 | Q | |
3 | Bruno Loscos | 1:28.532 | ||
4 | Kiril Pandov | 1:31.842 |
- Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ahn Hyun-soo | 1:30.252 | Q | |
2 | Li Jiajun | 1:30.447 | Q | |
3 | Kornél Szántó | 1:31.391 | ||
4 | Nicky Gooch | 1:38.034 |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held on 16 February. The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[3] In quarterfinal 2, Canada's Marc Gagnon was disqualified from second place, and Japan's Naoya Tamura advanced.
- Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fabio Carta | 1:28.186 | Q | |
2 | Satoru Terao | 1:28.241 | Q | |
3 | Feng Kai | 1:28.424 | ||
4 | Leon Flack | 1:28.604 |
- Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 1:28.650 | Q | |
2 | Steven Bradbury | 1:29.265 | Q | |
3 | Naoya Tamura | 1:29.864 | ADV | |
– | Marc Gagnon | DQ |
- Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mathieu Turcotte | 1:27.185 | Q OR | |
2 | Ahn Hyun-soo | 1:27.201 | Q | |
3 | Nicola Rodigari | 1:27.578 | ||
4 | Wim De Deyne | 1:27.785 |
- Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Dong-sung | 1:27.429 | Q | |
2 | Li Jiajun | 1:27.467 | Q | |
3 | Rusty Smith | 1:28.078 | ||
4 | Mark McNee | 1:46.701 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 16 February. 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.[3] In the first semifinal, Japan's Satoru Terao was disqualified, with Canada's Mathieu Turcotte, who finished third in the race, advanced to the A final.
- Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Steven Bradbury | 1:29.189 | QA | |
2 | Li Jiajun | 1:30.592 | QA | |
3 | Mathieu Turcotte | 1:35.156 | ADV | |
4 | Kim Dong-sung | 1:52.645 | QB | |
– | Satoru Terao | DQ |
- Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 1:27.428 | QA | |
2 | Ahn Hyun-soo | 1:27.469 | QA | |
3 | Fabio Carta | 1:27.492 | QB | |
4 | Naoya Tamura | 1:27.751 | QB |
Finals
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while three others raced for 6th place in Final B.[3] As a result of Li Jiajun's disqualification however the winner of the B final finished 5th.
- Final A
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Steven Bradbury | 1:29.109 | |||
Apolo Anton Ohno | 1:30.160 | |||
Mathieu Turcotte | 1:30.563 | |||
4 | Ahn Hyun-soo | 1:32.519 | ||
– | Li Jiajun | DQ |
- Final B
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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5 | Kim Dong-sung | 1:35.582 | ||
6 | Fabio Carta | 1:35.589 | ||
7 | Naoya Tamura | 1:35.823 |
References
- "Australia win first ever gold". BBC. 17 February 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 1,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "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.