Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Men's 1500 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | 20 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:18.541 | ||||||||||||
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:[2]
World record | 2:13.728 | Kearns, United States | 15 December 2001 | |
Olympic record | None | None | None | None |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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13 February | Heat 5 | 2:18.846 | OR | ||
16 February | Semifinal 1 | 2:15.942 | OR |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 20 February. There were six heats of five skaters each, with the top three finishers moving on to the semifinals.[2]
- Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ahn Hyun-soo | 2:23.287 | Q | |
2 | Bruno Loscos | 2:23.517 | Q | |
3 | Satoru Terao | 2:23.680 | Q | |
4 | Pieter Gysel | 2:24.161 | ||
5 | Volodymyr Hryhor'iev | 2:25.316 |
- Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fabio Carta | 2:26.644 | Q | |
2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 2:26.809 | Q | |
3 | Nicky Gooch | 2:27.084 | Q | |
4 | Kornél Szántó | 2:27.467 | ||
5 | Mark McNee | 2:27.840 |
- Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Rusty Smith | 2:25.179 | Q | |
2 | Li Jiajun | 2:25.347 | Q | |
3 | Martin Johansson | 2:25.824 | Q | |
4 | Leon Flack | 2:25.832 | ||
5 | Kiril Pandov | 2:27.730 |
- Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Dong-sung | 2:22.133 | Q | |
2 | André Hartwig | 2:22.541 | Q | |
3 | Steven Bradbury | 2:22.632 | Q | |
4 | Mark Jackson | 2:22.906 | ||
5 | Krystian Zdrojkowski | 2:23.015 |
- Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Guo Wei | 2:18.846 | Q | |
2 | Nicola Rodigari | 2:19.067 | Q | |
3 | Miroslav Boyadzhiev | 2:22.082 | Q | |
4 | Balázs Knoch | 2:40.617 | ||
5 | Naoya Tamura | 3:06.585 |
- Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marc Gagnon | 2:20.126 | Q | |
2 | Cees Juffermans | 2:20.397 | Q | |
3 | Gregory Durand | 2:20.496 | Q | |
4 | Matúš Užák | 2:22.557 | ||
– | Simon Van Vossel | DQ |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 20 February. The top two finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[2]
- Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kim Dong-sung | 2:15.942 | QA | |
2 | Bruno Loscos | 2:15.981 | QA | |
3 | Rusty Smith | 2:16.906 | QB | |
4 | Miroslav Boyadzhiev | 2:23.468 | QB | |
5 | Nicola Rodigari | 2:53.907 | ||
– | Satoru Terao | DQ |
- Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Fabio Carta | 2:25.072 | QA | |
2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 2:25.152 | QA | |
3 | Guo Wei | 2:25.321 | QB | |
4 | Steven Bradbury | 2:25.457 | QB | |
5 | Nicky Gooch | 2:25.903 | ||
6 | André Hartwig | 2:25.936 |
- Semifinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Li Jiajun | 2:19.877 | QA | |
2 | Marc Gagnon | 2:20.050 | QA | |
3 | Cees Juffermans | 2:21.726 | QB | |
4 | Martin Johansson | 2:24.032 | QB | |
5 | Gregory Durand | 2:49.994 | ||
– | Ahn Hyun-soo | DQ |
Finals
The six qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while six others raced in Final B.[2]
- Final A
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Apolo Anton Ohno | 2:18.541 | |||
Li Jiajun | 2:18.731 | |||
Marc Gagnon | 2:18.806 | |||
4 | Fabio Carta | 2:18.947 | ||
5 | Bruno Loscos | 2:19.587 | ||
– | Kim Dong-sung | DQ |
- Final B
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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6 | Rusty Smith | 2:27.155 | ||
7 | Guo Wei | 2:27.376 | ||
8 | Cees Juffermans | 2:27.611 | ||
9 | Martin Johansson | 2:28.559 | ||
10 | Steven Bradbury | 2:28.604 | ||
11 | Miroslav Boyadzhiev | 2:29.307 |
Controversy
Kim's disqualification was heavily criticized by many. The controversy was rooted in the final lap of the face. With Kim in first, Ohno attempted to make a pass on Kim, who then drifted slightly inward. Ohno raised his hands up in protest, claiming that this was an illegal blocking move. After the race finished, this moment was reviewed and the refs came to the same conclusion, costing Kim the gold medal. Kim, furious, threw the flag down and the South Korean team was equally upset. Many commented that the refs made an unusually harsh decision in calling the move in question a block. South Korea threatened to boycott the closing ceremony.
Criticism was also focused on Ohno for embellishing the seriousness of the block as well as on the refs for favoring the hometown American skater. Ohno's reaction was mocked by many in South Korea, and it continued on into the World Cup when some South Korean footballers imitated it after scoring a goal against the United States in the group stage. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
References
- "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 1,500 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.