Short-track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center (normally called Delta Center). Two new events were added for these games, with the men's and women's 1500 metres making debuts.[1][2]
| Short Track Speed Skating at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 The Delta Center, venue of short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics. | |
| Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center |
| Dates | 13–23 February |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 106 from 26 nations |
- For the long track speed skating events, see Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
China led the overall table with seven medals, while Evgenia Radanova's two medals for Bulgaria were their first in the sport.
Men's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Marc Gagnon Canada |
41.802 | Jonathan Guilmette Canada |
41.994 | Rusty Smith United States |
42.027 |
| 1000 metres |
Steven Bradbury Australia |
1:29.109 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
1:30.160 | Mathieu Turcotte Canada |
1:30.563 |
| 1500 metres |
Apolo Anton Ohno United States |
2:18.541 | Li Jiajun China |
2:18.731 | Marc Gagnon Canada |
2:18.806 |
| 5000 metre relay |
Canada Jonathan Guilmette Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte Éric Bédard |
6:51.579 | Italy Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari Fabio Carta Maurizio Carnino Michele Antonioli |
6:56.327 | China Li Jiajun Feng Kai Guo Wei Li Ye An Yulong |
6:59.633 |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Yang Yang (A) China |
44.187 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria |
44.252 | Wang Chunlu China |
44.272 |
| 1000 metres |
Yang Yang (A) China |
1:36.391 | Ko Gi-hyun South Korea |
1:36.427 | Yang Yang (S) China |
1:37.008 |
| 1500 metres |
Ko Gi-hyun South Korea |
2:31.581 | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea |
2:31.610 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria |
2:31.723 |
| 3000 metre relay |
South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin |
4:12.793 | China Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Sun Dandan Wang Chunlu |
4:13.326 | Canada Isabelle Charest Alanna Kraus Amélie Goulet-Nadon Marie-Ève Drolet Tania Vicent |
4:15.738 |
Records
editTwo world records and fifteen Olympic records were set in Salt Lake City.[1]
| Event | Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres | 23 February | Heat 7 | Jonathan Guilmette (CAN) | 42.326 | OR | |
| 23 February | Quarterfinal 3 | Kim Dong-sung (KOR) | 41.806 | OR | ||
| 23 February | A Final | Marc Gagnon (CAN) | 41.802 | OR | ||
| Men's 1000 metres | 13 February | Heat 7 | Rusty Smith (USA) | 1:28.183 | OR | |
| 16 February | Quarterfinal 3 | Mathieu Turcotte (CAN) | 1:27.185 | OR | ||
| Men's 1500 metres | 13 February | Heat 5 | Guo Wei (CHN) | 2:18.846 | OR | |
| 16 February | Semifinal 1 | Mathieu Turcotte (CAN) | 2:15.942 | OR | ||
| Men's 5000 metre relay | 13 February | Heat 1 | Canada Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte |
6:45.455 | OR | |
| Women's 500 metres | 16 February | Heat 3 | Wang Chunlu (CHN) | 44.723 | OR | |
| 16 February | Semifinal 1 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 44.118 | OR | ||
| Women's 1000 metres | 23 February | Quarterfinal 1 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 1:31.235 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 13 February | Heat 1 | Yang Yang (S) (CHN) | 2:26.943 | OR | |
| 13 February | Semifinal 2 | Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | 2:21.069 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 3000 metre relay | 13 February | Heat 1 | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin |
4:14.977 | OR | |
| 13 February | A Final | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin |
4:12.793 | OR | WR |
Participating NOCs
editTwenty-six nations competed in the short track events at Salt Lake City. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Romania and Slovakia made their short track debuts.
- Australia (5)
- Belarus (1)
- Belgium (4)
- Bulgaria (7)
- Canada (10)
- China (9)
- Czech Republic (1)
- France (4)
- Germany (7)
- Great Britain (5)
- Hong Kong (2)
- Hungary (6)
- Israel (1)
- Italy (10)
- Japan (10)
- South Korea (10)
- Mongolia (2)
- Netherlands (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Poland (1)
- Romania (1)
- Russia (2)
- Slovakia (1)
- Sweden (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United States (8)
References
edit- ^ a b "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2019.