Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Appearance
Speed skating at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Utah Olympic Oval |
Dates | 9–23 February 2002 |
No. of events | 10 |
Competitors | 166 from 23 nations |
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 | women | |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | |
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen days, from 9 to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Casey FitzRandolph![]() |
69.23 | Hiroyasu Shimizu![]() |
69.26 | Kip Carpenter![]() |
69.47 |
1000 metres |
Gerard van Velde![]() |
1:07.18 WR | Jan Bos![]() |
1:07.53 | Joey Cheek![]() |
1:07.61 |
1500 metres |
Derek Parra![]() |
1:43.95 WR | Jochem Uytdehaage![]() |
1:44.57 | Ådne Søndrål![]() |
1:45.26 |
5000 metres |
Jochem Uytdehaage![]() |
6:14.66 WR | Derek Parra![]() |
6:17.98 | Jens Boden![]() |
6:21.73 |
10,000 metres |
Jochem Uytdehaage![]() |
12:58.92 WR | Gianni Romme![]() |
13:10.03 | Lasse Sætre![]() |
13:16.92 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres |
Catriona Le May Doan![]() |
74.75 | Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt![]() |
74.94 | Sabine Völker![]() |
75.19 |
1000 metres |
Chris Witty![]() |
1:13.83 WR | Sabine Völker![]() |
1:13.96 | Jennifer Rodriguez![]() |
1:14.24 |
1500 metres |
Anni Friesinger![]() |
1:54.02 WR | Sabine Völker![]() |
1:54.97 | Jennifer Rodriguez![]() |
1:55.32 |
3000 metres |
Claudia Pechstein![]() |
3:57.70 WR | Renate Groenewold![]() |
3:58.94 | Cindy Klassen![]() |
3:58.97 |
5000 metres |
Claudia Pechstein![]() |
6:46.91 WR | Gretha Smit![]() |
6:49.22 | Clara Hughes![]() |
6:53.53 |
Records
Salt Lake City's high altitude was a major contributing factor to the speed of the Utah Olympic Oval's ice, as new Olympic records were set in all ten events, and new World records in eight.[3]
Event[2] | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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Men's 500 metres | 11 February | Heat 1 | Casey FitzRandolph | ![]() |
34.42 | OR | |
Men's 1000 metres | 16 February | Gerard van Velde | ![]() |
1:07.18 | OR | WR | |
Men's 1500 metres | 19 February | Derek Parra | ![]() |
1:43.95 | OR | WR | |
Men's 5000 metres | 9 February | Jochem Uytdehaage | ![]() |
6:14.66 | OR | WR | |
Men's 10000 metres | 22 February | Jochem Uytdehaage | ![]() |
12:58.92 | OR | WR | |
Women's 500 metres | 13 February | Heat 1 | Catriona Le May Doan | ![]() |
37.30 | OR | |
Women's 1000 metres | 17 February | Chris Witty | ![]() |
1:13.83 | OR | WR | |
Women's 1500 metres | 20 February | Anni Friesinger | ![]() |
1:54.02 | OR | WR | |
Women's 3000 metres | 10 February | Claudia Pechstein | ![]() |
3:57.70 | OR | WR | |
Women's 5000 metres | 23 February | Claudia Pechstein | ![]() |
6:46.91 | OR | WR |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-three nations competed in the speed skating events at Salt Lake City.
Austria (1)
Belarus (5)
Belgium (1)
Canada (15)
China (12)
Czech Republic (1)
Finland (3)
France (1)
Germany (13)
Hungary (2)
Italy (8)
Japan (20)
Kazakhstan (8)
South Korea (12)
Latvia (1)
Netherlands (17)
Norway (7)
Poland (4)
Romania (2)
Russia (13)
Sweden (1)
Ukraine (2)
United States (17)
References
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Speed Skating" (PDF). Salt Lake City Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. February 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ^ "Slow Italian oval keeps speedskating records on ice". ESPN. Associated Press. February 24, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
External links
- "Results of the 2002 Olympic Games Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- "Results of the 2002 Olympic Games Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- Official Results Book – Speed skating