Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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| Speed Skating at the XIX Olympic Winter Games |
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| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval |
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| Dates | 9–23 February 2002 |
| Competitors | 166 from 23 nations |
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- For the short track speed skating events, see Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, was held over fourteen days, from 9 February to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) |
3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
[edit] Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 500 metres |
Casey FitzRandolph United States (USA) |
69.23 | Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan (JPN) |
69.26 | Kip Carpenter United States (USA) |
69.47 |
| 1000 metres |
Gerard van velde Netherlands (NED) |
1:07.18 WR | Jan Bos Netherlands (NED) |
1:07.53 | Joey Cheek United States (USA) |
1:07.89 |
| 1500 metres |
Derek Parra United States (USA) |
1:43.95 WR | Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands (NED) |
1:44.57 | Ådne Søndrål Norway (NOR) |
1:45.26 |
| 5000 metres |
Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands (NED) |
6:14.66 WR | Derek Parra United States (USA) |
6:17.98 | Jens Boden Germany (GER) |
6:21.73 |
| 10000 metres |
Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands (NED) |
12:58.92 WR | Gianni Romme Netherlands (NED) |
13:10.03 | Lasse Sætre Norway (NOR) |
13:16.92 |
[edit] Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 500 metres |
Catriona Le May Doan Canada (CAN) |
74.75 | Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt Germany (GER) |
74.94 | Sabine Völker Germany (GER) |
75.19 |
| 1000 metres |
Chris Witty United States (USA) |
1:13.83 WR | Sabine Völker Germany (GER) |
1:13.96 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States (USA) |
1:14.24 |
| 1500 metres |
Anni Friesinger Germany (GER) |
1:54.02 WR | Sabine Völker Germany (GER) |
1:54.97 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States (USA) |
1:55.32 |
| 3000 metres |
Claudia Pechstein Germany (GER) |
3:57.70 WR | Renate Groenewold Netherlands (NED) |
3:58.94 | Cindy Klassen Canada (CAN) |
3:58.97 |
| 5000 metres |
Claudia Pechstein Germany (GER) |
6:46.91 WR | Gretha Smit Netherlands (NED) |
6:49.22 | Clara Hughes Canada (CAN) |
6:53.53 |
[edit] 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.[2]
| Event[1] | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| Men's 500 metres | 11 February | Heat 1 | Casey FitzRandolph | United States |
34.42 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 metres | 16 February | Gerard van Velde | Netherlands |
1:07.18 | OR | WR | |
| Men's 1500 metres | 19 February | Derek Parra | United States |
1:43.95 | OR | WR | |
| Men's 5000 metres | 9 February | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands |
6:14.66 | OR | WR | |
| Men's 10000 metres | 22 February | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands |
12:58.92 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 500 metres | 13 February | Heat 1 | Catriona Le May Doan | Canada |
37.30 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 16 February | Chris Witty | United States |
1:13.83 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 16 February | Anni Friesinger | Germany |
1:54.02 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 3000 metres | 16 February | Claudia Pechstein | Germany |
3:57.70 | OR | WR | |
| Women's 5000 metres | 16 February | Claudia Pechstein | Germany |
6:46.91 | OR | WR |
[edit] Participating NOCs
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Speed Skating". Salt Lake City Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. February 2002. http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results3.pdf. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
- ^ "Slow Italian oval keeps speedskating records on ice". Associated Press. ESPN. February 24, 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=2342716. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
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