Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
| Men's 1500 metres at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Torino Palavela | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 12 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Short track speed skating at the 2006 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 | |
The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February at the Torino Palavela.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) |
2:10.639 | Marquette, United States | 24 October 2003 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Kim Dong-sung (KOR) |
2:15.942 | Salt Lake City, United States | 20 February 2002 | [2] |
No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The first round was held on 12 February. There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers in each advancing to the semifinals.[2]
- Heat 1
Semifinals
[edit]The top two finishers in each of the three, six-man semifinals advanced to the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[2]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Hamelin |  Canada |
2:20.854 | QA |
| 2 | Lee Ho-suk | South Korea |
2:20.901 | QA |
| 3 | Niels Kerstholt |  Netherlands |
2:21.748 | QB |
| 4 | Satoru Terao |  Japan |
2:21.774 | QB |
| 5 | Jon Eley |  Great Britain |
2:21.862 | |
| 6 | Vyacheslav Kurginyan |  Russia |
2:24.604 |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahn Hyun-soo | South Korea} |
2:17.718 | QA |
| 2 | Li Jiajun |  China |
2:17.836 | QA |
| 3 | Mathieu Turcotte | Canada |
2:18.280 | QB |
| 4 | Peter Darazs |  Hungary |
2:18.348 | QB |
| 5 | Alex Izykowski |  United States |
2:18.610 | |
| 6 | Nicola Rodigari |  Italy |
2:18.615 |
- Semifinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Ye | China |
2:19.386 | QA |
| 2 | Viktor Knoch | Hungary |
2:19.600 | QA |
| 3 | Fabio Carta | Italy |
2:19.724 | QB |
| 4 | Apolo Anton Ohno | United States |
2:20.346 | QB |
| – | Cees Juffermans | Netherlands |
DNF | |
| – | Pieter Gysel |  Belgium |
DQ |
Finals
[edit]The six qualifying skaters contested the medal positions in final A, while the six skaters in final B ended up in 6th-11th places.[2]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ahn Hyun-soo | South Korea |
2:25.341 | |
 |
Lee Ho-suk | South Korea |
2:25.600 | |
 |
Li Jiajun | China |
2:26.005 | |
| 4 | Charles Hamelin | Canada |
2:26.375 | |
| 5 | Viktor Knoch | Hungary |
2:26.806 | |
| – | Li Ye | China |
DQ |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mathieu Turcotte | Canada |
2:25.341 | |
| 7 | Fabio Carta | Italy |
2:24.658 | |
| 8 | Apolo Anton Ohno | United States |
2:24.789 | |
| 9 | Satoru Terao | Japan |
2:24.875 | |
| 10 | Niels Kerstholt | Netherlands |
2:24.962 | |
| 11 | Peter Darazs | Hungary |
2:24.969 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Torino 2006 Official Report - Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
