Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay
Men's 5000 metre relay at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center |
Dates | 13–23 February |
Competitors | 36 from 8 nations |
Winning time | 6:51.579 |
Medalists | |
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 | |
The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 23 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Records[]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
World record | Canada (CAN) | 6:43.730 | Calgary, Canada | 14 October 2001 |
Olympic record | Japan (JPN) | 7:01.660 | Nagano, Japan | 21 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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13 February | Heat 1 | Canada Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte |
6:45.455 | OR |
Results[]
Semifinals[]
The semifinals were held on 13 February. The top two teams in each semifinal qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place teams advanced to the B Final.[2]
- Semifinal 1
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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1 | Canada | Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte |
6:45.455 | QA |
2 | China | Li Jiajun Feng Kai Guo Wei An Yulong |
6:46.625 | QA |
3 | Japan | Takafumi Nishitani Satoru Terao Naoya Tamura Takehiro Kodera |
6:50.925 | QB |
4 | Belgium | Pieter Gysel Simon Van Vossel Ward Janssens Wim De Deyne |
6:56.389 | QB |
- Semifinal 2
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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1 | United States | Ron Biondo Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith Dan Weinstein |
7:09.788 | QA |
2 | Italy | Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari Fabio Carta Michele Antonioli |
7:10.788 | QA |
3 | Australia | Steven Bradbury Alex McEwan Andrew McNee Stephen Lee |
7:19.177 | QB |
– | South Korea | Kim Dong-sung Min Ryoung Lee Seung-jae Oh Se-jong |
DQ |
Finals[]
The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while three others raced in Final B.[2]
- Final A
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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Canada | Marc Gagnon Jonathan Guilmette François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte |
6:51.579 | ||
Italy | Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari Fabio Carta Maurizio Carnino |
6:56.327 | ||
China | Li Jiajun Feng Kai Guo Wei Li Ye |
6:59.633 | ||
4 | United States | Ron Biondo Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith Dan Weinstein |
7:03.926 |
- Final B
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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5 | Japan | Takafumi Nishitani Satoru Terao Yugo Shinohara Takehiro Kodera |
7:19.893 | |
6 | Australia | Steven Bradbury Alex McEwan Andrew McNee Stephen Lee |
7:45.271 | |
– | Belgium | Pieter Gysel Simon Van Vossel Ward Janssens Wim De Deyne |
DQ |
References[]
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "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.
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