Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres explained
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 and 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1] [2]
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]
- Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.86 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.94 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.42 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 63.44 | | |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.69 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.43 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.83 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.41 | | |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.72 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.41 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.54 | | |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.36 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.50 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.63 | |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.67 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.32 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.48 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 54.21 | | |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.29 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.38 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.54 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.71 | | |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.03 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.31 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.98 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.04 | | |
- Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.01 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.88 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.30 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 63.43 | | |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]
- Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.84 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.85 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.04 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.20 | | |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.18 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.25 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.27 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 80.27 | | |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.69 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.96 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.91 | |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.20 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.27 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.35 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.57 | | |
Semifinals
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[1]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.58 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.72 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.40 | QB |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.04 | QB | |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.08 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.40 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.97 | QB |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 63.51 | QB | |
Finals
The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.[1]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| align=left | | align=left | | 43.45 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 43.47 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 43.68 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 52.73 | | |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 5 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.97 | |
| 6 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.13 | |
| 7 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.24 | |
| 8 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.33 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation . Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee . 1994 . 16 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101202195105/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF . 2 December 2010 .
- Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224709/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/STK/mens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 9 November 2019.
