Short-track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay explained

Event:Men's 5000 metre relay
Games:1998 Winter
Venue:White Ring
Dates:19–21 February
Competitors:34
Nations:8
Win Value:6:51.579
Gold:
Éric Bédard
Derrick Campbell
François Drolet
Marc Gagnon
Silver:
Chae Ji-hoon
Lee Jun-hwan
Lee Ho-eung
Kim Dong-sung
Bronze:
Li Jiajun
Feng Kai
Yuan Ye
An Yulong
Prev:1994
Next:2002

The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 21 February at the White Ring.[1] [2]

Results

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 19 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.[1]

Semifinal 1
Rank Country Athlete Result Notes
1 align=left align=left 7:05.766 QA
2 align=left align=left 7:05.797 QA
3 align=left align=left 7:11.955 QB
4 align=left align=left 7:17.223 QB
Semifinal 2
Rank Country Athlete Result Notes
1 align=left align=left 7:07.457 QA
2 align=left align=left 7:07.770 QA
3 align=left align=left 7:11.691 QB
4 align=left align=left 7:16.724 QB

Finals

The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while four others raced in Final B.[1]

Final A
Rank Country Athlete Result Notes
align=left align=left 7:06.075
align=left align=left 7:06.776
align=left align=left 7:11.559
4 align=left align=left 7:15.212
Final B
Rank Country Athlete Result Notes
5 align=left align=left 7:01.660
6 align=left align=left 7:02.014
7 align=left align=left 7:06.462
8 align=left align=left 7:15.907

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation . Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee . 1998 . 16 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202657/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1998/Vol3_e.pdf . 26 February 2008 .
  2. Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1998/STK/mens-5000-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 10 November 2019.