Short-track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres explained

Event:	Men's 1000 metres
Games:	1992 Winter
Venue:	La halle de glace Olympique
Dates:	February 18–20
Competitors:	28
Nations:	16
Win Value:	1:30.76
Gold:	Kim Ki-hoon
Goldnoc:	KOR
Silver:	Frédéric Blackburn
Silvernoc:	CAN
Bronze:	Lee Joon-ho
Bronzenoc:	KOR
Next:	1994

The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place from 18 to 20 February at the La halle de glace Olympique.^[1] ^[2]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 18 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.^[1]

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:33.21	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:33.35	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:33.45
4	align=left	align=left	1:36.86

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:38.67	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:38.75	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:41.50
4	align=left	align=left	2:24.43

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:36.82	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:37.71	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:42.28
–	align=left	align=left	DQ

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:38.66	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:38.74	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:38.80

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:39.19	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:39.30	Q
–	align=left	align=left	DQ

Heat 6

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:37.79	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:37.85	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:37.86

Heat 7

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:33.79	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:34.11	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:34.71

Heat 8

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:33.57	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:34.18	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:34.22
4	align=left	align=left	1:34.91

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on 20 February. The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.^[1]

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:33.51	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:33.66	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:34.69
4	align=left	align=left	1:34.86

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:33.62	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:33.71	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:34.02
4	align=left	align=left	1:34.60

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:32.67	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:32.69	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:33.86
4	align=left	align=left	1:33.90

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:34.68	Q
2	align=left	align=left	1:34.83	Q
3	align=left	align=left	1:34.85
4	align=left	align=left	1:35.66

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 20 February. 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	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:31.27	QA
2	align=left	align=left	1:31.60	QA
3	align=left	align=left	1:32.10	QB
4	align=left	align=left	2:05.04	QB

Semifinal 2

Rank	Athlete	Time
1	align=left	align=left	1:32.12	QA
2	align=left	align=left	1:32.23	QA
3	align=left	align=left	1:32.30	QB
4	align=left	align=left	1:33.04	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	Time
	align=left	align=left	1:30.76
	align=left	align=left	1:31.11
	align=left	align=left	1:31.16
4	align=left	align=left	1:31.32

Final B

Rank	Athlete	Time
5	align=left	align=left	1:36.24
6	align=left	align=left	1:36.28
7	align=left	align=left	1:36.28
8	align=left	align=left	1:37.10

Notes and References

Web site: Albertville 1992 Official Report . LA84 Foundation . Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville . 1992 . January 16, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202512/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/orw1992.pdf . February 26, 2008 .
Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's 1,000 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213928/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1992/STK/mens-1000-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 8 November 2019.