Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres explained

Event:Men's 500 metres
Games:1994 Winter
Venue:Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates:24–26 February
Competitors:31
Nations:16
Win Value:43.45
Gold:Chae Ji-hoon
Goldnoc:KOR
Silver:Mirko Vuillermin
Silvernoc:ITA
Bronze:Nicky Gooch
Bronzenoc:GBR
Next:1998

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

  1. 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 .
  2. 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.