Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Short Track Speed Skating
Games:	2002 Winter
Venue:	Salt Lake Ice Center
Dates:	13–23 February
Num Events:	8
Competitors:	106
Nations:	26
Prev:	1998
Next:	2006

For the long track speed skating events, see Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center (normally called Delta Center). Two new events were added for these games, with the men's and women's 1500 metres making debuts.^{[1] [2]}

Medal summary

Medal table

China led the overall table with seven medals, while Evgenia Radanova's two medals for Bulgaria were their first in the sport.

Men's events

500 metres		41.802		41.994		42.027
1000 metres		1:29.109		1:30.160		1:30.563
1500 metres		2:18.541		2:18.731		2:18.806
5000 metre relay		6:51.579		6:56.327		6:59.633

Women's events

500 metres		44.187		44.252		44.272
1000 metres		1:36.391		1:36.427		1:37.008
1500 metres		2:31.581		2:31.610		2:31.723
3000 metre relay		4:12.793		4:13.326		4:15.738

Records

Two world records and fifteen Olympic records were set in Salt Lake City.^[1]

Event	Date	Round	Team	Time	OR	WR
	23 February	Heat 7		42.326	OR
	23 February	Quarterfinal 3		41.806	OR
	23 February	A Final		41.802	OR
	13 February	Heat 7		1:28.183	OR
	16 February	Quarterfinal 3		1:27.185	OR
	13 February	Heat 5		2:18.846	OR
	16 February	Semifinal 1		2:15.942	OR
	13 February	Heat 1	Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte	6:45.455	OR
	16 February	Heat 3		44.723	OR
	16 February	Semifinal 1		44.118	OR
	23 February	Quarterfinal 1		1:31.235	OR
	13 February	Heat 1		2:26.943	OR
	13 February	Semifinal 2		2:21.069	OR	WR
	13 February	Heat 1	Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin	4:14.977	OR
	13 February	A Final	Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin	4:12.793	OR	WR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-six nations competed in the short track events at Salt Lake City. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Romania and Slovakia made their short track debuts.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation . Salt Lake Organizing Committee . 2002 . 13 January 2014.
2. Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/STK/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 12 November 2019.