Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres explained
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
| 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 | | |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 23 February. There were eight heats of four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[2]
- Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.690 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.057 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.499 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 77.124 | | |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.119 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.214 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.253 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.289 | | |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.211 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.395 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.143 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 70.431 | | |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.834 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.849 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.980 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 52.225 | | |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.787 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.864 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.965 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.064 | | |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.084 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.205 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.435 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.117 | | |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.326 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.334 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.533 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.462 | | |
- Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.876 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.226 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.790 | ADV |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[2]
- Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.809 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.895 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.113 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 43.626 | | |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.359 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.384 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.535 | |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 41.806 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 41.832 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 64.514 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 99.879 | | |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.692 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.820 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.982 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 73.328 | |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
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. In the second semifinal, American Apolo Anton Ohno caused Japan's Satoru Terao to fall, resulting in Ohno's disqualification, while Terao was advanced to the A final.[3]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 41.916 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 41.981 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 41.990 | QB |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.823 | QB | |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.201 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.266 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 65.790 | ADV |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
Finals
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while two other raced for 6th place in Final B.[2]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| align=left | | align=left | | 41.802 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 41.994 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 42.027 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.112 | |
| 5 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.219 | | |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 6 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.076 | |
| 7 | align=left | | align=left | | 42.961 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224711/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/STK/mens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 12 November 2019.
- Web site: Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation . Salt Lake Organizing Committee . 2002 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220084643/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results3.pdf . 20 February 2012 .
- Web site: Ohno disqualified in 500, U.S. falls in 5,000 relay . https://archive.today/20120727234053/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter02/speed/news?id=1339742 . dead . 27 July 2012 . ESPN . 23 February 2002 . 12 January 2014.
