Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Speed Skating
Games:	2006 Winter
Venue:	Torino Palavela
Dates:	12–25 February
Num Events:	8
Competitors:	106
Nations:	24
Prev:	2002
Next:	2010

Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held over thirteen days, from 12 to 25 February. Eight events were contested at the Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds. On the women's side, Jin Sun-yu scored three gold medals.^[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

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Men's events

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500 metres		41.935		42.002		42.089
1000 metres		1:26.739		1:26.764		1:26.927
1500 metres		2:25.341		2:25.600		2:26.005
5000 metre relay		6:43.376		6:43.707		6:47.990

* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

Women's events

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500 metres		44.345		44.374		44.759
1000 metres		1:32.859		1:33.079		1:33.937
1500 metres		2:23.494		2:24.069		2:24.469
3000 metre relay	Byun Chun-sa Choi Eun-kyung Jeon Da-hye Jin Sun-yu Kang Yun-mi*	4:17.040		4:17.336		4:20.030

* Skaters who did not participate in the final, but received medals.

Records

Of the four Olympic records set in Turin, three of them came in the men's 1000 metres.

Event	Date	Round	Team	Time	OR	WR
	15 February	Heat 1	align=left		1:27.048	OR
	18 February	Quarterfinal 1	align=left		1:27.000	OR
	18 February	Final A	align=left		1:26.739	OR
	25 February	Final	align=left		6:43.376	OR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-four nations competed in the short track at Torino.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 2006 Torino Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061658/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2006/STK/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 14 November 2019.
2. Web site: Torino 2006 Official Report - Speed Skating. Torino Organizing Committee . LA84 Foundation . March 2009 . 1 June 2009.