Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Appearance
Men's 500 metres at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 24–26 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 43.45 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
3000 m relay | women | |
5000 m relay | men | |
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
[edit]Heats
[edit]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 |
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1 | Richard Nizielski | ![]() |
44.86 | Q |
2 | Martin Johansson | ![]() |
44.94 | Q |
3 | John Coyle | ![]() |
45.42 | |
4 | Li Lianli | ![]() |
63.44 |
- Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marc Gagnon | ![]() |
44.69 | Q |
2 | Steven Bradbury | ![]() |
45.43 | Q |
3 | Erik Duyvelshoff | ![]() |
45.83 | |
4 | Wilf O'Reilly | ![]() |
46.41 |
- Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Derrick Campbell | ![]() |
44.72 | Q |
2 | Lee Joon-ho | ![]() |
45.41 | Q |
3 | Bruno Loscos | ![]() |
45.54 |
- Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Chae Ji-hoon | ![]() |
44.36 | Q |
2 | Jun Uematsu | ![]() |
44.50 | Q |
3 | Batchuluuny Bat–Orgil | ![]() |
48.63 | |
– | Orazio Fagone | ![]() |
DQ |
- Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Li Jiajun | ![]() |
44.67 | Q |
2 | Kim Ki-hoon | ![]() |
45.32 | Q |
3 | Igor Ozerov | ![]() |
45.48 | |
4 | Andrew Nicholson | ![]() |
54.21 |
- Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mirko Vuillermin | ![]() |
44.29 | Q |
2 | Frédéric Blackburn | ![]() |
44.38 | Q |
3 | Sergey Kobyzev | ![]() |
44.54 | |
4 | Eric Flaim | ![]() |
44.71 |
- Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Nicky Gooch | ![]() |
44.03 | Q |
2 | Andy Gabel | ![]() |
44.31 | Q |
3 | Mike McMillen | ![]() |
44.98 | |
4 | Stephan Huygen | ![]() |
45.04 |
- Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Bjørnar Elgetun | ![]() |
44.01 | Q OR |
2 | Satoru Terao | ![]() |
44.88 | Q |
3 | Kieran Hansen | ![]() |
46.30 | |
4 | Chris Nicholson | ![]() |
63.43 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]
- Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marc Gagnon | ![]() |
43.84 | Q OR |
2 | Mirko Vuillermin | ![]() |
43.85 | Q |
3 | Kim Ki-hoon | ![]() |
44.04 | |
4 | Jun Uematsu | ![]() |
44.20 |
- Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Steven Bradbury | ![]() |
44.18 | Q |
2 | Nicky Gooch | ![]() |
44.25 | Q |
3 | Satoru Terao | ![]() |
44.27 | |
4 | Derrick Campbell | ![]() |
80.27 |
- Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Chae Ji-hoon | ![]() |
44.69 | Q |
2 | Martin Johansson | ![]() |
44.96 | Q |
3 | Andy Gabel | ![]() |
48.91 | |
– | Li Jiajun | ![]() |
DQ |
- Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Frédéric Blackburn | ![]() |
45.20 | Q |
2 | Lee Joon-ho | ![]() |
45.27 | Q |
3 | Bjørnar Elgetun | ![]() |
45.35 | |
4 | Richard Nizielski | ![]() |
45.57 |
Semifinals
[edit]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 |
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1 | Mirko Vuillermin | ![]() |
43.58 | QA |
2 | Chae Ji-hoon | ![]() |
43.72 | QA |
3 | Frédéric Blackburn | ![]() |
44.40 | QB |
4 | Martin Johansson | ![]() |
46.04 | QB |
- Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marc Gagnon | ![]() |
44.08 | QA |
2 | Nicky Gooch | ![]() |
44.40 | QA |
3 | Lee Joon-ho | ![]() |
45.97 | QB |
4 | Steven Bradbury | ![]() |
63.51 | QB |
Finals
[edit]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 |
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Chae Ji-hoon | ![]() |
43.45 | OR |
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Mirko Vuillermin | ![]() |
43.47 | |
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Nicky Gooch | ![]() |
43.68 | |
4 | Marc Gagnon | ![]() |
52.73 |
- Final B
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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5 | Frédéric Blackburn | ![]() |
44.97 | |
6 | Lee Joon-ho | ![]() |
45.13 | |
7 | Martin Johansson | ![]() |
45.24 | |
8 | Steven Bradbury | ![]() |
45.33 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2019.