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Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

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Speed skating
at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games
VenueEisschnellaufbahn
Innsbruck
Dates14–20 January
Competitors56 from 20 nations
2016 →

Speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Eisschnellaufbahn in Innsbruck, Austria, from 14 to 20 January.[1]

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)4206
2 South Korea (KOR)2125
3 Netherlands (NED)2103
4 Japan (JPN)0347
5 Belarus (BLR)0101
6 Norway (NOR)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (7 entries)88824

Boys' events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Liu An
 China
75.50 Roman Dubovik
 Belarus
77.824 Toshihiro Kakui
 Japan
77.827
1500 metres
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Yang Fan
 China
1:54.20 Liu An
 China
2:00.28 Seitaro Ichinohe
 Japan
2:00.30
3000 metres
details
Yang Fan
 China
4:03.22 Seitaro Ichinohe
 Japan
4:10.00 Noh Hyeok-jun
 South Korea
4:14.41
Mass start
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Yang Fan
 China
7:10.23 Seitaro Ichinohe
 Japan
7:11.45 Vasili Pudushkin
 Russia
7:12.83

Girls' events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
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Jang Mi
 South Korea
81.68 Shi Xiaoxuan
 China
84.32 Martine Lilløy Bruun
 Norway
87.51
1500 metres
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Jang Mi
 South Korea
2:08.17 Sanneke de Neeling
 Netherlands
2:09.54 Sumire Kikuchi
 Japan
2:11.33
3000 metres
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Sanneke de Neeling
 Netherlands
4:37.33 Rio Harada
 Japan
4:41.85 Jang Su-ji
 South Korea
4:42.72
Mass start
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Sanneke de Neeling
 Netherlands
6:01.06 Jang Su-ji
 South Korea
6:01.13 Sumire Kikuchi
 Japan
6:01.24

Multi-medalists

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Athletes who have won at least two medals.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Yang Fan (CHN)3003
2 Sanneke de Neeling (NED)2103
3 Jang Mi (KOR)2002
4 Liu An (CHN)1102
5 Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN)0213
6 Jang Su-ji (KOR)0112
7 Sumire Kikuchi (JPN)0022

Qualification system

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Trainingday at the Eisschnellaufbahn

Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.

Each country could send a maximum of four athletes to the speed skating events of the Winter Youth Olympics. The ISU Junior World Cup competition during the season was used to qualify in the respective distances. The host country (Austria) was given at least one spot.

Canada will not send any skaters after the governing body for the sport in the county deemed the event "not developmentally appropriate".[2]

The final allocation of quotas was announced on November 30, 2011.[3]

Qualification times

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Athletes must have met the qualification times after October 10, 2010 to compete.[3]

Event Women Men
500m 45.50 42.00
1500m 2:25.00 2:14.00
3000m 5:20.00 4:55:00

Qualified nations summary

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NOC Boys' Girls' Total
 Austria 2 2
 Belarus 2 2 4
 Belgium 1 1
 China 2 2 4
 Czech Republic 1 1
 Denmark 1 1
 Finland 2 2
 Germany 2 2 4
 Italy 1 2 3
 Japan 2 2 4
 Kazakhstan 2 2 4
 Mongolia 1 1
 Netherlands 2 2 4
 Norway 2 2 4
 Poland 2 2 4
 Romania 1 2 3
 Russia 2 2 4
 South Korea 2 2 4
 Sweden 1 1
 United States 1 1
Total athletes 28 28 56
Total NOCs 16 16 20

Qualification

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Boys'
Event Date Location Athletes per NOC Qualified
Host Nation - - 2  Austria
World Junior Championships March 2011 Finland Seinäjoki 2  South Korea
 Norway
 Netherlands
 Japan
World Junior Championships March 2011 Finland Seinäjoki 1  China
 Canada
 Italy
 Russia
2 ISU Junior World Cups November 12 – 13, 2011
November 18 – 19, 2011
Germany Erfurt
Norway Bjugn
1  Belarus
 Belarus
 China
 Denmark
 Finland
 Finland
 Germany
 Germany
 Kazakhstan
 Kazakhstan
 Poland
 Poland
 Romania
 Russia
 Sweden
 Switzerland
TOTAL 28
Girls'
Event Date Location Athletes per NOC Qualified
Host Nation - -  Austria
World Junior Championships March 2011 Finland Seinäjoki 2  Netherlands
 South Korea
 Norway
 Japan
World Junior Championships March 2011 Finland Seinäjoki 1  Kazakhstan
 Canada
 Czech Republic
2 ISU Junior World Cups November 12 – 13, 2011
November 18 – 19, 2011
Germany Erfurt
Norway Bjugn
1  Belgium
 Belarus
 Belarus
 China
 China
 Estonia
 Germany
 Germany
 Italy
 Italy
 Kazakhstan
 Mongolia
 Poland
 Poland
 Romania
 Romania
 Russia
 Russia
 Switzerland
 United States
TOTAL 28

See also

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References

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