Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Template:Short description Template:Infobox Olympic event Template:Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen days, from 9 to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval.<ref name="SR">Template:Cite web</ref>

Medal summary

Medal table

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Men's events

500 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	69.23	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	69.26	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	69.47
1000 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:07.18 Template:WR	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:07.53	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:07.61
1500 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:43.95 Template:WR	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:44.57	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:45.26
5000 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	6:14.66 Template:WR	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	6:17.98	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	6:21.73
10,000 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	12:58.92 Template:WR	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	13:10.03	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	13:16.92

Women's events

500 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	74.75	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	74.94	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	75.19
1000 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:13.83 Template:WR	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:13.96	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:14.24
1500 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:54.02 Template:WR	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:54.97	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	1:55.32
3000 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	3:57.70 Template:WR	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	3:58.94	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	3:58.97
5000 metres Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	6:46.91 Template:WR	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	6:49.22	Template:FlagIOCmedalist	6:53.53

Records

Salt Lake City's high altitude was a major contributing factor to the speed of the Utah Olympic Oval's ice, as new Olympic records were set in all ten events, and new World records in eight.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Event<ref name=SpeedSkating/>	Date	Round	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
Men's 500 metres	11 February	Heat 1	Casey FitzRandolph	Template:FlagIOC	34.42	OR
Men's 1000 metres	16 February		Gerard van Velde	Template:FlagIOC	1:07.18	OR	WR
Men's 1500 metres	19 February		Derek Parra	Template:FlagIOC	1:43.95	OR	WR
Men's 5000 metres	9 February		Jochem Uytdehaage	Template:FlagIOC	6:14.66	OR	WR
Men's 10000 metres	22 February		Jochem Uytdehaage	Template:FlagIOC	12:58.92	OR	WR
Women's 500 metres	13 February	Heat 1	Catriona Le May Doan	Template:FlagIOC	37.30	OR
Women's 1000 metres	17 February		Chris Witty	Template:FlagIOC	1:13.83	OR	WR
Women's 1500 metres	20 February		Anni Friesinger	Template:FlagIOC	1:54.02	OR	WR
Women's 3000 metres	10 February		Claudia Pechstein	Template:FlagIOC	3:57.70	OR	WR
Women's 5000 metres	23 February		Claudia Pechstein	Template:FlagIOC	6:46.91	OR	WR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-three nations competed in the speed skating events at Salt Lake City. Template:Div col

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References

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External links

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