Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
Venue Iceberg Skating Palace
Sochi, Russia
Dates 10 February (qualifying heats, semifinal, and final)
Competitors 36 from 18 nations
Winning time 2:14.985
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Charles Hamelin  Canada
2nd, silver medalist(s) Han Tianyu  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Viktor Ahn  Russia

The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.[1]

The qualifying heats, semifinal, and the final were held on 10 February.

The defending Olympic Champion was Lee Jung-su of South Korea, while the defending World Champion was Sin Da-woon also of South Korea.

Records

World record Noh Jin-kyu (KOR)2:09.041Shanghai, China10 December 2011
Olympic record Lee Jung-su (KOR)2:10.949Vancouver, Canada13 February 2010

Qualification

Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the four special Olympic Qualification classifications that were held at two world cups in November 2013. A nation may enter a maximum of three athletes per event.[2] For this event a total of 36 athletes representing 18 nations qualified to compete.[3]

Results

The final results:[4]

Preliminaries

Heats

Q – qualified for the semifinals
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
YC – yellow card
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11Jack Whelbourne Great Britain2:14.091Q
21Yuri Confortola Italy2:14.143Q
31Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands2:14.249Q
41Robert Seifert Germany2:16.555
51Roberto Puķītis Latvia2:30.671ADV
1Yuzo Takamido JapanPEN
12Viktor Ahn Russia2:20.865Q
22Han Tianyu China2:20.911Q
32Park Se-yeong South Korea2:21.087Q
42Vladislav Bykanov Israel2:21.163
52Pan-To Barton Lui Hong Kong2:22.139
62Viktor Knoch Hungary2:47.714
13Sin Da-woon South Korea2:15.530Q
23J. R. Celski United States2:15.675Q
33Sébastien Lepape France2:15.806Q
43Ryosuke Sakazume Japan2:17.985
53Maksim Siarheyeu Belarus2:19.505
63Shi Jingnan China2:51.512
14Charles Hamelin Canada2:16.903Q
24Semen Elistratov Russia2:16.904Q
34Eduardo Alvarez United States2:17.532Q
44Maxime Chataignier France2:17.938
54Aidar Bekzhanov Kazakhstan2:19.713
64Bence Béres Hungary2:20.327
15Niels Kerstholt Netherlands2:13.848Q, NR
25François Hamelin Canada2:13.935Q
35Thibaut Fauconnet France2:14.054Q
45Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary2:14.055
55Vojtěch Loudín Czech Republic2:14.906
65Denis Nikisha Kazakhstan2:16.452
16Lee Han-bin South Korea2:16.412Q
26Michael Gilday Canada2:16.468Q
36Chen Dequan China2:16.535Q
46Christopher Creveling United States2:16.553
56Tommaso Dotti Italy2:17.300
66Satoshi Sakashita Japan2:18.298

Semifinals

QA – qualified for Final A
QB – qualified for Final B
ADV – advanced
PEN – penalty
YC – yellow card
RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11Han Tianyu China2:15.858QA
21Viktor Ahn Russia2:16.000QA
31Park Se-yeong South Korea2:16.241QB
41François Hamelin Canada2:16.473QB
51Roberto Puķītis Latvia2:16.961
61Niels Kerstholt Netherlands2:17.134
1Thibaut Fauconnet FrancePEN
12J. R. Celski United States2:21.603QA
22Chen Dequan China2:21.697QA
32Sébastien Lepape France2:23.995QB
42Sin Da-woon South Korea2:52.061QB
52Lee Han-bin South Korea3:11.810ADV
2Michael Gilday CanadaPEN
13Charles Hamelin Canada2:14.480QA
23Jack Whelbourne Great Britain2:14.635QA
33Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands2:14.677QB
43Semen Elistratov Russia2:14.783QB
53Yuri Confortola Italy2:19.086
3Eduardo Alvarez United StatesPEN

Finals

Final B (classification round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
8Sébastien Lepape France2:21.483
9François Hamelin Canada2:21.592
10Sin Da-woon South Korea2:22.066
11Semen Elistratov Russia2:24.352
12Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands2:39.581
Park Se-yeong South KoreaPEN

Final A (medal round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Charles Hamelin Canada2:14.985
2nd, silver medalist(s)Han Tianyu China2:15.055
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Viktor Ahn Russia2:15.062
4J. R. Celski United States2:15.624
5Chen Dequan China2:15.626
6Lee Han-bin South Korea2:16.466
7Jack Whelbourne Great Britainno time

Final standings

The final overall standings were:[4]

RankNameCountry
1st, gold medalist(s)Charles Hamelin Canada
2nd, silver medalist(s)Han Tianyu China
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Viktor Ahn Russia
4J. R. Celski United States
5Chen Dequan China
6Lee Han-bin South Korea
7Jack Whelbourne Great Britain
8Sébastien Lepape France
9François Hamelin Canada
10Sin Da-woon South Korea
11Semen Elistratov Russia
12Sjinkie Knegt Netherlands
13Park Se-yeong South Korea
14Yuri Confortola Italy
15Roberto Puķītis Latvia
16Niels Kerstholt Netherlands
17Michael Gilday Canada
18Sébastien Lepape France
19Eduardo Alvarez United States
20Sándor Liu Shaolin Hungary
21Christopher Creveling United States
22Robert Seifert Germany
23Maxime Chataignier France
24Ryosuke Sakazume Japan
25Vladislav Bykanov Israel
26Vojtěch Loudín Czech Republic
27Tommaso Dotti Italy
28Maksim Siarheyeu Belarus
29Aidar Bekzhanov Kazakhstan
30Pan-To Barton Lui Hong Kong
31Denis Nikisha Kazakhstan
32Satoshi Sakashita Japan
33Bence Béres Hungary
34Viktor Knoch Hungary
35Shi Jingnan China
Yuzo Takamido Japan

References

  1. "Short Track Speed Skating Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Skating Union. September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi – Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 Final Results
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