Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay

The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 18 and 22 February at La halle de glace Olympique.[1][2]

Men's 5000 metre relay
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueLa halle de glace Olympique
Dates18–22 February
Competitors37 from 9 nations
Winning time7:14.02
Medalists
 South Korea
Song Jae-kun
Kim Ki-hoon
Lee Joon-ho
Mo Ji-soo
 Canada
Frédéric Blackburn
Michel Daignault
Laurent Daignault
Sylvain Gagnon
Mark Lackie
 Japan
Yuichi Akasaka
Tatsuyoshi Ishihara
Toshinobu Kawai
Tsutomu Kawasaki

Results

Heats

The round one heats were held on 18 February. The top two teams and two fastest third place teams advanced to the semifinals.[1]

Heat 1
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1 South KoreaSong Jae-kun
Kim Ki-hoon
Lee Joon-ho
Mo Ji-soo
7:14.07Q WR
2 AustraliaKieran Hansen
John Kah
Andrew Murtha
Richard Nizielski
7:15.10Q
3 CanadaFrédéric Blackburn
Michel Daignault
Laurent Daignault
Sylvain Gagnon
7:15.25
Heat 2
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1 Great BritainNicky Gooch
Stuart Horsepool
Matthew Jasper
Wilf O'Reilly
7:27.87Q
2 ItalyOrazio Fagone
Hugo Herrnhof
Roberto Peretti
Mirko Vuillermin
7:28.32Q
3 FranceMarc Bella
Arnaud Drouet
Rémi Ingres
Claude Nicouleau
7:38.32
Heat 3
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1 New ZealandMike McMillen
Andrew Nicholson
Chris Nicholson
Tony Smith
7:21.31Q
2 JapanYuichi Akasaka
Tatsuyoshi Ishihara
Toshinobu Kawai
Tsutomu Kawasaki
7:22.43Q
3 BelgiumGeert Blanchart
Alain De Ruyter
Geert Dejonghe
Franky Vanhooren
8:32.51

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 22 February. The top two teams in each semifinal qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place teams advanced to the B Final.[1]

Semifinal 1
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1 South KoreaSong Jae-kun
Kim Ki-hoon
Lee Joon-ho
Mo Ji-soo
7:20.57QA
2 New ZealandMike McMillen
Andrew Nicholson
Chris Nicholson
Tony Smith
7:22.38QA
3 FranceMarc Bella
Arnaud Drouet
Rémi Ingres
Claude Nicouleau
7:26.09QB
4 AustraliaKieran Hansen
John Kah
Andrew Murtha
Richard Nizielski
7:32.57QB
Semifinal 2
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
1 JapanYuichi Akasaka
Tatsuyoshi Ishihara
Toshinobu Kawai
Tsutomu Kawasaki
7:22.84QA
2 CanadaFrédéric Blackburn
Michel Daignault
Laurent Daignault
Sylvain Gagnon
7:24.69QA
3 Great BritainNicky Gooch
Stuart Horsepool
Matthew Jasper
Wilf O'Reilly
7:29.40QB
4 ItalyOrazio Fagone
Hugo Herrnhof
Roberto Peretti
Mirko Vuillermin
7:32.80QB

Finals

The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while four others raced in Final B.[1]

Final A
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
 South KoreaSong Jae-kun
Kim Ki-hoon
Lee Joon-ho
Mo Ji-soo
7:14.02
 CanadaFrédéric Blackburn
Michel Daignault
Mark Lackie
Sylvain Gagnon
7:14.06
 JapanYuichi Akasaka
Tatsuyoshi Ishihara
Toshinobu Kawai
Tsutomu Kawasaki
7:18.18
4 New ZealandMike McMillen
Andrew Nicholson
Chris Nicholson
Tony Smith
7:18.91
Final B
RankCountryAthleteResultNotes
5 FranceMarc Bella
Arnaud Drouet
Rémi Ingres
Claude Nicouleau
7:26.09
6 Great BritainNicky Gooch
Stuart Horsepool
Matthew Jasper
Wilf O'Reilly
7:29.46
7 AustraliaKieran Hansen
John Kah
Andrew Murtha
Richard Nizielski
7:32.57
8 ItalyOrazio Fagone
Hugo Herrnhof
Roberto Peretti
Mirko Vuillermin
7:32.80

References

  1. "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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