Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from 20 to 23 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]

Women's 1000 metres
at the XIX Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueSalt Lake Ice Center
Dates20–23 February
Competitors28 from 16 nations
Winning time1:36.391
Medalists
Yang Yang (A)  China
Ko Gi-hyun  South Korea
Yang Yang (S)  China

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]

World record Yang Yang (A) (CHN)1:31.191Calgary, Canada3 February 2002
Olympic record Yang Yang (A) (CHN)1:31.991Nagano, Japan21 February 1998

The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateRoundTeamTimeORWR
23 FebruaryQuarterfinal 1 Yang Yang (A) (CHN)1:31.235OR

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 20 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[2]

Heat 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Yang Yang (S) China1:40.632Q
2Marie-Ève Drolet Canada1:40.646Q
3Christy Ren Hong Kong1:50.094
Heat 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Evgeniya Radanova Bulgaria1:49.496Q
2Christin Priebst Germany1:49.569Q
3Nataliya Dmitriyeva Russia1:50.132
Heat 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Jo Williams Great Britain1:39.672Q
2Nina Yevteyeva Russia1:46.673Q
3Cordia Tsoi Hong Kong1:48.445
4Erin Porter United States1:56.409
Heat 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Choi Eun-kyung South Korea1:37.609Q
2Caroline Hallisey United States1:37.716Q
3Anna Krasteva Bulgaria1:39.195
Katia Zini ItalyDQ
Heat 5
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Yang Yang (A) China1:37.039Q
2Stéphanie Bouvier France1:37.684Q
3Szandra Lajtos Hungary1:40.688
Heat 6
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Ko Gi-hyun South Korea1:42.093Q
2Sarah Lindsay Great Britain1:42.157Q
3Katalin Kristo Romania1:42.276
4Kateřina Novotná Czech Republic1:42.495
Heat 7
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Alanna Kraus Canada1:33.622Q
2Mara Zini Italy1:33.697Q
3Ikue Teshigawara Japan1:33.855
4Marianna Nagy Hungary1:39.648
Heat 8
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Chikage Tanaka Japan1:42.332Q
2Yvonne Kunze Germany1:42.389Q
3Olga Danilov Israel1:42.767

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on 23 February. The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[2]

Quarterfinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Yang Yang (A) China1:31.235Q OR
2Ko Gi-hyun South Korea1:31.349Q
3Caroline Hallisey United States1:33.007
4Nina Yevteyeva Russia1:36.519
Quarterfinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Alanna Kraus Canada1:36.683Q
2Evgeniya Radanova Bulgaria1:36.727Q
3Sarah Lindsay Great Britain1:36.753
4Christin Priebst Germany1:36.848
Quarterfinal 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Choi Eun-kyung South Korea1:34.842Q
2Chikage Tanaka Japan1:34.960Q
3Stéphanie Bouvier France1:35.409
4Yvonne Kunze Germany1:35.830
Quarterfinal 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Yang Yang (S) China1:33.561Q
2Marie-Ève Drolet Canada1:33.578Q
3Mara Zini Italy1:33.880
4Jo Williams Great Britain1:34.373

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 23 February. 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.[2]

Semifinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Marie-Ève Drolet Canada1:37.916QA
2Yang Yang (A) China1:38.037QA
3Chikage Tanaka Japan1:38.269QB
4Choi Eun-kyung South Korea1:38.523QB
Semifinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Yang Yang (S) China1:35.072QA
2Ko Gi-hyun South Korea1:35.172QA
3Alanna Kraus Canada1:35.510QB
4Evgeniya Radanova Bulgaria1:35.607QB

Finals

The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while two other raced for 6th place in Final B.[2]

Final A
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Yang Yang (A) China1:36.391
Ko Gi-hyun South Korea1:36.427
Yang Yang (S) China1:37.008
4Marie-Ève Drolet Canada1:37.563
Final B
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
5Evgeniya Radanova Bulgaria1:34.702
6Choi Eun-kyung South Korea1:34.808
7Chikage Tanaka Japan1:35.125
8Alanna Kraus Canada1:35.642

References

  1. "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012.
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