Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 15 February, with the final on 18 February, at the Torino Palavela.[1]
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Venue | Torino Palavela | ||||||||||||
Dates | 15–18 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 26 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m relay | women | |
5000 m relay | men | |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 1:24.674 | Bormio, Italy | 14 February 2004 | [2] |
Olympic record | ![]() | 1:27.185 | Salt Lake City, United States | 16 February 2002 | [2] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date[2] | Event | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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15 February | Heat 1 | ![]() | 1:27.048 | OR | |
18 February | Quarterfinal 1 | ![]() | 1:27.000 | OR | |
18 February | Final A | ![]() | 1:26.739 | OR |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 15 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place finishers also moving on to the quarterfinals. As two skaters tied for the second-fastest third-place time, three skaters advanced through this method. Two other skaters were advanced after being interfered with.[2]
Heats
Heat | Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Li Ye | ![]() | 1:27.048 | Q OR |
1 | 2 | Nicola Rodigari | ![]() | 1:27.184 | Q |
1 | 3 | Jean Charles Mattei | ![]() | 1:28.009 | |
1 | 4 | Paul Stanley | ![]() | 1:28.511 | |
2 | 1 | François-Louis Tremblay | ![]() | 1:28.925 | Q |
2 | 2 | Satoru Terao | ![]() | 1:29.090 | Q |
2 | 3 | Jon Eley | ![]() | 1:29.147 | |
2 | 4 | Mark McNee | ![]() | 1:30.033 | |
3 | 1 | Ahn Hyun-soo | ![]() | 1:27.372 | Q |
3 | 2 | Rusty Smith | ![]() | 1:27.508 | Q |
3 | 3 | Peter Darazs | ![]() | 1:27.929 | q |
4 | 1 | Lee Ho-suk | ![]() | 1:35.634 | Q |
4 | 2 | Matus Uzak | ![]() | 1:35.989 | Q |
4 | 3 | Vyacheslav Kurginyan | ![]() | 1:36.070 | |
5 | 1 | Éric Bédard | ![]() | 1:28.274 | Q |
5 | 2 | Dariusz Kulesza | ![]() | 1:29.102 | Q |
5 | 3 | Sebastian Praus | ![]() | 1:35.375 | ADV |
5 | – | Maxime Chataignier | ![]() | DQ | |
6 | 1 | Li Jiajun | ![]() | 1:27.765 | Q |
6 | 2 | Fabio Carta | ![]() | 1:27.826 | Q |
6 | 3 | Pieter Gysel | ![]() | 1:27.994 | q |
6 | 4 | Arian Nachbar | ![]() | 1:27.994 | q |
7 | 1 | Apolo Anton Ohno | ![]() | 1:36.120 | Q |
7 | 2 | Volodymyr Grygoriev | ![]() | 1:36.397 | Q |
7 | 3 | Mikhail Rajine | ![]() | 1:42.677 | ADV |
7 | – | Niels Kerstholt | ![]() | DQ |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[2]
- Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
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1 | Rusty Smith | ![]() | 1:27.000 | Q OR |
2 | Li Ye | ![]() | 1:27.078 | Q |
3 | Nicola Rodigari | ![]() | 1:27.240 | |
4 | Mikhail Rajine | ![]() | 1:32.432 | |
– | Matus Uzak | ![]() | DQ |
- Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
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1 | Ahn Hyun-Soo | ![]() | 1:29.371 | Q |
2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | ![]() | 1:29.650 | Q |
3 | Sebastian Praus | ![]() | 1:29.820 | |
4 | Dariusz Kulesza | ![]() | 1:30.556 |
- Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
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1 | Li Juajun | ![]() | 1:28.179 | Q |
2 | Pieter Gysel | ![]() | 1:28.335 | Q |
3 | Satoru Terao | ![]() | 1:28.499 | |
4 | Peter Darazs | ![]() | 1:28.738 | |
– | François-Louis Tremblay | ![]() | DQ |
- Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
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1 | Lee Ho-suk | ![]() | 1:27.265 | Q |
2 | Éric Bédard | ![]() | 1:27.546 | Q |
3 | Fabio Carta | ![]() | 1:27.656 | |
4 | Arian Nachbar | ![]() | 1:27.679 | |
5 | Volodymyr Grygoriev | ![]() | 1:29.168 |
Semifinals
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] In the first semifinal, China's Li Ye fell, but he was advanced to the final after Belgium's Pieter Gysel was disqualified.[3]
- Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
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1 | Lee Ho-suk | ![]() | 1:29.150 | QA |
2 | Rusty Smith | ![]() | 1:29.515 | QA |
3 | Li Ye | ![]() | 1:47.965 | ADV |
– | Pieter Gysel | ![]() | DQ |
- Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
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1 | Ahn Hyun-Soo | ![]() | 1:27.900 | QA |
2 | Apolo Anton Ohno | ![]() | 1:28.080 | QA |
3 | Li Jiajun | ![]() | 1:29.183 | QB |
– | Éric Bédard | ![]() | DQ |
Finals
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A. Since only one skater qualified for the B Final (the two disqualified semifinalists did not advance), it was not contested, and China's Li Jiajun was awarded 6th place.[2]
- Final A
Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes |
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![]() | Ahn Hyun-soo | ![]() | 1:26.739 | OR |
![]() | Lee Ho-suk | ![]() | 1:26.764 | |
![]() | Apolo Anton Ohno | ![]() | 1:26.927 | |
4 | Rusty Smith | ![]() | 1:27.435 | |
5 | Li Ye | ![]() | 1:29.918 |
References
- "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's 1,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- "Torino 2006 Official Report - Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- "Ohno, Smith Make 1,000m Short Track Final". Associated Press. San Francisco Chronicle. 18 February 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2009.