Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics


Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center. Two new events were added for these games, with the men's and women's 1500 metres making debuts.

Medal summary

Medal table

China led the medal table with seven, while Evgenia Radanova's two medals for Bulgaria were their first in the sport.

Men's events

Women's events

Records

Two world records and fifteen Olympic records were set in Salt Lake City.
EventDateRoundTeamTimeORWR
Men's 500 metres23 FebruaryHeat 742.326OR
Men's 500 metres23 FebruaryQuarterfinal 341.806OR
Men's 500 metres23 FebruaryA Final41.802OR
Men's 1000 metres13 FebruaryHeat 71:28.183OR
Men's 1000 metres16 FebruaryQuarterfinal 31:27.185OR
Men's 1500 metres13 FebruaryHeat 52:18.846OR
Men's 1500 metres16 FebruarySemifinal 12:15.942OR
Men's 5000 metre relay13 FebruaryHeat 1
Éric Bédard
Marc Gagnon
François-Louis Tremblay
Mathieu Turcotte
6:45.455OR
Women's 500 metres16 FebruaryHeat 344.723OR
Women's 500 metres16 FebruarySemifinal 144.118OR
Women's 1000 metres23 FebruaryQuarterfinal 11:31.235OR
Women's 1500 metres13 FebruaryHeat 12:26.943OR
Women's 1500 metres13 FebruarySemifinal 22:21.069ORWR
Women's 3000 metre relay13 FebruaryHeat 1
Choi Eun-kyung
Choi Min-kyung
Park Hye-won
Joo Min-jin
4:14.977OR
Women's 3000 metre relay13 FebruaryA Final
Choi Eun-kyung
Choi Min-kyung
Park Hye-won
Joo Min-jin
4:12.793ORWR

Participating NOCs

Twenty-six nations competed in the short track events at Salt Lake City. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Romania and Slovakia made their short track debuts.
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