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The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 23 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Men's 5000 metre relay at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center |
Dates | 13–23 February |
Competitors | 36 from 8 nations |
Winning time | 6:51.579 |
Medalists | |
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
World record | Canada (CAN) | 6:43.730 | Calgary, Canada | 14 October 2001 |
Olympic record | Japan (JPN) | 7:01.660 | Nagano, Japan | 21 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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13 February | Heat 1 | Canada Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte | 6:45.455 | OR |
The semifinals were held on 13 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.[2]
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte | 6:45.455 | QA |
2 | China | Li Jiajun Feng Kai Guo Wei An Yulong | 6:46.625 | QA |
3 | Japan | Takafumi Nishitani Satoru Terao Naoya Tamura Takehiro Kodera | 6:50.925 | QB |
4 | Belgium | Pieter Gysel Simon Van Vossel Ward Janssens Wim De Deyne | 6:56.389 | QB |
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | Ron Biondo Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith Dan Weinstein | 7:09.788 | QA |
2 | Italy | Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari Fabio Carta Michele Antonioli | 7:10.788 | QA |
3 | Australia | Steven Bradbury Alex McEwan Andrew McNee Stephen Lee | 7:19.177 | QB |
– | South Korea | Kim Dong-sung Min Ryoung Lee Seung-jae Oh Se-jong | DQ |
The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while three others raced in Final B.[2]
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | Marc Gagnon Jonathan Guilmette François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte | 6:51.579 | ||
Italy | Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari Fabio Carta Maurizio Carnino | 6:56.327 | ||
China | Li Jiajun Feng Kai Guo Wei Li Ye | 6:59.633 | ||
4 | United States | Ron Biondo Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith Dan Weinstein | 7:03.926 |
Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Japan | Takafumi Nishitani Satoru Terao Yugo Shinohara Takehiro Kodera | 7:19.893 | |
6 | Australia | Steven Bradbury Alex McEwan Andrew McNee Stephen Lee | 7:45.271 | |
– | Belgium | Pieter Gysel Simon Van Vossel Ward Janssens Wim De Deyne | DQ |
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