Short-track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Men's 1500 metres
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
VenueTorino Palavela
Dates12 February
Competitors28 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ahn Hyun-soo  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Ho-suk  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Jiajun  China
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Short-track speed skating at the
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The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February at the Torino Palavela.[1]

Records

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

World record  Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) 2:10.639 Marquette, United States 24 October 2003 [2]
Olympic record  Kim Dong-sung (KOR) 2:15.942 Salt Lake City, United States 20 February 2002 [2]

No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 12 February. There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers in each advancing to the semifinals.[2]

Heat 1
Heat Rank Athlete Country Result Notes
1 1 Mathieu Turcotte  Canada 2:23.402 Q
1 2 Pieter Gysel  Belgium 2:23.411 Q
1 3 Jon Eley  Great Britain 2:23.887 Q
1 4 Maxime Chataignier  France 2:23.966
1 5 Dariusz Kulesza  Poland 2:24.118
2 1 Lee Ho-suk  South Korea 2:31.511 Q
2 2 Satoru Terao  Japan 2:31.903 Q
2 3 Vyacheslav Kurginyan  Russia 2:33.802 Q
2 – Wim de Deyne  Belgium DQ
3 1 Li Ye  China 2:27.622 Q
3 2 Cees Juffermans  Netherlands 12:27.696 Q
3 3 Fabio Carta  Italy 2:27.799 Q
3 4 Mark McNee  Australia 2:29.356
3 5 Mikhail Rajine  Russia 2:33.809
4 1 Ahn Hyun-soo  South Korea 2:29.808 Q
4 2 Nicola Rodigari  Italy 2:29.885 Q
4 3 Peter Darazs  Hungary 2:30.281 Q
4 4 Sebastian Praus  Germany 2:30.292
5 1 Charles Hamelin  Canada 2:19.469 Q
5 2 Li Jiajun  China 2:19.631 Q
5 3 Alex Izykowski  United States 2:19.731 Q
5 4 Tyson Heung  Germany 2:20.075
6 1 Apolo Anton Ohno  United States 2:23.668 Q
6 2 Niels Kerstholt  Netherlands 2:23.854 Q
6 3 Viktor Knoch  Hungary 2:23.876 Q
6 4 Hayato Sueyoshi  Japan 2:25.280
6 – Matus Uzak  Slovakia DQ

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the three, six-man semifinals advanced to the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[2]

Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1 Charles Hamelin  Canada 2:20.854 QA
2 Lee Ho-suk  South Korea 2:20.901 QA
3 Niels Kerstholt  Netherlands 2:21.748 QB
4 Satoru Terao  Japan 2:21.774 QB
5 Jon Eley  Great Britain 2:21.862
6 Vyacheslav Kurginyan  Russia 2:24.604
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1 Ahn Hyun-soo  South Korea} 2:17.718 QA
2 Li Jiajun  China 2:17.836 QA
3 Mathieu Turcotte  Canada 2:18.280 QB
4 Peter Darazs  Hungary 2:18.348 QB
5 Alex Izykowski  United States 2:18.610
6 Nicola Rodigari  Italy 2:18.615
Semifinal 3
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1 Li Ye  China 2:19.386 QA
2 Viktor Knoch  Hungary 2:19.600 QA
3 Fabio Carta  Italy 2:19.724 QB
4 Apolo Anton Ohno  United States 2:20.346 QB
– Cees Juffermans  Netherlands DNF
– Pieter Gysel  Belgium DQ

Finals

The six qualifying skaters contested the medal positions in final A, while the six skaters in final B ended up in 6th-11th places.[2]

Final A
Rank Athlete Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ahn Hyun-soo  South Korea 2:25.341
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Ho-suk  South Korea 2:25.600
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Jiajun  China 2:26.005
4 Charles Hamelin  Canada 2:26.375
5 Viktor Knoch  Hungary 2:26.806
– Li Ye  China DQ
Final B
Rank Athlete Result Notes
6 Mathieu Turcotte  Canada 2:25.341
7 Fabio Carta  Italy 2:24.658
8 Apolo Anton Ohno  United States 2:24.789
9 Satoru Terao  Japan 2:24.875
10 Niels Kerstholt  Netherlands 2:24.962
11 Peter Darazs  Hungary 2:24.969

References

  1. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2006 Torino Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Torino 2006 Official Report - Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.