Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

The 1992 Winter Olympic Games
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...

Short Track
Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...

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The venue was the Halle Olympique located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies

Théâtre des Cérémonies

Théâtre des Cérémonies was a temporary stadium in Albertville, France. Built to only host the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1992 Winter Olympics, the circular shape stadium was immediately disassembled following the games. The stadium held 35,000 and was built in 1992 like a circus. Part...

, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville

Albertville

Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...

. This was the first time that short track was competed as an Olympic sport.

Medal table

1	2	0	1	3
2	1	2	0	3
3	1	1	0	2
4	0	1	0	1
5	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1
	0	0	1	1

1000 metres

February 20, 1992

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		1:30.76
Silver		1:31.11
Bronze		1:31.16
4		1:31.32
5		1:36.24
6		1:36.28
7		1:36.28
8		1:37.10

5000 metre relay

February 22, 1992

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Kim Ki-Hoon Kim Ki-hoon Kim Ki-hoon is the first gold medalist in Winter Olympics for Korea. He is a three-time Olympic Champion and 1992 Overall World Champion.... , Lee Joon-Ho Lee Joon-Ho Lee Joon-Ho is a South Korean short track speed skater. In 1990, he became the first Korean to win the Overall World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. Lee won a gold medal in 1992 Winter Olympics as a member of 5000m relay team. He also won an individual bronze medal in 1000m.-External... , Mo Ji-Soo Mo Ji-Soo Mo Ji-Soo is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Ki-Hoon Kim, Lee Joon-Hoo and Song Jae-Kun.-External links:*... , Song Jae-Kun Song Jae-Kun Song Jae-Kun is a South Korean short track speed skater, who won a gold medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Ki-Hoon Kim, Lee Joon-Hoo and Moo Ji-Soo.... )	7:14.02
Silver	(Frédéric Blackburn Frédéric Blackburn Frédéric Blackburn is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.In 1992 he won a silver medal in the 1000 metre short track event... , Laurent Daignault Laurent Daignault Laurent Daignault is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.He was born in Montreal and is the younger brother of Michel Daignault.... , Michel Daignault Michel Daignault Michel Daignault is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics and in the 1992 Winter Olympics... , Sylvain Gagnon Sylvain Gagnon Sylvain Gagnon is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.Gagnon was born in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec and is the older brother of Marc Gagnon.... , Mark Lackie Mark Lackie Mark Andrew Lackie is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.... )	7:14.06
Bronze	(Yuichi Akasaka Yuichi Akasaka is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Tatsuyoshi Ishihara, Toshinobu Kawai and Tsutomu Kawasaki.-External links:... , Tatsuyoshi Ishihara Tatsuyoshi Ishihara is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Yuichi Akasaka, Toshinobu Kawai and Tsutomu Kawasaki.-References:... , Toshinobu Kawai Toshinobu Kawai is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Yuichi Akasaka, Tatsuyoshi Ishihara and Tsutomu Kawasaki. Before 1992, he won two gold medals in the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, 1985 and 1987.He... , Tsutomu Kawasaki Tsutomu Kawasaki is a Japanese short track speed skater, who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m relay at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with teammates Yuichi Akasaka, Tatsuyoshi Ishihara and Toshinobu Kawai.-External links:... )	7:18.18
4	(Michael McMillen, Chris Nicholson, Andrew Nicholson, Tony Smith)	7:18.91
5	(Marc Bella, Arnaud Drouet, Rémi Ingres, Claude Nicouleau)	7:26.09
6	(Nicholas Gooch, Stuart Horsepool, Matthew Jasper, Wilf O'Reilly Wilf O'Reilly Wilfred John 'Wilf' O'Reilly is a former British short track speed skater. He won two gold medals in 1988 Winter Olympics when short-track speed skatiing was held as a demonstration sport... )	7:29.40
7	(Kieran Hansen Kieran Hansen Kieran Hansen is an Australian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, in the 1994 Winter Olympics, and in the 1998 Winter Olympics.... , John Kah John Kah John Kah is a former Australian short track speed skater, who represented Australia at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics in the relay team.... , Andrew Murtha Andrew Murtha Andrew Murtha is an Australian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.... , Richard Nizielski Richard Nizielski Richard Nizielski is an Australian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics, in the 1994 Winter Olympics, and in the 1998 Winter Olympics.-Early life:... )	7:32.57
8	(Orazio Fagone Orazio Fagone Orazio Fagone is an Italian sledge hockey player and former short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.... , Hugo Herrnhof Hugo Herrnhof Hugo Herrnhof is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, in the 1992 Winter Olympics, and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.He was born in Bolzano.... , Roberto Peretti, Mirko Vuillermin Mirko Vuillermin Mirko Vuillermin is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.Vuillermin was born in Aosta.... )	7:32.80

500 metres

February 22, 1992

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold		47.04
Silver		47.08
Bronze		47.23
4		47.28
5		48.42
6		48.50
7		48.70
8		1:34.12

3000 metre relay

February 20, 1992

Medal	Team	Time
Gold	(Angela Cutrone Angela Cutrone Angela Cutrone is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.... , Sylvie Daigle Sylvie Daigle Sylvie Daigle is a Canadian speed skater. She is a member of Canadian Short Track relay team that won gold medal in 1992 Winter Olympics and silver medal in 1994 Winter Olympics. She is also a five-time Overall World Champion... , Nathalie Lambert Nathalie Lambert Nathalie Lambert is a Canadian Olympic Medalist in Short-track speed skating. She won one Gold medal and two Silver medals at the Olympics. She is also a three-time Overall World Champion for 1991, 1993 and 1994.Lambert won the 11 international competitions in which she participated, between 1992... , Annie Perreault Annie Perreault Annie Perreault is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics.... )	4:36.62
Silver	(Darcie Dohnal Darcie Dohnal Darcie Dohnal is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics.In 1992 she was a member of the American relay team which won the silver medal in the 3000 metre relay competition.... , Amy Peterson Amy Peterson Amy Peterson is an American short track speed skater. Peterson competed in five consecutive Olympic games from when short track speed skating was exhibition sport in 1988 to 2002.... , Cathy Turner Cathy Turner Cathy Ann Turner is an American short track speed skater, who won gold medals at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics.... , Nikki Ziegelmeyer Nikki Ziegelmeyer Nicole "Nikki" Ziegelmeyer is an American short track speed skater who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.She was born in Imperial, Missouri.... )	4:37.85
Bronze	(Yulia Alagulova, Natalia Issakova, Viktoria Troitskaya, Yulia Vlasova)	4:42.69
4	(Mie Naito, Rie Sato Rie Sato is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... , Hiromi Takeuchi, Nobuko Yamada)	4:44.50
5	(Valérie Barizza, Sandrine Daudet, Murielle Leyssieux, Karine Rubini)
6	(Priscilla Ernst, Joelle van Koetsveld-van Ankere, Monique Velzeboer Monique Velzeboer Monique Cornelia Annamaria Velzeboer is a Dutch skater and photographer.At the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988 she won Gold, silver and bronze in the short track skating discipline, when short-track speed skating was held as a demonstration sport. She ranked also 4th in the 500 metres of the... , Simone Velzeboer)
7	(Marinella Canclini, Maria Candido, Katia Colturi, Cristina Sciolla)
8	(Li Changxiang, Li Yan Li Yan (speed skater) Li Yan is a female Chinese short track speed skater and coach. She competed in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics for China. She has coached for Slovakia, the United States and China.-Athletic Career:... , Wang Xiulan, Zhang Yanmei Zhang Yanmei Zhang Yanmei is a female Chinese short track speed skater. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and in the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Biography:... )

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