The Men's 1500 m speed skating

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

 competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

 was held in Salt Lake City, Utah

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, United States

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In reverse order of the 5000 metres

Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

The Men's 5000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.Derek Parra and Jens Boden broke their personal bests by 15 seconds to win surprise medals, while Jochem Uytdehaage skated a new world record.-Records:Prior to this competition,...

 , Jochem Uytdehaage

Jochem Uytdehaage

Jochem Simon Uytdehaage is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30, following two consecutive seasons of poor results.-Biography:...

 first broke the world record, only to see it bettered by Derek Parra

Derek Parra

Derek Parra is a Mexican-American speed skater from San Bernardino, California, who graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1988. Parra won two medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, held in Salt Lake City, Utah....

, who won the third US skating gold of the Games. He was the first Mexican-American to medal in a winter sport.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Round	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
19 February	Pair 1	Dmitry Shepel		1:45.98	OR
19 February	Pair 5	Nick Pearson Nick Pearson Nick Pearson is an American speed skater who has competed since 1997. He was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics....		1:45.51	OR
19 February	Pair 9	Jochem Uytdehaage Jochem Uytdehaage Jochem Simon Uytdehaage is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30, following two consecutive seasons of poor results.-Biography:...		1:44.57	OR	WR
19 February	Pair 21	Derek Parra Derek Parra Derek Parra is a Mexican-American speed skater from San Bernardino, California, who graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1988. Parra won two medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, held in Salt Lake City, Utah....		1:43.95	OR	WR

Results

Rank	Pair	Name	Country	Time	Time Behind	Notes
	21	Derek Parra Derek Parra Derek Parra is a Mexican-American speed skater from San Bernardino, California, who graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1988. Parra won two medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, held in Salt Lake City, Utah....		1:43.95	-
	9	Jochem Uytdehaage Jochem Uytdehaage Jochem Simon Uytdehaage is a former Dutch long track speed skater and two-time Olympic champion. He retired in 2007 at the age of 30, following two consecutive seasons of poor results.-Biography:...		1:44.57	+0.62
	23	Ådne Søndrål Ådne Søndrål Ådne Søndrål is a former Norwegian speed skater.Søndrål, representing Hol IL, was one of the best 1500 m skaters through most of the 1990s. He placed 2nd in the 1992 Winter Olympics and 4th in the 1994 Olympics. He finally won Olympic gold when he won 1500 m in the 1998 Winter Olympics...		1:45.26	+1.31
4	23	Joey Cheek Joey Cheek +William Joseph Cheek is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater...		1:45.34	+1.39
5	16	Ids Postma Ids Postma Ids Hylke Postma is a Dutch former speed skater. He is an Olympic gold medalist and former world champion.To some it would seem that Ids Postma made his debut in 1994, but the season before he already finished 2nd at the World Championships Speedskating for Juniors...		1:45.41	+1.46
6	5	Nick Pearson Nick Pearson Nick Pearson is an American speed skater who has competed since 1997. He was named to the U.S. team for the 2010 Winter Olympics....		1:45.51	+1.56
7	15	Jan Bos Jan Bos Jan Bos is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist.In 1998 he became world champion sprint and he won the silver medal that year on the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano....		1:45.63	+1.68
8	18	Lee Kyu-Hyuk Lee Kyu-Hyuk Lee Kyou-Hyuk is a South Korean long track speed skater who specializes in the 500 and 1,000 meters...		1:45.82	+1.87
9	14	Rintje Ritsma Rintje Ritsma Robert Rintje Ritsma is a former Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.-Speed skating career:He has won the World Allround Championships 4 times...		1:45.86	+1.91
10	14	Yevgeny Lalenkov Yevgeny Lalenkov Yevgeny Alexeyevich Lalenkov is a Russian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games...		1:45.97	+2.02
11	1	Dmitry Shepel		1:45.98	+2.03
12	22	Dustin Molicki		1:46.00	+2.05
13	9	Janne Hanninen Janne Hänninen Janne Hänninen is a former Finnish speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500 m.His personal bests on these distances are 35.00 , 1:08.45 , and 1:46.04...		1:46.04	+2.09
14	19	JP Shilling		1:46.29	+2.34
15	18	Hiroyuki Noake		1:46.38	+2.43
16	8	Sergey Tsybenko		1:46.40	+2.45
17	24	Kevin Marshall Kevin Marshall Kevin Marshall is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League .-Career statistics:-External links:...		1:46.75	+2.80
18	21	Steven Elm Steven Elm Steven Elm is a Canadian speed skater from Calgary, Alberta.Elm has been to three Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics he won a silver medal as part of the Canadian men's pursuit team. He formerly held the world record in the 3000 m from 2000 to 2001...		1:46.99	+3.04
19	1	Radik Bikchantayev		1:47.04	+3.09
20	22	Petter Andersen Petter Andersen Petter Andersen is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Oslo. He competed in the 1,000 m and 1,500 m at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:...		1:47.21	+3.26
21	20	Choi Jae-Bong Choi Jae-Bong Choi Jae-bong is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. At that time he was the holder of the junior World record at 1500m, set in early December 1997 in Thialf, Heerenveen where he clocked 1:52.25 to break the record...		1:47.26	+3.31
22	16	Alexandr Kibalko		1:47.63	+3.68
23	13	Takaharu Nakajima		1:47.64	+3.69
24	17	Stefano Donagrandi Stefano Donagrandi Stefano Donagrandi is an ice speed skater from Italy, who won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 22nd in the 1500 m event, 13th in the 10000 m event, and 16th in 5000 m.-References:...		1:47.72	+3.77
25	19	Keiji Shirahata		1:47.78	+3.83
26	5	Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...		1:47.83	+3.88
27	4	Vesa Rosendahl		1:48.02	+4.07
28	12	Philippe Marois		1:48.13	+4.18
29	2	Cedric Kuentz		1:48.20	+4.25
30	15	Zsolt Balo		1:48.27	+4.32
31	3	Roberto Sighel Roberto Sighel Roberto Sighel is a former Italian speedskater, with particularly strong achievements in the allround samalogue competitions.His skating career was unusually long, competing at top international level from 1988 to 2002...		1:48.40	+4.45
32	20	Risto Rosendahl		1:48.57	+4.62
33	4	Moon Joon		1:48.58	+4.63
34	24	Yusuke Imai		1:48.76	+4.81
35	2	Eskil Ervik Eskil Ervik Eskil Ervik is a Norwegian speedskater. Ervik's best distance is traditionally the 5000-m, where he for several years was among the very best of the world, but his top priority for the most part of his career was to perform optimally in the allround championships...		1:49.24	+5.29
36	11	Nikolay Ulyanin		1:49.42	+5.47
37	11	Vadim Sayutin Vadim Sayutin Vadim Aleksandrovich Sayutin is a former speed skater who represented the Soviet Union, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Kazakhstan, and Russia, in that order...		1:49.45	+5.50
38	6	Johan Rojler Johan Röjler Johan Röjler is an ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 2002 in Salt Lake City. His main achievements were held as a junior, when he won the Men's Allround Junior World Title in 2000 and took several medals, including 6...		1:49.50	+5.55
39	12	Vladimir Kostin Vladimir Kostin Vladimir Kostin was a Russian basketball referee. He has refereed in the 1952 Olympics, 1956 Olympics, 1976 Olympics, 1963 World Championship, 1959 Women's World Championship and many European Championships. In 2007, he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.-External links:*...		1:49.57	+5.62
40	10	Igor Makovetsky		1:50.15	+6.20
41	17	Jan Friesinger		1:50.26	+6.31
42	10	Yeo Sang-Yeop Yeo Sang-Yeop Yeo Sang-Yeop is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In Salt Lake City where he finished in 42nd position at the 1500m. In his second Winter Olympics in 2006, Torino, He competed at 5000m...		1:50.70	+6.75
43	3	Andrey Fomin		1:51.02	+7.07
43	8	Frank Dittrich		1:51.02	+7.07
45	7	Ma Yongbin		1:51.81	+7.86
46	6	Liu Guangbin		1:52.01	+8.06
47	7	Aleksey Khatylyov		1:52.87	+8.92
48	13	Christian Breuer		DNF