Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
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The Men's 1500 m speed skating
competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics
was held in Turin
, Italy
.
No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.
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 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
was held in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
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.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
| Rank | Pair | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 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... |
1:45.97 | ||||
| 21 | Shani Davis Shani Davis Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m... |
1:46.13 | +0.16 | |||
| 20 | Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP... |
1:46.22 | +0.25 | |||
| 4 | 17 | Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers is a Dutch speed skater. He won a 1,500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory... |
1:46.58 | +0.61 | ||
| 5 | 18 | Erben Wennemars Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:... |
1:46.71 | +0.74 | ||
| 6 | 14 | Ivan Skobrev Ivan Skobrev Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meters. He is the reigning European and World Allround Champion.At the 2006 European Championships he finished in... |
1:46.91 | +0.94 | ||
| 7 | 16 | 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:... |
1:47.15 | +1.18 | ||
| 8 | 15 | Mikael Flygind Larsen Mikael Flygind Larsen Mikael Flygind Larsen is a Norwegian long track speed skater. He competed for Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 1000 m and Men's 1500 m. He finished 15th and 8th respectively.- References :... |
1:47.28 | +1.31 | ||
| 9 | 15 | Joey Cheek Joey Cheek +William Joseph Cheek is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater... |
1:47.52 | +1.55 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Even Wetten Even Wetten Even Gabrielsen Wetten is a Norwegian speed skater. He became World Champion on 1,000 metres in 2005 in Inzell.-References:**... |
1:47.78 | +1.81 | ||
| 11 | 18 | Denny Morrison Denny Morrison Denny Morrison is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. His best distance, so far in his career, is the 1500-m, where he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from 14 March 2008 to 6 March 2009... |
1:48.04 | +2.07 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Konrad Niedzwiedzki Konrad Niedzwiedzki Konrad Niedźwiedzki is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games... |
1:48.09 | +2.12 | ||
| 12 | 19 | 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... |
1:48.09 | +2.12 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Jong Woo Lee | 1:48.11 | +2.14 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit... |
1:48.36 | +2.39 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Joon Mun | 1:48.38 | +2.41 | ||
| 17 | 4 | Arne Dankers Arne Dankers Arne Dankers is a Canadian speed skater.Dankers was a member of the Canadian team that set the team pursuit world record of 3:39.69 in Calgary, Canada on November 12, 2005. The Canadian team, of which Dankers was a part, was not able to duplicate this performance at the 2006 Turin Olympics... |
1:48.42 | +2.45 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Ippolito Sanfratello Ippolito Sanfratello Ippolito Sanfratello is an ice speed skater from Italy, who won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 18th in the 1500m, 14th in the 5000m and 12th in the 10000m.... |
1:48.44 | +2.47 | ||
| 19 | 19 | 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.... |
1:48.54 | +2.57 | ||
| 20 | 16 | 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.... |
1:48.61 | +2.64 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Dmitry Shepel | 1:48.74 | +2.77 | ||
| 22 | 6 | 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:... |
1:48.85 | +2.88 | ||
| 23 | 20 | 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... |
1:49.00 | +3.03 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Teruhiro Sugimori | 1:49.51 | +3.54 | ||
| 24 | 13 | Risto Rosendahl | 1:49.51 | +3.54 | ||
| 26 | 2 | Stefan Heythausen | 1:49.58 | +3.61 | ||
| 27 | 7 | Justin Warsylewicz Justin Warsylewicz Justin Warsylewicz is a Canadian speedskater.In February 2004, at the age of eighteen, he became Canadian All Round Champion in 2004 after winning the World Junior Championships earlier that year. His win left the talented Dutchman Sven Kramer behind him in second place... |
1:49.77 | +3.80 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Jin Woo Lee | 1:49.85 | +3.88 | ||
| 29 | 2 | Matteo Anesi Matteo Anesi Matteo Anesi is an Italian speed skater who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 29th in the 1500 m event.-References:... |
1:49.88 | +3.91 | ||
| 30 | 1 | Gao Xuefeng | 1:49.91 | +3.94 | ||
| 31 | 6 | Tobias Schneider Tobias Schneider Tobias Schneider is a German speedskater.He is employed by the German Army as a Sportsoldat . His best distances are the longer ones, the 5,000 m and 10,000 m, but he is also among the best current German allround skaters. On 25 November 2006 at the World Cup in Moscow he set a new German record... |
1:50.18 | +4.21 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Alexandr Kibalko | 1:50.29 | +4.32 | ||
| 33 | 3 | Johan Röjler 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... |
1:50.50 | +4.53 | ||
| 34 | 12 | Yusuke Imai | 1:50.56 | +4.59 | ||
| 35 | 10 | Takahiro Ushiyama | 1:50.59 | +4.62 | ||
| 36 | 8 | Robert Lehmann Robert Lehmann Robert Lehmann is a German long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games... |
1:51.04 | +5.07 | ||
| 37 | 5 | Jörg Dallmann | 1:51.32 | +5.35 | ||
| 38 | 10 | Takaharu Nakajima | 1:51.61 | +5.64 | ||
| 39 | 4 | Aleksey Belyayev | 1:52.20 | +6.23 | ||
| 40 | 9 | Li Changyu | 1:53.32 | +7.35 | ||
| 9 | Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko is a Norwegian speedskater, widely considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden. He is the older brother of Hege Bøkko.-Speed skating career:In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World... |
DNF |