Short-track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

For the long track speed skating events, see Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center (normally called Delta Center). Two new events were added for these games, with the men's and women's 1500 metres making debuts.

Medal summary

Medal table

China led the overall table with seven medals, while Evgenia Radanova's two medals for Bulgaria were their first in the sport.

Men's events 500 metres 41.802 41.994 42.027 1000 metres 1:29.109 1:30.160 1:30.563 1500 metres 2:18.541 2:18.731 2:18.806 5000 metre relay Jonathan Guilmette Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte Éric Bédard 6:51.579 Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari Fabio Carta Maurizio Carnino Michele Antonioli 6:56.327 Li Jiajun Feng Kai Guo Wei Li Ye An Yulong 6:59.633

Women's events 500 metres 44.187 44.252 44.272 1000 metres 1:36.391 1:36.427 1:37.008 1500 metres 2:31.581 2:31.610 2:31.723 3000 metre relay Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin 4:12.793 Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Sun Dandan Wang Chunlu 4:13.326 Isabelle Charest Alanna Kraus Amélie Goulet-Nadon Marie-Ève Drolet Tania Vicent 4:15.738

Records Two world records and fifteen Olympic records were set in Salt Lake City.

Event Date Round Team Time OR WR Men's 500 metres 23 February Heat 7 42.326 OR 23 February Quarterfinal 3 41.806 OR 23 February A Final 41.802 OR Men's 1000 metres 13 February Heat 7 1:28.183 OR 16 February Quarterfinal 3 1:27.185 OR Men's 1500 metres 13 February Heat 5 2:18.846 OR 16 February Semifinal 1 2:15.942 OR Men's 5000 metre relay 13 February Heat 1 Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte 6:45.455 OR Women's 500 metres 16 February Heat 3 44.723 OR 16 February Semifinal 1 44.118 OR Women's 1000 metres 23 February Quarterfinal 1 1:31.235 OR Women's 1500 metres 13 February Heat 1 2:26.943 OR 13 February Semifinal 2 2:21.069 OR WR Women's 3000 metre relay 13 February Heat 1 Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin 4:14.977 OR 13 February A Final Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin 4:12.793 OR WR

Participating NOCs Twenty-six nations competed in the short track events at Salt Lake City. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Romania and Slovakia made their short track debuts.

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