Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen days, from 9 to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval.
Medal summary Medal table
Men's events
500 metres 69.23 69.26 69.47 1000 metres 1:07.18 1:07.53 1:07.61 1500 metres 1:43.95 1:44.57 1:45.26 5000 metres 6:14.66 6:17.98 6:21.73 10,000 metres 12:58.92 13:10.03 13:16.92
Women's events
500 metres 74.7574.94 75.19 1000 metres 1:13.83 1:13.96 1:14.24 1500 metres 1:54.02 1:54.97 1:55.32 3000 metres 3:57.70 3:58.94 3:58.97 5000 metres 6:46.91 6:49.22 6:53.53
Records
Salt Lake City's high altitude was a major contributing factor to the speed of the Utah Olympic Oval's ice, as new Olympic records were set in all ten events, and new World records in eight.
Event Date Round Athlete Country Time OR WRMen's 500 metres 11 February Heat 1 Casey FitzRandolph 34.42 OR Men's 1000 metres 16 February Gerard van Velde 1:07.18 OR WRMen's 1500 metres 19 February Derek Parra 1:43.95 OR WRMen's 5000 metres 9 February Jochem Uytdehaage 6:14.66 OR WRMen's 10000 metres 22 February Jochem Uytdehaage 12:58.92 OR WRWomen's 500 metres 13 February Heat 1 Catriona Le May Doan 37.30 OR Women's 1000 metres 17 February Chris Witty 1:13.83 OR WRWomen's 1500 metres 20 February Anni Friesinger 1:54.02 OR WRWomen's 3000 metres 10 February Claudia Pechstein 3:57.70 OR WRWomen's 5000 metres 23 February Claudia Pechstein 6:46.91 OR WR
Participating NOCs Twenty-three nations competed in the speed skating events at Salt Lake City.
References
External links
Official Results Book – Speed skating