Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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
Women's events
Records
'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 | WR |
Men'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 | WR |
Men's 1500 metres | 19 February | | Derek Parra | | 1:43.95 | OR | WR |
Men's 5000 metres | 9 February | | Jochem Uytdehaage | | 6:14.66 | OR | WR |
Men's 10000 metres | 22 February | | Jochem Uytdehaage | | 12:58.92 | OR | WR |
Women'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 | WR |
Women's 1500 metres | 20 February | | Anni Friesinger | | 1:54.02 | OR | WR |
Women's 3000 metres | 10 February | | Claudia Pechstein | | 3:57.70 | OR | WR |
Women's 5000 metres | 23 February | | Claudia Pechstein | | 6:46.91 | OR | WR |
Participating NOCs
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