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Short track speed skating at the
1998 Winter Olympics
500 mmenwomen
1000 mmenwomen
3000 m relaywomen
5000 m relaymen

The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 21 February at the White Ring.[1][2]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 19 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 An Yulong  China 43.748 Q
2 Andy Gabel  United States 43.899 Q
3 Yevhen Yakovlev  Ukraine 44.041
4 Han Sang-guk  North Korea 44.206
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 François Drolet  Canada 43.551 Q
2 Kim Dong-sung  South Korea 43.653 Q
3 Martin Johansson  Sweden 44.003
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Dave Versteeg  Netherlands 44.358 Q
2 Feng Kai  China 44.817 Q
3 Maciej Pryczek  Poland 46.652
4 Nicky Gooch  Great Britain 68.907
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Li Jiajun  China 43.831 Q
2 Maurizio Carnino  Italy 43.927 Q
3 Rusty Smith  United States 44.584
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lee Jun-hwan  South Korea 43.840 Q
2 Marc Gagnon  Canada 43.901 Q
3 Arian Nachbar  Germany 44.882
4 Yun Chol  North Korea 45.014
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Satoru Terao  Japan 42.948 Q OR
2 Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea 43.011 Q
3 Steven Bradbury  Australia 43.766
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Éric Bédard  Canada 43.342 Q
2 Hitoshi Uematsu  Japan 43.428 Q
3 Dan Weinstein  United States 43.492
4 Ludovic Mathieu  France 43.767
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Fabio Carta  Italy 43.000 Q
2 Takafumi Nishitani  Japan 43.348 Q
3 Bruno Loscos  France 43.725
4 Battulgyn Oktyabri  Mongolia 50.466

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1] In quarterfinal 2, American Andy Gabel was advanced, and Canada's François Drolet disqualified.

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marc Gagnon  Canada 43.254 Q
2 Hitoshi Uematsu  Japan 43.657 Q
3 Fabio Carta  Italy 43.763
4 Lee Jun-hwan  South Korea 44.417
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 An Yulong  China 43.384 Q
2 Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea 43.622 Q
3 Andy Gabel  United States 44.124 ADV
– François Drolet  Canada DSQ
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Li Jiajun  China 42.861 Q OR
2 Takafumi Nishitani  Japan 42.980 Q
3 Éric Bédard  Canada 43.113
4 Maurizio Carnino  Italy 43.225
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Dave Versteeg  Netherlands 43.377 Q
2 Kim Dong-sung  South Korea 43.810 Q
3 Feng Kai  China 44.384
4 Satoru Terao  Japan 65.470

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[1]

Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Hitoshi Uematsu  Japan 43.697 QA
2 An Yulong  China 43.796 QA
3 Dave Versteeg  Netherlands 43.850 QB
4 Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea 43.864 QB
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Takafumi Nishitani  Japan 42.756 QA OR
2 Marc Gagnon  Canada 42.780 QA
3 Kim Dong-sung  South Korea 43.096 QB
4 Andy Gabel  United States 59.811 QB
– Li Jiajun  China DSQ

Finals

The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.[1]

Final A
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Takafumi Nishitani  Japan 42.862
2nd place, silver medalist(s) An Yulong  China 43.022
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hitoshi Uematsu  Japan 43.713
4 Marc Gagnon  Canada 75.600
Final B
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
5 Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea 42.832
6 Dave Versteeg  Netherlands 42.933
7 Andy Gabel  United States 43.072
8 Kim Dong-sung  South Korea 43.090

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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