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Short track speed skating at the
1994 Winter Olympics
500 mmenwomen
1000 mmenwomen
3000 m relaywomen
5000 m relaymen

The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 and 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1][2]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Richard Nizielski  Australia 44.86 Q
2 Martin Johansson  Sweden 44.94 Q
3 John Coyle  United States 45.42
4 Li Lianli  China 63.44
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marc Gagnon  Canada 44.69 Q
2 Steven Bradbury  Australia 45.43 Q
3 Erik Duyvelshoff  Netherlands 45.83
4 Wilf O'Reilly  Great Britain 46.41
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Derrick Campbell  Canada 44.72 Q
2 Lee Joon-ho  South Korea 45.41 Q
3 Bruno Loscos  France 45.54
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea 44.36 Q
2 Jun Uematsu  Japan 44.50 Q
3 Batchuluuny Bat–Orgil  Mongolia 48.63
– Orazio Fagone  Italy DQ
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Li Jiajun  China 44.67 Q
2 Kim Ki-hoon  South Korea 45.32 Q
3 Igor Ozerov  Russia 45.48
4 Andrew Nicholson  New Zealand 54.21
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mirko Vuillermin  Italy 44.29 Q
2 Frédéric Blackburn  Canada 44.38 Q
3 Sergey Kobyzev  Russia 44.54
4 Eric Flaim  United States 44.71
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Nicky Gooch  Great Britain 44.03 Q
2 Andy Gabel  United States 44.31 Q
3 Mike McMillen  New Zealand 44.98
4 Stephan Huygen  Belgium 45.04
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Bjørnar Elgetun  Norway 44.01 Q OR
2 Satoru Terao  Japan 44.88 Q
3 Kieran Hansen  Australia 46.30
4 Chris Nicholson  New Zealand 63.43

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marc Gagnon  Canada 43.84 Q OR
2 Mirko Vuillermin  Italy 43.85 Q
3 Kim Ki-hoon  South Korea 44.04
4 Jun Uematsu  Japan 44.20
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Steven Bradbury  Australia 44.18 Q
2 Nicky Gooch  Great Britain 44.25 Q
3 Satoru Terao  Japan 44.27
4 Derrick Campbell  Canada 80.27
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea 44.69 Q
2 Martin Johansson  Sweden 44.96 Q
3 Andy Gabel  United States 48.91
– Li Jiajun  China DQ
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Frédéric Blackburn  Canada 45.20 Q
2 Lee Joon-ho  South Korea 45.27 Q
3 Bjørnar Elgetun  Norway 45.35
4 Richard Nizielski  Australia 45.57

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 Mirko Vuillermin  Italy 43.58 QA
2 Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea 43.72 QA
3 Frédéric Blackburn  Canada 44.40 QB
4 Martin Johansson  Sweden 46.04 QB
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marc Gagnon  Canada 44.08 QA
2 Nicky Gooch  Great Britain 44.40 QA
3 Lee Joon-ho  South Korea 45.97 QB
4 Steven Bradbury  Australia 63.51 QB

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) Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea 43.45 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mirko Vuillermin  Italy 43.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nicky Gooch  Great Britain 43.68
4 Marc Gagnon  Canada 52.73
Final B
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
5 Frédéric Blackburn  Canada 44.97
6 Lee Joon-ho  South Korea 45.13
7 Martin Johansson  Sweden 45.24
8 Steven Bradbury  Australia 45.33

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
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