Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
took place February 13 at the Pacific Coliseum
. Heats took place at 5:00 PM PST, while the semifinals took place at 6:18 PM PST and the final event one hour later at 7:18 PM PST.
at the 2006 Winter Olympics
, winning six gold, three silver, and two bronze medals in the eight events. Their team at the 2010 games also included a number of skaters who were reigning world champions. Ohno received significant media attention both because of previous successes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
and 2006 Games and because he was in a position to break two records, the most medals won by a short track speed skater, and the most medals won by any winter Olympian from the United States.
, Lee Ho-Suk
, and Sung Si-Bak
of South Korea
, Apolo Ohno and J.R. Celski
of the United States
, Liang Wenhao
of China
, and Olivier Jean
of Canada
. Jean actually placed seventh in his semifinal heat, but advanced to the medal race after judges ruled that he had been interfered with during the race.
The South Korean skaters and Ohno jostled for the lead during much of the race, switching the lead positions multiple times. Entering the final lap, the three South Koreans had passed Ohno and were in a position to sweep the medals in the event. However, at the entrance of the last corner on the final lap, Lee Ho-Suk made a last-minute daring inside pass on Sung Si-Bak, only to have his blade collide with Si-Bak to cause both skaters to fall and slam into the barriers. This allowed Ohno and his fellow American skater J.R. Celski to move into second and third positions behind the eventual winner, Lee Jung-Su. Lee Ho-Suk was later disqualified by judges for causing the crash, and Sung Si-Bak took fifth place.
Following the race, gold medalist Lee Jung-Su told the media that he did not feel good about his win because of his teammates' misfortune. He credited his win to a decision to start the race in the front of the pack, which was not his usual technique. With his second place finish and his sixth medal, Ohno became the most medaled short track speed skater in Olympic history, and tied Bonnie Blair
's record as the most medaled American winter Olympian. Celski, who was skating after recovering from an accident the previous fall in which a skate's blade had sliced into his leg, earned his first medal.
Haralds Silovs
became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track and long track
(5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. He competed in the 5000m and then raced across town to the 1500m event.
}|| 2 ||align=left| Jordan Malone
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| 1|| 3 ||align=left| Lee Jung-Su
|| align=left| ||2:12.380 || Q
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| 2|| 3 ||align=left| J. R. Celski || align=left| ||2:12.460 || Q
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| 3|| 3 ||align=left| Nicola Rodigari
|| align=left| ||2:12.609 || Q
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| 4|| 3 ||align=left| Benjamin Mace || align=left| ||2:12.875 ||
|-
| 5|| 3 ||align=left| Yuzo Takamido
|| align=left| ||2:15.402 ||
|-
| 6|| 3 ||align=left| Paul Herrmann || align=left| ||2:16.782 ||
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1|| 4 ||align=left| Yuri Confortola
|| align=left| ||2:14.584 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2|| 4 ||align=left| Sjinkie Knegt
|| align=left| ||2:14.862 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3|| 4 ||align=left| Jack Whelbourne
|| align=left| ||2:14.972 || Q
|-
| 4|| 4 ||align=left| Semion Elistratov || align=left| ||2:15.455 ||
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| 5|| 4 ||align=left| Viktor Knoch
|| align=left| ||2:16.826 ||
|-
| 6|| 4 ||align=left| Song Weilong
|| align=left| ||2:20.095 ||
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1|| 5 ||align=left| Apolo Anton Ohno
|| align=left| ||2:17.653 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|2 || 5 ||align=left| Pieter Gysel || align=left| ||2:18.560 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3|| 5 ||align=left| Peter Darazs || align=left| ||2:18.827 || Q
|-
| 4|| 5 ||align=left| Jakub Jaworski || align=left| ||2:19.163 ||
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5 || 5 ||align=left| Jean Charles Mattei || align=left| ||2:33.989 || ADV
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| || 5 ||align=left| Guillaume Bastille
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|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1|| 6 ||align=left| Sung Si-Bak
|| align=left| ||2:14.836 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2|| 6 ||align=left| Haralds Silovs
|| align=left| ||2:14.900 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3|| 6 ||align=left| Takahiro Fujimoto || align=left| ||2:16.155 || Q
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| 4|| 6 ||align=left| Anthony Douglas
|| align=left| ||2:16.622 ||
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5|| 6 ||align=left| Niels Kerstholt
|| align=left| ||2:46.222 || ADV
|-
| || 6 ||align=left| Maxime Chataignier || align=left| || || DSQ
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} ||align=left| Yuri Confortola
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} ||align=left| Lee Ho-Suk
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Short track speed skating
Short track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters skate on an oval ice track with a circumference of 111.12 m...
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
took place February 13 at the Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena, at Hastings Park, in Vancouver, British Columbia.Completed in 1968, at the former site of the Pacific National Exhibition, the arena currently holds 16,281, for ice hockey, though capacity at its opening was 15,713....
. Heats took place at 5:00 PM PST, while the semifinals took place at 6:18 PM PST and the final event one hour later at 7:18 PM PST.
Preview
Going into the competition, speculation about possible winners focused on the strong South Korean contingent and on American skater Apolo Ohno. The South Korean team dominated short track speed skatingShort track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, was held over thirteen days, from 12 February to 25 February. Eight events were contested at Torino Palavela. In the men's competition, Ahn Hyun-Soo earned a medal in each event, winning three golds...
at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
, winning six gold, three silver, and two bronze medals in the eight events. Their team at the 2010 games also included a number of skaters who were reigning world champions. Ohno received significant media attention both because of previous successes at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
and 2006 Games and because he was in a position to break two records, the most medals won by a short track speed skater, and the most medals won by any winter Olympian from the United States.
Qualifying heats
Following the semifinal round, seven skaters qualified for the final medal round: Lee Jung-SuLee Jung-Su
Lee Jung-Su is a South Korean short track speed skater. He is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2010 Winter Olympics....
, Lee Ho-Suk
Lee Ho-Suk
Lee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:...
, and Sung Si-Bak
Sung Si-Bak
Sung Si-Bak is a South Korean short track speed skater. At the 2007 Winter Universiade, he won all five short track speed skating events. Sung has won more than 20 World Cup races and earned two World Cup titles, in addition to skating on the winning World Championship 5000 m relay teams in...
of South Korea
South Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics
South Korea participated as the Republic of Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was their best performance at the Winter Olympics to date, ranking 5th on the medal table...
, Apolo Ohno and J.R. Celski
J.R. Celski
John Robert "J. R." Celski is an American short track speed skater and two-time medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Celski won bronze in the 1500 m and the 5000 m relay. His bronze medal in the 1500 m was a result of two Korean skaters crashing into each...
of the United States
United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The United States participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The U.S. team had a historic Winter Games, winning an unprecedented 37 medals. Team USA's medal haul, which included nine gold, marked the first time since the 1932 Lake Placid Games that the U.S....
, Liang Wenhao
Liang Wenhao
Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...
of China
China at the 2010 Winter Olympics
China participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, sending its largest delegation at a Winter Olympics with 94 athletes...
, and Olivier Jean
Olivier Jean
Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the...
of Canada
Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Canada hosted and participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada previously hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Canada sent a team of 206 athletes , including participants in all 15 sports...
. Jean actually placed seventh in his semifinal heat, but advanced to the medal race after judges ruled that he had been interfered with during the race.
Final heat and results
Following the race, gold medalist Lee Jung-Su told the media that he did not feel good about his win because of his teammates' misfortune. He credited his win to a decision to start the race in the front of the pack, which was not his usual technique. With his second place finish and his sixth medal, Ohno became the most medaled short track speed skater in Olympic history, and tied Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Blair
Bonnie Kathleen Blair is a retired American speedskater. She is one of the top skaters of her time, and one of the most decorated athletes in Olympic history. Blair competed for the United States in four Olympics, and in her Olympic career won five gold medals and one bronze medal.-Career:Blair...
's record as the most medaled American winter Olympian. Celski, who was skating after recovering from an accident the previous fall in which a skate's blade had sliced into his leg, earned his first medal.
Haralds Silovs
Haralds Silovs
Haralds Silovs is a Latvian short track and long track speed skater who became the 2008 European champion in short track. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, he gained worldwide media attention after competing in the 1500m short track and 5000m long track speed skating events in...
became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track and long track
Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The speed skating competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Richmond Olympic Oval between 13 and 27 February 2010.- Notes :Haralds Silovs became the first athlete in Olympic history to participate in both short track and long track speed skating, and the first to compete in two...
(5000m) speed skating, and the first to compete in two different disciplines on the same day. He competed in the 5000m and then raced across town to the 1500m event.
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Olivier Jean Olivier Jean Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the... |
2:14.279 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:... |
2:14.324 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:... |
2:14.354 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Tyson Heung Tyson Heung Tyson Heung is a German speed skater. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represents Germany at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
2:14.461 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Blake Skjellerup Blake Skjellerup Blake Skjellerup is a short-track speed skater who competed for New Zealand at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Skjellerup finished sixteenth in the 2010 Olympics.... |
2:14.730 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Ruslan Zakharov | 2:14.929 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
2:16.152 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Hamelin is a 3 time Olympic medalist having won 2 gold and 1 silver during the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics... |
2:16.153 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Sebastian Praus | 2:17.058 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Nicolas Bean Nicolas Bean Nicolas Bean is an Italian short track speed skater. He represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
2:17.089 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Jumpei Yoshizawa | 2:30.701 | ADV | |
Jordan Malone
Jordan Malone is an American short track speed skater who is a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He is from Denton, Texas, and is an alumnus of the Texas Tech University Independent School District....
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|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1|| 3 ||align=left| Lee Jung-Su
Lee Jung-Su
Lee Jung-Su is a South Korean short track speed skater. He is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2010 Winter Olympics....
|| align=left| ||2:12.380 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2|| 3 ||align=left| J. R. Celski || align=left| ||2:12.460 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3|| 3 ||align=left| Nicola Rodigari
Nicola Rodigari
Nicola Rodigari is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.He was born in Tirano....
|| align=left| ||2:12.609 || Q
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| 4|| 3 ||align=left| Benjamin Mace || align=left| ||2:12.875 ||
|-
| 5|| 3 ||align=left| Yuzo Takamido
Yuzo Takamido
is a Japanese speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He won a silver medal in 5000 metre relay at the 2011 Asian Winter Games.-References:...
|| align=left| ||2:15.402 ||
|-
| 6|| 3 ||align=left| Paul Herrmann || align=left| ||2:16.782 ||
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1|| 4 ||align=left| Yuri Confortola
Yuri Confortola
Yuri Confortola is a short-track speed-skater who competed for Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to do the same for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...
|| align=left| ||2:14.584 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2|| 4 ||align=left| Sjinkie Knegt
Sjinkie Knegt
Brenna Knegt is a Dutch short-track speed-skater. He is set compete for Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500m.- References :...
|| align=left| ||2:14.862 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3|| 4 ||align=left| Jack Whelbourne
Jack Whelbourne
Jack Whelbourne is a British speed skater who competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. He qualified for the semi finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final qualifying position....
|| align=left| ||2:14.972 || Q
|-
| 4|| 4 ||align=left| Semion Elistratov || align=left| ||2:15.455 ||
|-
| 5|| 4 ||align=left| Viktor Knoch
Viktor Knoch
Viktor Knoch is a Hungarian short-track speed-skater. He represented Hungary at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to represent them in the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...
|| align=left| ||2:16.826 ||
|-
| 6|| 4 ||align=left| Song Weilong
Song Weilong
Song Weilong is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:...
|| align=left| ||2:20.095 ||
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1|| 5 ||align=left| Apolo Anton Ohno
Apolo Anton Ohno
Apolo Anton Ohno is an American short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist in the Winter Olympics. He is the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time....
|| align=left| ||2:17.653 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|2 || 5 ||align=left| Pieter Gysel || align=left| ||2:18.560 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3|| 5 ||align=left| Peter Darazs || align=left| ||2:18.827 || Q
|-
| 4|| 5 ||align=left| Jakub Jaworski || align=left| ||2:19.163 ||
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5 || 5 ||align=left| Jean Charles Mattei || align=left| ||2:33.989 || ADV
|-
| || 5 ||align=left| Guillaume Bastille
Guillaume Bastille
Guillaume Bastille is a Canadian short track speed skater from Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the men's 1500 metre short track and the men's 5000 metre relay competitions...
|| align=left| || || DSQ
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1|| 6 ||align=left| Sung Si-Bak
Sung Si-Bak
Sung Si-Bak is a South Korean short track speed skater. At the 2007 Winter Universiade, he won all five short track speed skating events. Sung has won more than 20 World Cup races and earned two World Cup titles, in addition to skating on the winning World Championship 5000 m relay teams in...
|| align=left| ||2:14.836 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2|| 6 ||align=left| Haralds Silovs
Haralds Silovs
Haralds Silovs is a Latvian short track and long track speed skater who became the 2008 European champion in short track. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, he gained worldwide media attention after competing in the 1500m short track and 5000m long track speed skating events in...
|| align=left| ||2:14.900 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3|| 6 ||align=left| Takahiro Fujimoto || align=left| ||2:16.155 || Q
|-
| 4|| 6 ||align=left| Anthony Douglas
Anthony Douglas
Anthony Douglas is a former British short track speed skater who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Douglas was a member of the British team that finished sixth in the 5000 meter relay.- Achievements :...
|| align=left| ||2:16.622 ||
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5|| 6 ||align=left| Niels Kerstholt
Niels Kerstholt
Niels Kerstholt is a Dutch short track speed skater.Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of the Speed Skating World Cup meetings in Bormio and Den Haag in November 2005...
|| align=left| ||2:46.222 || ADV
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| || 6 ||align=left| Maxime Chataignier || align=left| || || DSQ
|}
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lee Jung-Su Lee Jung-Su Lee Jung-Su is a South Korean short track speed skater. He is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2010 Winter Olympics.... |
2:10.949 | OR, QA | |
| 2 | 1 | Apolo Ohno | 2:11.072 | QA | |
| 3 | 1 | Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Hamelin is a 3 time Olympic medalist having won 2 gold and 1 silver during the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics... |
2:11.225 | QB | |
| 4 | 1 | Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.He was born in Tirano.... |
2:11.402 | QB | |
| 5 | 1 | Sjinkie Knegt Sjinkie Knegt Brenna Knegt is a Dutch short-track speed-skater. He is set compete for Netherlands at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500m.- References :... |
2:13.870 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Jumpei Yoshizawa | 2:15.129 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Peter Darazs | 2:18.349 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk Lee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:... |
2:14.833 | QA | |
| 2 | 2 | Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
2:15.453 | QA | |
| 3 | 2 | Sebastian Praus | 2:16.240 | QB | |
| 4 | 2 | Pieter Gysel | 2:16.249 | QB | |
| 5 | 2 | Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne Jack Whelbourne is a British speed skater who competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. He qualified for the semi finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final qualifying position.... |
2:17.156 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Olivier Jean Olivier Jean Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the... |
2:32.358 | ADV | |
| 7 | 2 | Jean Charles Mattei | 2:36.291 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Sung Si-Bak Sung Si-Bak Sung Si-Bak is a South Korean short track speed skater. At the 2007 Winter Universiade, he won all five short track speed skating events. Sung has won more than 20 World Cup races and earned two World Cup titles, in addition to skating on the winning World Championship 5000 m relay teams in... |
2:13.585 | QA | |
| 2 | 3 | J.R. Celski J.R. Celski John Robert "J. R." Celski is an American short track speed skater and two-time medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Celski won bronze in the 1500 m and the 5000 m relay. His bronze medal in the 1500 m was a result of two Korean skaters crashing into each... |
2:13.606 | QA | |
| 3 | 3 | Yuri Confortola Yuri Confortola Yuri Confortola is a short-track speed-skater who competed for Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to do the same for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :... |
2:13.645 | QB | |
| 4 | 3 | Haralds Silovs Haralds Silovs Haralds Silovs is a Latvian short track and long track speed skater who became the 2008 European champion in short track. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, he gained worldwide media attention after competing in the 1500m short track and 5000m long track speed skating events in... |
2:14.009 | QB | |
| 5 | 3 | Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei Liu Xianwei is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1500m and 5000m relay events.-References:... |
2:14.500 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Takahiro Fujimoto Takahiro Fujimoto is an actor and a retired male medley swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. His best Olympic result was the 8th place in the Men's 400m Individual Medley event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Fujimoto started his career as an actor... |
2:15.984 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt Niels Kerstholt is a Dutch short track speed skater.Kerstholt qualified himself for the 2006 Winter Olympics by finishing among the first twelve in a virtual ranking over 1000 metres using the results of the Speed Skating World Cup meetings in Bormio and Den Haag in November 2005... |
2:16.352 |
Final B (Classification round)
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin Charles Hamelin is a Canadian short track speed skater from Sainte-Julie, Quebec. Hamelin is a 3 time Olympic medalist having won 2 gold and 1 silver during the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics... |
2:18.243 | |||
| Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari Nicola Rodigari is an Italian short track speed skater who competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.He was born in Tirano.... |
2:18.422 | |||
| Pieter Gysel | 2:18.773 | |||
| 10 | Haralds Silovs Haralds Silovs Haralds Silovs is a Latvian short track and long track speed skater who became the 2008 European champion in short track. During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, he gained worldwide media attention after competing in the 1500m short track and 5000m long track speed skating events in... |
2:19.435 | ||
| 11 | Sebastian Praus | 2:20.374 | ||
Yuri Confortola
Yuri Confortola is a short-track speed-skater who competed for Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics and is set to do the same for Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...
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Final A (Medal round)
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Jung-Su Lee Jung-Su Lee Jung-Su is a South Korean short track speed skater. He is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2010 Winter Olympics.... |
2:17.611 | |||
| Apolo Anton Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno Apolo Anton Ohno is an American short track speed skating competitor and an eight-time medalist in the Winter Olympics. He is the most decorated American Winter Olympic athlete of all time.... |
2:17.976 | |||
| J. R. Celski | 2:18.053 | |||
| 4 | Olivier Jean Olivier Jean Olivier Jean is a Canadian short track speed skater from Lachenaie, Quebec currently residing in Montreal. He is a well known figure for his dreadlocks and for listening to reggae which he says makes him skate faster.Jean skates in every distance for the Canadian team and is a member of the... |
2:18.806 | ||
| 5 | Sung Si-Bak Sung Si-Bak Sung Si-Bak is a South Korean short track speed skater. At the 2007 Winter Universiade, he won all five short track speed skating events. Sung has won more than 20 World Cup races and earned two World Cup titles, in addition to skating on the winning World Championship 5000 m relay teams in... |
2:45.010 | ||
| 6 | Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
2:48.192 | ||
Lee Ho-Suk
Lee Ho-Suk is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won an Olympic gold medal as a part of 5000m Short-track relay team and won four Olympic silver medals. He is the Overall World Champion for 2009 and 2010.-Career:...
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General
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 1500 m Heats, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13.
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 1500 m Semifinals, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13.
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 1500 m Finals, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-13.