Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Encyclopedia
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
was held 24–26 February 2010 at the Pacific Coliseum
in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
.
The qualifying heats
were held on 24 February with the quarterfinal
, the semifinal
and the final
were held on 26 February.
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| 1 || 6 ||align=left| François-Louis Tremblay || align=left| ||41.397 || Q, OR
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| 2 || 6 ||align=left| Haralds Silovs
|| align=left| ||41.673 || Q
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| 3 || 6 ||align=left| Ma Yunfeng
|| align=left| ||41.954 ||
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| 4 || 6 ||align=left| Yuri Confortola
|| align=left| ||1:17.401 ||
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| 1 || 7 ||align=left| Apolo Ohno || align=left| ||41.665 || Q
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| 2 || 7 ||align=left| Olivier Jean
|| align=left| ||41.737 || Q
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| 3 || 7 ||align=left| Paul Worth || align=left| ||42.936 ||
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| || 7 ||align=left| Aidar Bekzhanov || align=left| || || DSQ
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || 8 ||align=left| Han Jialiang
|| align=left| ||41.869 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || 8 ||align=left| Jumpei Yoshizawa || align=left| ||42.158 || Q
|-
| 3 || 8 ||align=left| Robert Seifert || align=left| ||42.181 ||
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| 4 || 8 ||align=left| Viktor Knoch
|| align=left| ||42.197 ||
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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...
was held 24–26 February 2010 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....
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
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, Canada
Canada
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.
The qualifying heats
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
were held on 24 February with the quarterfinal
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
, the semifinal
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
and the final
Final (competition)
The final of a competition is the match or round in which the winner of the entire event is decided.In sports competitions following a knockout system, where only two individuals or teams compete in each match, the final is usually played between the winners of two semi-finals...
were held on 26 February.
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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... |
41.889 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 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... |
42.180 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Nicolas Bean Nicolas Bean Nicolas Bean is an Italian short track speed skater. He represented Italy at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
42.344 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 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... |
42.366 | ||
| 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:... |
41.632 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Simon Cho Simon Cho Simon Cho is an American short track speed skater who was a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Early life:... |
41.726 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Semion Elistratov | 42.982 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 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 :... |
44.448 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Kwak Yoon-Gy Kwak Yoon-Gy Kwak Yoon-Gy is a South Korean short track speed skater.-External links:*... |
42.147 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Pieter Gysel | 42.443 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Peter Darazs | 42.800 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Jordan Malone 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.... |
1:03.884 | ||
| 1 | 4 | 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... |
41.463 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Jon Eley Jon Eley Jon Eley is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Eley finished fifth in the 500 meters in Torino, and was a member of the British team that finished sixth in the 5000 meter relay in Vancouver.- References :... |
42.081 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 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.... |
42.190 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ruslan Zakharov | 43.207 | ||
| 1 | 5 | Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet is a French speed skater. He is the 2010-2011 Overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Champion and the 2011 European Champion. He represents France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
41.730 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 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:... |
41.835 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | 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.... |
42.510 | ||
Liang Wenhao
Liang Wenhao is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He represented China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...
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|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || 6 ||align=left| François-Louis Tremblay || align=left| ||41.397 || Q, OR
|-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| ||41.673 || Q
|-
| 3 || 6 ||align=left| Ma Yunfeng
Ma Yunfeng
Ma Yunfeng is a Chinese male short track speed skater. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500m, 1000m, and 5000m relay events.-References:...
|| align=left| ||41.954 ||
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| 4 || 6 ||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 :...
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| 1 || 7 ||align=left| Apolo Ohno || align=left| ||41.665 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || 7 ||align=left| 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...
|| align=left| ||41.737 || Q
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| 3 || 7 ||align=left| Paul Worth || align=left| ||42.936 ||
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| || 7 ||align=left| Aidar Bekzhanov || align=left| || || DSQ
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 || 8 ||align=left| Han Jialiang
Han Jialiang
Han Jialiang is a Chinese short track speed skater. He represents China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...
|| align=left| ||41.869 || Q
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 || 8 ||align=left| Jumpei Yoshizawa || align=left| ||42.158 || Q
|-
| 3 || 8 ||align=left| Robert Seifert || align=left| ||42.181 ||
|-
| 4 || 8 ||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| ||42.197 ||
|}
Quarterfinal
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
40.770 | Q, OR | |
| 2 | 1 | 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... |
40.821 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Simon Cho Simon Cho Simon Cho is an American short track speed skater who was a member of the US Olympic Team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-Early life:... |
41.211 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 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... |
42.128 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Jon Eley Jon Eley Jon Eley is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Eley finished fifth in the 500 meters in Torino, and was a member of the British team that finished sixth in the 5000 meter relay in Vancouver.- References :... |
41.875 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Apolo Ohno | 42.004 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 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:... |
48.554 | ADV | |
| 4 | 2 | Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet Thibaut Fauconnet is a French speed skater. He is the 2010-2011 Overall ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Champion and the 2011 European Champion. He represents France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
51.339 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 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:... |
41.269 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | 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... |
41.275 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Han Jialiang Han Jialiang Han Jialiang is a Chinese short track speed skater. He represents China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:... |
41.443 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Jumpei Yoshizawa | 41.906 | ||
| 1 | 4 | François-Louis Tremblay François-Louis Tremblay François-Louis Tremblay is a Canadian short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medalist who competed at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics.... |
41.326 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Kwak Yoon-Gy Kwak Yoon-Gy Kwak Yoon-Gy is a South Korean short track speed skater.-External links:*... |
41.761 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 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... |
41.837 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Pieter Gysel | 41.980 |
Semifinal
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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... |
40.964 | QA | |
| 2 | 1 | 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... |
41.126 | QA | |
| 3 | 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:... |
41.455 | QB | |
| 4 | 1 | Jon Eley Jon Eley Jon Eley is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Eley finished fifth in the 500 meters in Torino, and was a member of the British team that finished sixth in the 5000 meter relay in Vancouver.- References :... |
41.504 | QB | |
| 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... |
DSQ | |||
| 1 | 2 | Apolo Ohno | 41.460 | QA | |
| 2 | 2 | François-Louis Tremblay François-Louis Tremblay François-Louis Tremblay is a Canadian short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medalist who competed at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics.... |
41.515 | QA | |
| 3 | 2 | Kwak Yoon-Gy Kwak Yoon-Gy Kwak Yoon-Gy is a South Korean short track speed skater.-External links:*... |
41.620 | QB | |
| 4 | 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:... |
1:24.514 | QB |
Final B (Classification Round)
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kwak Yoon-Gy Kwak Yoon-Gy Kwak Yoon-Gy is a South Korean short track speed skater.-External links:*... |
42.123 | ||
| 5 | 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:... |
42.307 | ||
| 6 | Jon Eley Jon Eley Jon Eley is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Eley finished fifth in the 500 meters in Torino, and was a member of the British team that finished sixth in the 5000 meter relay in Vancouver.- References :... |
42.681 | ||
| 7 | 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:... |
49.149 |
Final A (Medal 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... |
40.981 | |||
| 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... |
41.340 | |||
| François-Louis Tremblay François-Louis Tremblay François-Louis Tremblay is a Canadian short track speed skater and five-time Olympic medalist who competed at the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Winter Olympics.... |
46.366 | |||
| Apolo Ohno | DSQ |
External links
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 500 m (heats), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-25.
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 500 m (1/4 finals), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-25.
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 500 m (semifinals), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-25.
- 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 500 m (finals), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-25.