2002 Men's Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Medalists

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

500 meters

    Time  
1 Marc Gagnon, CAN 41.802 OR
2 Jonathan Guilmette, CAN 41.994  
3 Rusty Smith, USA 42.027  

1000 meters

    Time  
1 Steven Bradbury, AUS 1:29.109  
2 Apolo Anton Ohno, USA 1:30.160  
3 Mathieu Turcotte, CAN 1:30.563  
Note: Turcotte's time of 1:27.185 in a quarterfinal heat established a new Olympic record.

1500 meters

    Time  
1 Apolo Anton Ohno, USA* 2:18.541  
2 Li Jiajun, CHN 2:18.731  
3 Marc Gagnon, CAN 2:18.806  
*Ohno finished second to Kim Dong-Sung, of South Korea, in the final, but was awarded the gold medal by chief referee James Hewish, who adjudged that Kim was guilty of cross-tracking, or interfering, with Ohno's path.
Note: Kim registered a time of 2:15.942 in a semifinal heat, establishing a new Olympic record.

5000–m Relay

    Time  
1 Canada 6:51.579  
2 Italy 6:56.327  
3 China 6:59.633  
Note: Canada's time of 6:45.455 in a semifinal heat established a new Olympic record.
Best USA: 4th, United States (7:03.926).
CAN—Marc Gagnon, Jonathan Guilmette, Francois-Louis Tremblay, Mathieu Turcotte; ITA—Maurizio Carnino, Fabio Carta, Nicola Franceschina, Nicola Rodigari; CHN—Feng Kai, Guo Wei, Li Jiajun, Li Ye.

 

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2002 Olympic Short Track Speed Skating Medalists
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