Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres

The Women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1][2]

Women's 1000 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueHamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates26 February
Competitors30 from 15 nations
Winning time1:36.87
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chun Lee-kyung  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nathalie Lambert  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim So-hee  South Korea
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Results edit

Heats edit

The first round was held on 26 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Sylvie Daigle   Canada 1:41.88 Q
2 Sandrine Daudet   France 1:41.91 Q
3 Evgeniya Radanova   Bulgaria 1:45.67
4 Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina   Russia 1:59.84
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Isabelle Charest   Canada 1:39.55 Q OR
2 Zhang Yanmei   China 1:39.72 Q
3 Katia Mosconi   Italy 1:41.51
Yelena Sinitsina   Kazakhstan DQ
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim So-hee   South Korea 1:43.76 Q
2 Amy Peterson   United States 1:45.38 Q
3 Katia Colturi   Italy 1:46.89
4 Penèlope di Lella   Netherlands 1:47.54
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marina Pylayeva   Russia 1:44.38 Q
2 Yang Yang (S)   China 1:46.53 Q
3 Cindy Meyer   South Africa 1:47.85
4 Anke Jannie Landman   Netherlands 1:58.09
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ayako Tsubaki   Japan 1:39.61 Q
2 Marinella Canclini   Italy 1:39.74 Q
3 Sofie Pintens   Belgium 1:41.12
4 Laure Drouet   France 1:41.21
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Karen Gardiner-Kah   Australia 1:41.64 Q
2 Cathy Turner   United States 1:47.03 Q
3 Yelena Tikhanina   Russia 1:53.92
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Won Hye-kyung   South Korea 1:42.75 Q
2 Wang Xiulan   China 1:43.71 Q
3 Debbie Palmer   Great Britain 1:44.72
4 Valérie Barizza   France 1:52.30
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Nathalie Lambert   Canada 1:40.45 Q
2 Chun Lee-kyung   South Korea 1:40.49 Q
3 Bea Pintens   Belgium 1:43.16

Quarterfinals edit

The quarterfinals were held on 26 February. The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Nathalie Lambert   Canada 1:38.75 Q
2 Yang Yang (S)   China 1:38.96 Q
3 Won Hye-kyung   South Korea 1:39.03
4 Marinella Canclini   Italy 1:39.20
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Isabelle Charest   Canada 1:40.29 Q
2 Chun Lee-kyung   South Korea 1:40.30 Q
3 Wang Xiulan   China 1:40.58
4 Marina Pylayeva   Russia 1:42.15
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim So-hee   South Korea 1:38.61 Q OR
2 Cathy Turner   United States 1:38.98 Q
3 Ayako Tsubaki   Japan 1:39.12
4 Sandrine Daudet   France 1:40.83
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Sylvie Daigle   Canada 1:38.82 Q
2 Zhang Yanmei   China 1:39.02 Q
3 Amy Peterson   United States 1:39.51
4 Karen Gardiner-Kah   Australia 1:39.93

Semifinals edit

The semifinals were held on 26 February. 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] In semifinal 2, China's Yang Yang (S) was advanced to the final, and Canada's Sylvie Daigle was disqualified.

Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim So-hee   South Korea 1:37.17 QA OR
2 Zhang Yanmei   China 1:37.26 QA
3 Isabelle Charest   Canada 1:37.89 QB
Cathy Turner   United States DQ
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Nathalie Lambert   Canada 1:38.82 QA
2 Chun Lee-kyung   South Korea 1:55.07 QA
3 Yang Yang (S)   China 2:12.06 QB
Sylvie Daigle   Canada DQ

Finals edit

The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while Canada's Isabelle Charest raced alone for 5th place in Final B.[1]

Final A
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Chun Lee-kyung   South Korea 1:36.87 OR
  Nathalie Lambert   Canada 1:36.97
  Kim So-hee   South Korea 1:37.09
4 Zhang Yanmei   China 1:37.80
5 Yang Yang (S)   China 1:47.10
Final B
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
6 Isabelle Charest   Canada 1:37.49

References edit

  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: Women's 1,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.