The Men's 10,000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Two-time gold medal winner Gianni Romme won a silver in the 10,000 m, while Jochem Uytdehaage wins with a world record time, becoming the first man to break the 13-minute barrier.[1]
| Men's 10,000 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 22 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 12:58.92 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Gianni Romme (NED) |
13:03.40 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | January 26, 2000 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Gianni Romme (NED) |
13:15.33 | Nagano, Japan | February 17, 1998 | [2] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date[2] | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 February | Pair 2 | Gianni Romme | Netherlands |
13:10.03 | OR | |
| 22 February | Pair 4 | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands |
12:58.92 | OR | WR |
Results edit
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | I | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands |
12:58.92 | - | WR |
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2 | I | Gianni Romme | Netherlands |
13:10.03 | +11.11 | |
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8 | O | Lasse Sætre |  Norway |
13:16.92 | +18.00 | |
| 4 | 5 | I | Keiji Shirahata |  Japan |
13:20.40 | +21.48 | |
| 5 | 7 | O | Jens Boden |  Germany |
13:23.43 | +24.51 | |
| 6 | 1 | I | Dmitry Shepel |  Russia |
13:23.83 | +24.91 | |
| 7 | 1 | O | Roberto Sighel |  Italy |
13:26.19 | +27.27 | |
| 8 | 7 | I | Kjell Storelid | Norway |
13:27.24 | +28.32 | |
| 9 | 3 | O | Bart Veldkamp |  Belgium |
13:27.48 | +28.56 | |
| 10 | 8 | I | Frank Dittrich | Germany |
13:28.73 | +29.81 | |
| 11 | 6 | I | Toshihiko Itokawa | Japan |
13:31.96 | +33.04 | |
| 12 | 3 | I | Jason Hedstrand |  United States |
13:32.99 | +34.07 | |
| 13 | 4 | O | Derek Parra | United States |
13:33.44 | +34.52 | |
| 14 | 5 | O | Pawel Zygmunt |  Poland |
13:35.50 | +36.58 | |
| 15 | 6 | O | Bob de Jong | Netherlands |
13:48.93 | +50.01 | |
| 16 | 2 | O | Dustin Molicki |  Canada |
13:54.49 | +55.57 |
References edit
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Speed Skating" (PDF). Salt Lake City Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. February 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2010.