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

The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 22 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1][2]

Men's 1000 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueHamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates22 February
Competitors31 from 16 nations
Winning time1:34.57
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Ki-hoon  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chae Ji-hoon  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marc Gagnon  Canada
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Results

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Heats

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The first round was held on 22 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marc Gagnon   Canada 1:32.52 Q
2 Kieran Hansen   Australia 1:32.96 Q
3 Mirko Vuillermin   Italy 1:33.51
4 Batchuluuny Bat–Orgil   Mongolia 1:40.41
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Andy Gabel   United States 1:32.32 Q
2 Richard Nizielski   Australia 1:32.42 Q
3 Martin Johansson   Sweden 1:32.50
4 Mike McMillen   New Zealand 1:32.65
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Satoru Terao   Japan 1:31.11 Q
2 Nicky Gooch   Great Britain 1:32.05 Q
3 John Coyle   United States 1:32.92
4 Igor Ozerov   Russia 1:44.38
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim Ki-hoon   South Korea 1:33.63 Q
2 Eric Flaim   United States 1:33.71 Q
3 Erik Duyvelshoff   Netherlands 1:34.37
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Frédéric Blackburn   Canada 1:32.11 Q
2 Orazio Fagone   Italy 1:32.19 Q
3 Sergey Kobyzev   Russia 1:33.07
4 Andrew Nicholson   New Zealand 1:34.18
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lee Joon-ho   South Korea 1:33.67 Q
2 Li Lianli   China 1:34.52 Q
3 Steven Bradbury   Australia 2:01.89
Geert Blanchart   Belgium DQ
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Derrick Campbell   Canada 1:33.00 Q
2 Li Jiajun   China 1:33.14 Q
3 Wilf O'Reilly   Great Britain 1:33.57
4 Bruno Loscos   France 1:33.93
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Chae Ji-hoon   South Korea 1:32.11 Q
2 Bjørnar Elgetun   Norway 1:32.35 Q
3 Jun Uematsu   Japan 1:32.67
4 Chris Nicholson   New Zealand 1:34.91

Quarterfinals

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The quarterfinals were held on 22 February. The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Chae Ji-hoon   South Korea 1:31.40 Q
2 Derrick Campbell   Canada 1:31.82 Q
3 Kieran Hansen   Australia 1:32.34
Orazio Fagone   Italy DQ
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lee Joon-ho   South Korea 1:29.58 Q OR
2 Satoru Terao   Japan 1:29.64 Q
3 Eric Flaim   United States 1:29.70
4 Richard Nizielski   Australia 1:29.93
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Frédéric Blackburn   Canada 1:30.83 Q
2 Kim Ki-hoon   South Korea 1:30.89 Q
3 Bjørnar Elgetun   Norway 1:30.96
4 Li Lianli   China 1:32.16
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marc Gagnon   Canada 1:31.93 Q
2 Nicky Gooch   Great Britain 1:32.00 Q
3 Andy Gabel   United States 1:33.59
Li Jiajun   China DQ

Semifinals

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The semifinals were held on 22 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]

Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim Ki-hoon   South Korea 1:31.69 QA
2 Nicky Gooch   Great Britain 1:31.77 QA
3 Lee Joon-ho   South Korea 1:31.93 QB
4 Marc Gagnon   Canada 2:16.27 QB
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Chae Ji-hoon   South Korea 1:31.56 QA
2 Derrick Campbell   Canada 1:36.12 QA
3 Frédéric Blackburn   Canada 1:41.71 QB
4 Satoru Terao   Japan 1:43.58 QB

Finals

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The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.[1] Having left the track early due to a lap counting error, Derrick Campbell failed to finish the final, not completing the sufficient number of laps, and Nicky Gooch was disqualified, so the winner of the B final, Marc Gagnon was awarded the bronze medal.

Final A
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Kim Ki-hoon   South Korea 1:34.57
  Chae Ji-hoon   South Korea 1:34.92
Nicky Gooch   Great Britain DQ
Derrick Campbell   Canada DNF
Final B
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Marc Gagnon   Canada 1:33.03
4 Satoru Terao   Japan 1:33.39
5 Lee Joon-ho   South Korea 1:44.99
Frédéric Blackburn   Canada DQ

References

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  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: Men's 1,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2019.