Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

Men's 500 metres
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games

Pictogram for short track
VenueWhite Ring
DatesFebruary 19–21
Competitors30 from 16 nations
Winning time42.862
Medalists
 Takafumi Nishitani  Japan
 An Yulong  China
 Hitoshi Uematsu  Japan
Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
3000 m relay women
5000 m relay men

The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 21 February at the White Ring.[1]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 19 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 An Yulong China 43.748 Q
2 Andy Gabel United States 43.899 Q
3 Yevhen Yakovlev Ukraine 44.041
4 Han Sang-guk North Korea 44.206
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 François Drolet Canada 43.551 Q
2 Kim Dong-sung South Korea 43.653 Q
3 Martin Johansson Sweden 44.003
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Dave Versteeg Netherlands 44.358 Q
2 Feng Kai China 44.817 Q
3 Maciej Pryczek Poland 46.652
4 Nicky Gooch Great Britain 68.907
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Li Jiajun China 43.831 Q
2 Maurizio Carnino Italy 43.927 Q
3 Rusty Smith United States 44.584
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lee Jun-hwan South Korea 43.840 Q
2 Marc Gagnon Canada 43.901 Q
3 Arian Nachbar Germany 44.882
4 Yun Chol North Korea 45.014
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Satoru Terao Japan 42.948 Q OR
2 Chae Ji-hoon South Korea 43.011 Q
3 Steven Bradbury Australia 43.766
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Éric Bédard Canada 43.342 Q
2 Hitoshi Uematsu Japan 43.428 Q
3 Dan Weinstein United States 43.492
4 Ludovic Mathieu France 43.767
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Fabio Carta Italy 43.000 Q
2 Takafumi Nishitani Japan 43.348 Q
3 Bruno Loscos France 43.725
4 Battulgyn Oktyabri Mongolia 50.466

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1] In quarterfinal 2, American Andy Gabel was advanced, and Canada's François Drolet disqualified.

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marc Gagnon Canada 43.254 Q
2 Hitoshi Uematsu Japan 43.657 Q
3 Fabio Carta Italy 43.763
4 Lee Jun-hwan South Korea 44.417
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 An Yulong China 43.384 Q
2 Chae Ji-hoon South Korea 43.622 Q
3 Andy Gabel United States 44.124 ADV
– François Drolet Canada DSQ
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Li Jiajun China 42.861 Q OR
2 Takafumi Nishitani Japan 42.980 Q
3 Éric Bédard Canada 43.113
4 Maurizio Carnino Italy 43.225
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Dave Versteeg Netherlands 43.377 Q
2 Kim Dong-sung South Korea 43.810 Q
3 Feng Kai China 44.384
4 Satoru Terao Japan 65.470

Semifinals

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 Hitoshi Uematsu Japan 43.697 QA
2 An Yulong China 43.796 QA
3 Dave Versteeg Netherlands 43.850 QB
4 Chae Ji-hoon South Korea 43.864 QB
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Takafumi Nishitani Japan 42.756 QA OR
2 Marc Gagnon Canada 42.780 QA
3 Kim Dong-sung South Korea 43.096 QB
4 Andy Gabel United States 59.811 QB
– Li Jiajun China DSQ

Finals

The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.[1]

Final A
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st Takafumi Nishitani Japan 42.862
2nd An Yulong China 43.022
3rd Hitoshi Uematsu Japan 43.713
4 Marc Gagnon Canada 75.600
Final B
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
5 Chae Ji-hoon South Korea 42.832
6 Dave Versteeg Netherlands 42.933
7 Andy Gabel United States 43.072
8 Kim Dong-sung South Korea 43.090

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Retrieved January 16, 2014.

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