Short-track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres

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Men's 1000 metres
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueLa halle de glace Olympique
DatesFebruary 18–20
Competitors28 from 16 nations
Winning time1:30.76
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Ki-hoon  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frédéric Blackburn  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Joon-ho  South Korea
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Short track speed skating at the
1992 Winter Olympics
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The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place from 18 to 20 February at the La halle de glace Olympique.[1][2]

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

The first round was held on 18 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Michel Daignault  Canada 1:33.21 Q OR
2 Hugo Herrnhof  Italy 1:33.35 Q
3 Chris Nicholson  New Zealand 1:33.45
4 Tibor Kun Bálint  Hungary 1:36.86
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Frédéric Blackburn  Canada 1:38.67 Q
2 Tsutomu Kawasaki  Japan 1:38.75 Q
3 Gisle Elvebakken  Norway 1:41.50
4 Nicky Gooch  Great Britain 2:24.43
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Matthew Jasper  Great Britain 1:36.82 Q
2 Dmitry Yershov  Unified Team 1:37.71 Q
3 Toshinobu Kawai  Japan 1:42.28
– Li Won-ho  North Korea DQ
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Geert Blanchart  Belgium 1:38.66 Q
2 Mark Velzeboer  Netherlands 1:38.74 Q
3 Richard Nizielski  Australia 1:38.80
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mark Lackie  Canada 1:39.19 Q
2 Lee Joon-ho  South Korea 1:39.30 Q
– Andy Gabel  United States DQ
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Wilf O'Reilly  Great Britain 1:37.79 Q
2 Li Lianli  China 1:37.85 Q
3 Song Jae-kun  South Korea 1:37.86
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim Ki-hoon  South Korea 1:33.79 Q
2 Tatsuyoshi Ishihara  Japan 1:34.11 Q
3 Andrew Murtha  Australia 1:34.71
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mike McMillen  New Zealand 1:33.57 Q
2 Alain De Ruyter  Belgium 1:34.18 Q
3 Marc Bella  France 1:34.22
4 Orazio Fagone  Italy 1:34.91

Quarterfinals[edit]

The quarterfinals were held on 20 February. The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lee Joon-ho  South Korea 1:33.51 Q
2 Michel Daignault  Canada 1:33.66 Q
3 Matthew Jasper  Great Britain 1:34.69
4 Tatsuyoshi Ishihara  Japan 1:34.86
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Wilf O'Reilly  Great Britain 1:33.62 Q
2 Frédéric Blackburn  Canada 1:33.71 Q
3 Dmitry Yershov  Unified Team 1:34.02
4 Alain De Ruyter  Belgium 1:34.60
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim Ki-hoon  South Korea 1:32.67 Q
2 Mike McMillen  New Zealand 1:32.69 Q
3 Mark Velzeboer  Netherlands 1:33.86
4 Li Lianli  China 1:33.90
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mark Lackie  Canada 1:34.68 Q
2 Geert Blanchart  Belgium 1:34.83 Q
3 Hugo Herrnhof  Italy 1:34.85
4 Tsutomu Kawasaki  Japan 1:35.66

Semifinals[edit]

The semifinals were held on 20 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 Lee Joon-ho  South Korea 1:31.27 QA
2 Mike McMillen  New Zealand 1:31.60 QA
3 Michel Daignault  Canada 1:32.10 QB
4 Wilf O'Reilly  Great Britain 2:05.04 QB
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim Ki-hoon  South Korea 1:32.12 QA
2 Frédéric Blackburn  Canada 1:32.23 QA
3 Mark Lackie  Canada 1:32.30 QB
4 Geert Blanchart  Belgium 1:33.04 QB

Finals[edit]

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 place, gold medalist(s) Kim Ki-hoon  South Korea 1:30.76
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frédéric Blackburn  Canada 1:31.11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Joon-ho  South Korea 1:31.16
4 Mike McMillen  New Zealand 1:31.32
Final B
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
5 Wilf O'Reilly  Great Britain 1:36.24
6 Geert Blanchart  Belgium 1:36.28
7 Mark Lackie  Canada 1:36.28
8 Michel Daignault  Canada 1:37.10

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Men's 1,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
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