Short-track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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| Short track speed skating at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg Pictogram for short track speed skating | |
| Venue | La halle de glace Olympique |
| Dates | 18–22 February |
| Competitors | 86 from 16 nations |
| Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics | ||
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| File:Short track speed skating pictogram.svg | ||
| 500 m | women | |
| 1000 m | men | |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics was held from 18 to 22 February. Four events were contested at La halle de glace Olympique, located next to the Théâtre des Cérémonies, a couple of kilometers west of downtown Albertville. This was the first time short track speed skating was contested at the Winter Olympics.[1][2]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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South Korea led the medal table with three, including two golds. Kim Ki-hoon's gold medal in the men's 1000 metre was the first Winter gold medal for South Korea. Kim also led the individual medal table, with two gold medals. The top women's medalist was American Cathy Turner, who won one gold and one silver.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 metres |
Kim Ki-hoon File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea |
1:30.76 | Frédéric Blackburn File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
1:31.11 | Lee Joon-ho File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea |
1:31.16 |
| 5000 metre relay |
File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (KOR) Song Jae-kun Kim Ki-hoon Lee Joon-ho Mo Ji-soo |
7:14.02 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) Mark Lackie Frédéric Blackburn Michel Daignault Laurent Daignault Sylvain Gagnon |
7:14.06 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (JPN) Yuichi Akasaka Tatsuyoshi Ishihara Toshinobu Kawai Tsutomu Kawasaki |
7:18.18 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Cathy Turner File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
47.04 | Li Yan File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
47.08 | Hwang Ok-Sil File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
47.23 |
| 3000 metre relay |
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) Angela Cutrone Sylvie Daigle Nathalie Lambert Annie Perreault |
4:36.62 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) Darcie Dohnal Amy Peterson Cathy Turner Nikki Ziegelmeyer |
4:39.34 | File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (EUN) Yuliya Allagulova Nataliya Isakova Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina Yuliya Vlasova |
4:42.69 |
Participating NOCs
Sixteen nations competed in the short track events at Albertville.
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (6)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (5)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (9)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (5)
- File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (6)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (8)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (5)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (2)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (8)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (8)
- File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (6)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (5)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (5)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (1)
- File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea (3)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (5)
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References
- ↑ "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ↑ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
