Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
| Men's 1500 metres at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
 Pictogram for short track | ||||||||||
| Venue | Iceberg Skating Palace Sochi, Russia | |||||||||
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| Dates | 10 February (qualifying heats, semifinal, and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:14.985 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||||
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| 500 m | men | women | ||
| 1000 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m relay | women | |||
| 5000 m relay | men | |||
The men's 1500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February 2014 at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.[1]
The qualifying heats, semifinal, and the final were held on 10 February.
The defending Olympic Champion was Lee Jung-su of South Korea, while the defending World Champion was Sin Da-woon also of South Korea.
Records
| World record |  Noh Jin-kyu (KOR) | 2:09.041 | Shanghai, China | 10 December 2011 |
| Olympic record | Lee Jung-su (KOR) | 2:10.949 | Vancouver, Canada | 13 February 2010 |
Qualification
Countries were assigned quotas using a combination of the four special Olympic Qualification classifications that were held at two world cups in November 2013. A nation may enter a maximum of three athletes per event.[2] For this event a total of 36 athletes representing 18 nations qualified to compete.[3]
Results
The final results:[4]
Preliminaries
Heats
- Q – qualified for the semifinals
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
- YC – yellow card
Semifinals
- QA – qualified for Final A
- QB – qualified for Final B
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
- YC – yellow card
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Han Tianyu |  China | 2:15.858 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | Viktor Ahn |  Russia | 2:16.000 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Park Se-yeong | South Korea | 2:16.241 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | François Hamelin |  Canada | 2:16.473 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Roberto Puķītis |  Latvia | 2:16.961 | |
| 6 | 1 | Niels Kerstholt |  Netherlands | 2:17.134 | |
| – | 1 | Thibaut Fauconnet |  France | PEN | |
| 1 | 2 | J. R. Celski |  United States | 2:21.603 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Chen Dequan | China | 2:21.697 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Sébastien Lepape | France | 2:23.995 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Sin Da-woon | South Korea | 2:52.061 | QB |
| 5 | 2 | Lee Han-bin | South Korea | 3:11.810 | ADV |
| – | 2 | Michael Gilday | Canada | PEN | |
| 1 | 3 | Charles Hamelin | Canada | 2:14.480 | QA |
| 2 | 3 | Jack Whelbourne |  Great Britain | 2:14.635 | QA |
| 3 | 3 | Sjinkie Knegt | Netherlands | 2:14.677 | QB |
| 4 | 3 | Semen Elistratov | Russia | 2:14.783 | QB |
| 5 | 3 | Yuri Confortola |  Italy | 2:19.086 | |
| – | 3 | Eduardo Alvarez | United States | PEN | |
Finals
Final B (classification round)
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sébastien Lepape | France | 2:21.483 | |
| 9 | François Hamelin | Canada | 2:21.592 | |
| 10 | Sin Da-woon | South Korea | 2:22.066 | |
| 11 | Semen Elistratov | Russia | 2:24.352 | |
| 12 | Sjinkie Knegt | Netherlands | 2:39.581 | |
| – | Park Se-yeong | South Korea | PEN |
Final A (medal round)
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles Hamelin | Canada | 2:14.985 | |
 | Han Tianyu | China | 2:15.055 | |
 | Viktor Ahn | Russia | 2:15.062 | |
| 4 | J. R. Celski | United States | 2:15.624 | |
| 5 | Chen Dequan | China | 2:15.626 | |
| 6 | Lee Han-bin | South Korea | 2:16.466 | |
| 7 | Jack Whelbourne | Great Britain | no time |
Final standings
The final overall standings were:[4]
References
- ↑ "Short Track Speed Skating Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Skating Union. September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi – Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- 1 2 Final Results
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