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Speed Skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held between 9 and 23 February 2002 at the Utah Olympic Oval.

Medal Table[]

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Netherlands Netherlands 3 5 0 8
2 Germany Germany 3 3 2 8
3 United States United States 3 1 4 8
4 Canada Canada 1 0 2 3
5 Japan Japan 0 1 0 1
6 Norway Norway 0 0 2 2

Medalists[]

Men[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metre Casey Fitzrandolph
United States
Hiroyasu Shimizu
Japan
Kip Carpenter
United States
1000 metre Gerard van Velde
Netherlands
Jan Bos
Netherlands
Joey Cheek
United States
1500 metre Derek Parra
United States
Jochem Uytdehaage
Netherlands
Adne Sondral
Norway
5000 metre Jochem Uytdehaage
Netherlands
Derek Parra
United States
Jens Boden
Germany
10000 metre Jochem Uytdehaage
Netherlands
Gianni Romme
Netherlands
Lasse Saetre
Norway

Women[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metre Catriona Lemay Doan
Canada
Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt
Germany
Sabine Voelker
Germany
1000 metre Chris Witty
United States
Sabine Voelker
Germany
Jennifer Rodriguez
United States
1500 metre Anni Friesinger
Germany
Sabine Voelker
Germany
Jennifer Rodriguez
United States
3000 metre Claudia Pechstein
Germany
Renate Groenewold
Netherlands
Cindy Klassen
Canada
5000 metre Claudia Pechstein
Germany
Gretha Smit
Netherlands
Clara Hughes
Canada

Statistics[]

  • There were 166 total athletes from 23 countries.
  • Yu Fengtong was the youngest participant with 17 years and 57 days.
  • Susan Auch was the oldest participant with 35 years and 353 days.
  • 4 athletes were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
  • Netherlands won all their 9 medals of this edition of the Olympic Games.
  • United States won 8 medals, more than in any other sport.
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