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Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 metres

Speed skating at the Olympics

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The men's 1500 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.[1]

In reverse order of the 5000 metres, Jochem Uytdehaage first broke the world record, only to see it bettered by Derek Parra, who won the third US skating gold of the Games. He was the first Mexican-American to medal in a winter sport.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR)1:45.20 Calgary, Canada15 March 2001[2]
Olympic record Ådne Søndrål (NOR)1:47.87 Nagano, Japan12 February 1998[2]

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

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Results

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References

  1. [1]
    "Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Speed Skating" (PDF). Salt Lake City Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. February 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
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