Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay

Men's 5000 metre relay
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueHamar Olympic Amphitheatre
DatesFebruary 24–26
Competitors33 from 8 nations
Winning time7:11.74
Medalists
 
 
 
Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
3000 m relay women
5000 m relay men

The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 and 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1]

Results

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 24 February. The top two teams in each semifinal qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place teams advanced to the B Final.[1]

Semifinal 1
Rank Country Athlete Result Notes
1  Italy Maurizio Carnino
Orazio Fagone
Hugo Herrnhof
Mirko Vuillermin
7:13.34 QA OR
2  United States Randy Bartz
John Coyle
Eric Flaim
Andy Gabel
7:18.58 QA
3  China Li Jiajun
Li Lianli
Yang He
Zhang Hongbo
7:19.66 QB
4  Norway Bjørnar Elgetun
Gisle Elvebakken
Morten Staubo
Øystein Carlsen
7:25.73 QB
Semifinal 2
Rank Country Athlete Result Notes
1  Canada Frédéric Blackburn
Derrick Campbell
Marc Gagnon
Stephen Gough
7:13.76 QA
2  Australia Steven Bradbury
Kieran Hansen
Andrew Murtha
Richard Nizielski
7:14.41 QA
3  Japan Yuichi Akasaka
Tatsuyoshi Ishihara
Satoru Terao
Jun Uematsu
7:15.85 QB
4  New Zealand Mike McMillen
Andrew Nicholson
Chris Nicholson
Tony Smith
7:21.58 QB

Finals

The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while four others raced in Final B.[1]

Final A
Rank Country Athlete Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)  Italy Maurizio Carnino
Orazio Fagone
Hugo Herrnhof
Mirko Vuillermin
7:11.74 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)  United States Randy Bartz
John Coyle
Eric Flaim
Andy Gabel
7:13.37
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Australia Steven Bradbury
Kieran Hansen
Andrew Murtha
Richard Nizielski
7:13.68
4  Canada Frédéric Blackburn
Derrick Campbell
Marc Gagnon
Stephen Gough
7:20.40
Final B
Rank Country Athlete Result Notes
5  Japan Yuichi Akasaka
Tatsuyoshi Ishihara
Satoru Terao
Jun Uematsu
7:19.11
6  Norway Bjørnar Elgetun
Gisle Elvebakken
Morten Staubo
Tore Klevstuen
7:24.29
 China Li Jiajun
Li Lianli
Yang He
Zhang Hongbo
DQ
 New Zealand Mike McMillen
Andrew Nicholson
Chris Nicholson
Tony Smith
DQ

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
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