Short-track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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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. After it was a 1988 demonstration event, it was the first time short track speed skating was contested at the Winter Olympics.[1][2]
| Short track speed skating at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Pictogram for short track speed skating | |
| Venue | La halle de glace Olympique |
| Dates | 18–22 February |
| Competitors | 86 from 16 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Canada | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Unified Team | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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 South Korea | 1:30.76 | Frédéric Blackburn Canada | 1:31.11 | Lee Joon-ho South Korea | 1:31.16 |
| 5000 metre relay |
South Korea Song Jae-kun Kim Ki-hoon Lee Joon-ho Mo Ji-soo | 7:14.02 | Canada Mark Lackie Frédéric Blackburn Michel Daignault Laurent Daignault Sylvain Gagnon | 7:14.06 | Japan Yuichi Akasaka Tatsuyoshi Ishihara Toshinobu Kawai Tsutomu Kawasaki | 7:18.18 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Cathy Turner United States | 47.04 | Li Yan China | 47.08 | Hwang Ok-Sil North Korea | 47.23 |
| 3000 metre relay |
Canada Angela Cutrone Sylvie Daigle Nathalie Lambert Annie Perreault | 4:36.62 | United States Darcie Dohnal Amy Peterson Cathy Turner Nikki Ziegelmeyer | 4:39.34 | Unified Team Yuliya Allagulova Nataliya Isakova Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina Yuliya Vlasova | 4:42.69 |
Participating NOCs
Sixteen nations competed in the short track events at Albertville.
Australia (6)
Belgium (5)
Canada (9)
China (5)
Unified Team (6)
France (8)
Great Britain (5)
Hungary (2)
Italy (8)
Japan (8)
South Korea (6)
Netherlands (5)
New Zealand (5)
Norway (1)
North Korea (3)
United States (5)
