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]
| Men's 1500 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 19, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:43.95 WR | |||||||||
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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, Canada | 15 March 2001 | [2] |
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| Olympic record |  Ådne Søndrål (NOR) | 1:47.87 | Nagano, Japan | 12 February 1998 | [2] |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date[2] | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 19 February | Pair 1 | Dmitry Shepel |  Russia | 1:45.98 | OR | |
| 19 February | Pair 5 | Nick Pearson |  United States | 1:45.51 | OR | |
| 19 February | Pair 9 | Jochem Uytdehaage |  Netherlands | 1:44.57 | OR | WR |
| 19 February | Pair 21 | Derek Parra | United States | 1:43.95 | OR | WR |
