Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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The men's 1000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Gerard van Velde, who had finished 4th in the Olympics twice already, delivered a surprise by skating a world record and winning the gold medal.[1]
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| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 16, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:07.18 WR | |||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Jeremy Wotherspoon (CAN) | 1:07.72 | Salt Lake City, United States | December 1, 2001 | [2] |
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| Olympic record |  Ids Postma (NED) | 1:10.64 | Nagano, Japan | February 15, 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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| February 16 | Pair 1 | Kim Chul-soo |  South Korea | 1:09.79 | OR | |
| February 16 | Pair 2 | Ids Postma | Netherlands | 1:09.15 | OR | |
| February 16 | Pair 14 | Choi Jae-bong | South Korea | 1:08.81 | OR | |
| February 16 | Pair 15 | Gerard van Velde | Netherlands | 1:07.18 | OR | WR |
