Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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The men's 10,000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Two-time gold medal winner Gianni Romme won a silver in the 10,000 m, while Jochem Uytdehaage wins with a world record time, becoming the first man to break the 13-minute barrier.[1]
| Men's 10,000 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 22, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 12:58.92 WR | |||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Gianni Romme (NED) | 13:03.40 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | January 26, 2000 | [2] |
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| Olympic record | Gianni Romme (NED) | 13:15.33 | Nagano, Japan | February 17, 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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| 22 February | Pair 2 | Gianni Romme | Netherlands | 13:10.03 | OR | |
| 22 February | Pair 4 | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 12:58.92 | OR | WR |
Results
| Rank | Pair | Lane | Name | Country | Time | Time Behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | I | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 12:58.92 | - | WR |
 | 2 | I | Gianni Romme | Netherlands | 13:10.03 | +11.11 | |
 | 8 | O | Lasse Sætre |  Norway | 13:16.92 | +18.00 | |
| 4 | 5 | I | Keiji Shirahata |  Japan | 13:20.40 | +21.48 | |
| 5 | 7 | O | Jens Boden |  Germany | 13:23.43 | +24.51 | |
| 6 | 1 | I | Dmitry Shepel |  Russia | 13:23.83 | +24.91 | |
| 7 | 1 | O | Roberto Sighel |  Italy | 13:26.19 | +27.27 | |
| 8 | 7 | I | Kjell Storelid | Norway | 13:27.24 | +28.32 | |
| 9 | 3 | O | Bart Veldkamp |  Belgium | 13:27.48 | +28.56 | |
| 10 | 8 | I | Frank Dittrich | Germany | 13:28.73 | +29.81 | |
| 11 | 6 | I | Toshihiko Itokawa | Japan | 13:31.96 | +33.04 | |
| 12 | 3 | I | Jason Hedstrand |  United States | 13:32.99 | +34.07 | |
| 13 | 4 | O | Derek Parra | United States | 13:33.44 | +34.52 | |
| 14 | 5 | O | Pawel Zygmunt |  Poland | 13:35.50 | +36.58 | |
| 15 | 6 | O | Bob de Jong | Netherlands | 13:48.93 | +50.01 | |
| 16 | 2 | O | Dustin Molicki |  Canada | 13:54.49 | +55.57 |