Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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The Men's 5000 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Derek Parra and Jens Boden broke their personal bests by 15 seconds to win surprise medals, while Jochem Uytdehaage skated a new world record.[1]
| Men's 5000 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 9, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 6:14.66 WR | |||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Gianni Romme (NED) | 6:18.72 | Calgary, Canada | 30 January 2000 | [2] |
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| Olympic record | Gianni Romme (NED) | 6:22.20 | Nagano, Japan | 8 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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| 9 February | Pair 5 | Jens Boden |  Germany | 6:21.73 | OR | |
| 9 February | Pair 12 | Derek Parra |  United States | 6:17.98 | OR | WR |
| 9 February | Pair 15 | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 6:14.66 | OR | WR |
