Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1000 metres

The Men's 1000 m speed skating

Speed skating

Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...

competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

was held in Turin

Turin

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, Italy

Italy

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition.

Results

Rank	Pair	Name	Time	Time Behind
	19	Shani Davis Shani Davis Shani Davis is an Olympic Champion speed skater from the United States.At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Davis became the first Black athlete to win a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympic Winter Games . He also won the silver in the 1,500 m...	1:08.89
	20	Joey Cheek Joey Cheek +William Joseph Cheek is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater...	1:09.16	+0.27
	21	Erben Wennemars Erben Wennemars Egbert Rolf Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters.-Speed skating career:...	1:09.32	+0.43
4	20	Lee Kyou-Hyuk	1:09.37	+0.48
5	21	Jan Bos Jan Bos Jan Bos is a Dutch speedskater and sprint cyclist.In 1998 he became world champion sprint and he won the silver medal that year on the 1000 meter sprint during the Winter Olympics in Nagano....	1:09.42	+0.53
6	4	Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick Chad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP...	1:09.45	+0.56
7	16	Yevgeny Lalenkov Yevgeny Lalenkov Yevgeny Alexeyevich Lalenkov is a Russian long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games...	1:09.46	+0.57
8	18	Stefan Groothuis Stefan Groothuis Stefan Groothuis is a Dutch speed skater who is currently part of Team Telfort.Groothuis is a specialist in the middle distances, 1000 and 1500 metres and had his international breakthrough in 2005. In that year he reached a second spot during the Speed Skating World Cup meeting in Salt Lake City...	1:09.57	+0.68
9	18	Casey FitzRandolph Casey FitzRandolph Casey J. FitzRandolph is an American speedskater.In 1997, FitzRandolph won the bronze medal at the World Sprint Championships in Hamar. He won another bronze medal in 2001 at the World Single Distance Championships on the 500 m.His best year so far was 2002...	1:09.59	+0.70
10	6	Dmitry Dorofeyev Dmitry Dorofeyev Dmitry Anatolyevich Dorofeyev is a speed skater. Dmitry Dorofeyev won a silver medal in the 500 m at the 2006 Winter Olympics. His second place finish was Russia's first Olympic speed skating medal since 1994. He placed tenth in the 1,000 m event...	1:09.74	+0.85
11	19	Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Wotherspoon Jeremy Lee Wotherspoon is a Canadian speed skater, widely recognized as one of the greatest speedskating sprinters of all time....	1:09.76	+0.87
12	9	Beorn Nijenhuis Beorn Nijenhuis Beorn Enriqué Nijenhuis is a Dutch speed skater, who represented the Netherlands at the 2006 Winter Olympics....	1:09.85	+0.96
13	4	Konrad Niedzwiedzki Konrad Niedzwiedzki Konrad Niedźwiedzki is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games...	1:09.95	+1.06
14	16	Mikael Flygind Larsen Mikael Flygind Larsen Mikael Flygind Larsen is a Norwegian long track speed skater. He competed for Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 1000 m and Men's 1500 m. He finished 15th and 8th respectively.- References :...	1:10.13	+1.24
15	13	Alexey Proshin	1:10.14	+1.25
16	7	Francois Olivier Roberge	1:10.20	+1.31
17	11	Choi Jae-Bong Choi Jae-Bong Choi Jae-bong is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. At that time he was the holder of the junior World record at 1500m, set in early December 1997 in Thialf, Heerenveen where he clocked 1:52.25 to break the record...	1:10.23	+1.34
18	12	Petter Andersen Petter Andersen Petter Andersen is a Norwegian speed skater, born in Oslo. He competed in the 1,000 m and 1,500 m at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.-References:...	1:10.38	+1.38
19	17	Denny Morrison Denny Morrison Denny Morrison is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. His best distance, so far in his career, is the 1500-m, where he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from 14 March 2008 to 6 March 2009...	1:10.44	+1.44
20	15	Yusuke Imai	1:10.48	+1.59
21	15	Aleksandr Kibalko	1:10.50	+1.61
22	10	Lee Kang Seok	1:10.52	+1.63
23	14	Even Wetten Even Wetten Even Gabrielsen Wetten is a Norwegian speed skater. He became World Champion on 1,000 metres in 2005 in Inzell.-References:**...	1:10.57	+1.68
24	17	Mun Joon	1:10.66	+1.77
25	10	Janne Hanninen Janne Hänninen Janne Hänninen is a former Finnish speedskater who specialised on the shorter distances 500 m, 1000 m, and 1500 m.His personal bests on these distances are 35.00 , 1:08.45 , and 1:46.04...	1:10.83	+1.94
26	2	Mika Poutala Mika Poutala Mika Poutala is a Finnish speed skater who held a Finnish record in the sport. He finished 22nd at Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres. He has a business education and is set to represent Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :...	1:11.03	+2.14
27	14	Takaharu Nakajima	1:11.10	+2.21
28	3	Takahiro Ushiyama	1:11.21	+2.32
29	12	Steven Elm Steven Elm Steven Elm is a Canadian speed skater from Calgary, Alberta.Elm has been to three Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics he won a silver medal as part of the Canadian men's pursuit team. He formerly held the world record in the 3000 m from 2000 to 2001...	1:11.36	+2.47
30	8	Maurizio Carnino Maurizio Carnino Maurizio Carnino is an Italian short track speed skater and speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics, in the 1998 Winter Olympics, in the 2002 Winter Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics.He was born in Turin....	1:11.44	+2.55
31	1	Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela is a Finnish speedskater, specialising on the sprint distances 500-m and 1000-m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000-m with the time 1.07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world record on the 500-m with the time 35.89...	1:11.45	+2.56
32	1	Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima Keiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres...	1:11.78	+2.89
33	1	An Weijiang An Weijiang An Weijiang is a speed skater. He has participated in the 2006 Olympics for China.-Achievements:World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men :* 2006, 2008...	1:11.80	+2.91
34	1	Yu Fengtong Yu Fengtong Yu Fengtong is a speed skater who has participated in the Olympics for the nation of China.He is the national recordholder of China on the 500 and 1,000 meters.-Achievements:...	1:11.90	+3.01
35	7	Zhang Zhongqi Zhang Zhongqi Zhang Zhongqi is a long-track speed-skater set to represent China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's 500m.-References:...	1:12.29	+3.40
36	8	Aleksandr Zhigin	1:12.36	+3.47
37	9	Risto Rosendahl	1:12.60	+3.71
38	5	Lu Zhuo	1:12.69	+3.80
	5	Maciej Ustynowicz Maciej Ustynowicz Maciej Ustynowicz is a Polish speedskater. He competed for Poland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.-References:...	DQ	-
	2	Ermanno Ioriatti	DQ	-
	6	Erik Zachrisson	DQ	-

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