The men's 1500 metres 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 of the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

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 in Vancouver

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 was held at the Richmond Olympic Oval

Richmond Olympic Oval

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 on February 20, 2010.

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. Mark Tuitert did break the track record of 1:46.17 set by Shani Davis on March 12, 2009.

Results

1.49

1.83

2.58

3.04

3.62

3.88

5.21

Rank	Pair	Lane	Name	Country	Time	Time Behind	Notes
	17	o	Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert Mark Tuitert ; born April 4, 1980 in Holten, Overijssel) is a Dutch speed skater. He won gold at the 1500m sprint at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:Tuitert married fellow Dutch speed skater Helen van Goozen in 2009...		1:45.57	0.00
	19	i	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...		1:46.10	+0.53
	17	i	Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko Håvard Bøkko is a Norwegian speedskater, widely considered to be one of the most promising talents for many years, with junior results similar to those of Sven Kramer, Gianni Romme and Eric Heiden. He is the older brother of Hege Bøkko.-Speed skating career:In 2006, Bøkko was the Junior World...		1:46.13	+0.56
	16	i	Ivan Skobrev Ivan Skobrev Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meters. He is the reigning European and World Allround Champion.At the 2006 European Championships he finished in...		1:46.42	+0.85
	14	o	Mo Tae-Bum Mo Tae-Bum Mo Tae-Bum is a South Korean speed skater. He started speedskating while in the third grade. Prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics, Mo won two distances at the 2006 World Junior Speed Skating Championships...		1:46.47	+0.90
	18	o	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...		1:46.69	+1.12
	10	o	Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers Simon Kuipers is a Dutch speed skater. He won a 1,500 meters World Cup competitions on 3 December 2005. It was his first World Cup victory...		1:46.76	+1.19
	12	o	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 :...		1:46.77	+1.20
	16	o	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...		1:46.93	+1.36
10	15	i	Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris Enrico Fabris is a former Italian long track speed skater who has won three World Cup races and became the first European Allround Champion from Italy when he won the 2006 European Championships one month before the Winter Olympics in Turin. In 2007 he won also the silver medal an in 2008 the...		1:47.02	+1.45
11	13	i	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...		1:47.06
12	13	o	Matteo Anesi Matteo Anesi Matteo Anesi is an Italian speed skater who won a gold medal in the team pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He placed 29th in the 1500 m event.-References:...		1:47.34	+1.77
13	8	o	Sven Kramer Sven Kramer Sven Kramer is a Dutch long track speed skater. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter in Vancouver 2010, and four-time European and World Allround Champion. He is also three-time world champion and world record holder in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and the team pursuit...		1:47.40
14	15	o	Mathieu Giroux Mathieu Giroux Mathieu Giroux is a Canadian speed-skater. He shared medals at team pursuit medals at world cup races in Calgary and Salt Lake City in 2009. He represented Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. On February 27, he won a gold medal in the team pursuit along with Denny Morrison and Lucas Makowsky.-...		1:47.62	+2.05
15	14	i	Trevor Marsicano Trevor Marsicano Trevor Marsicano is an American long-track speedskater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Marsicano won a silver medal for his part in the team pursuit...		1:47.84	+2.27
16	18	i	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...		1:48.03	+2.46
17	12	i	Konrad Niedźwiedzki Konrad Niedzwiedzki Konrad Niedźwiedzki is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:Olympic Winter Games...		1:48.15
18	9	i	Brian Hansen Brian Hansen (speed skater) Brian Hansen is an American speed skater and silver medalist in the Winter Olympics.At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hansen won a silver medal in the team pursuit along with Jonathan Kuck and Chad Hedrick...		1:48.45	+2.88
19	19	o	Lucas Makowsky Lucas Makowsky Lucas Makowsky is a Canadian speed skater. He started speed skating at six and went on to rank 1st in Canada in the 5000m and 10000m for the 08-09 season. In addition to skating he also speaks three languages: English, French, and Ukrainian.He competed for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the...		1:48.61
20	7	o	Christoffer Fagerli Rukke Christoffer Fagerli Rukke Christoffer Fagerli Rukke is a Norwegian speed-skater who competes for the club Hol IL. He represents Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		1:48.62	+3.05
21	8	i	Aleksey Yesin		1:48.65	+3.08
22	4	o	Lee Jong-Woo Lee Jong-Woo Lee Jong-Woo is a speed skater who competes for South Korea.-Career:At the 2006 Winter Olympics, in Turin he finished 14th overall in the 1500 with a time of 1:48.11...		1:49.00	+3.43
23	11	o	Denis Kuzin		1:49.05	+3.48
24	9	o	Joel Eriksson Joel Eriksson Joel Eriksson is a Swedish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:World Sprint ChampionshipsEuropean Allround Championships...		1:49.08	+3.51
25	2	i	Daniel Friberg		1:49.13	+3.56
26	10	i	Teruhiro Sugimori		1:49.19
27	11	i	Zbigniew Bródka		1:49.45
28	7	i	Johan Röjler Johan Röjler Johan Röjler is an ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in two consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 2002 in Salt Lake City. His main achievements were held as a junior, when he won the Men's Allround Junior World Title in 2000 and took several medals, including 6...		1:49.50	+3.93
29	3	o	Fredrik van der Horst Fredrik van der Horst Fredrik van der Horst is a Norwegian speed-skater. He is the grandson of Hjalmar "Hjallis" Andersen.He represents Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		1:49.58	+4.01
30	6	o	Shingo Doi		1:49.77	+4.20
31	2	o	Ha Hong-Sun		1:49.93	+4.36
32	3	i	Samuel Schwarz		1:50.07	+4.50
33	4	i	Pascal Briand Pascal Briand Pascal Briand is a French long track speed skater who participates in international competitions.-Personal records:-Career highlights:European Allround Championships-External links:* *...		1:50.71	+5.14
34	6	i	Gao Xuefeng		1:50.78
35	5	o	Sun Longjiang Sun Longjiang Sun Longjiang is a Chinese male speed skater.He competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 1000m and 1500m events.-References:...		1:51.30	+5.73
36	1	i	Aleksandr Lebedev		1:52.09	+6.52
37	5	i	Kyle Parrott Kyle Parrott Kyle Parrott is a Canadian short track speed skater.He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the men's 500 metre, 1000 metre and 1500 metre competitions.-External links:*...		1:52.67	+7.10

External links

• 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's 1500 m, from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-19.
• Schedule and results