Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres

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
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	Utah Olympic Oval
Dates	February 22
Competitors	16 from 10 nations
Winning time	12:58.92 WR
Medalists
Jochem Uytdehaage  Netherlands Gianni Romme  Netherlands Lasse Sætre  Norway

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]
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
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	Name	Country	Time	Time Behind	Notes
	4	Jochem Uytdehaage	Netherlands	12:58.92	-	WR
	2	Gianni Romme	Netherlands	13:10.03	+11.11
	8	Lasse Sætre	Norway	13:16.92	+18.00
4	5	Keiji Shirahata	Japan	13:20.40	+21.48
5	7	Jens Boden	Germany	13:23.43	+24.51
6	1	Dmitry Shepel	Russia	13:23.83	+24.91
7	1	Roberto Sighel	Italy	13:26.19	+27.27
8	7	Kjell Storelid	Norway	13:27.24	+28.32
9	3	Bart Veldkamp	Belgium	13:27.48	+28.56
10	8	Frank Dittrich	Germany	13:28.73	+29.81
11	6	Toshihiko Itokawa	Japan	13:31.96	+33.04
12	3	Jason Hedstrand	United States	13:32.99	+34.07
13	4	Derek Parra	United States	13:33.44	+34.52
14	5	Pawel Zygmunt	Poland	13:35.50	+36.58
15	6	Bob de Jong	Netherlands	13:48.93	+50.01
16	2	Dustin Molicki	Canada	13:54.49	+55.57

References

1. "Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
2. "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Speed Skating" (PDF). Salt Lake City Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. February 2002. Retrieved February 5, 2010.