# Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen days, from 9 to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Casey FitzRandolph United States | 69.23 | Hiroyasu Shimizu Japan | 69.26 | Kip Carpenter United States | 69.47 |
| 1000 metres details | Gerard van Velde Netherlands | 1:07.18 WR | Jan Bos Netherlands | 1:07.53 | Joey Cheek United States | 1:07.61 |
| 1500 metres details | Derek Parra United States | 1:43.95 WR | Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands | 1:44.57 | Ådne Søndrål Norway | 1:45.26 |
| 5000 metres details | Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands | 6:14.66 WR | Derek Parra United States | 6:17.98 | Jens Boden Germany | 6:21.73 |
| 10,000 metres details | Jochem Uytdehaage Netherlands | 12:58.92 WR | Gianni Romme Netherlands | 13:10.03 | Lasse Sætre Norway | 13:16.92 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Catriona Le May Doan Canada | 74.75 | Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt Germany | 74.94 | Sabine Völker Germany | 75.19 |
| 1000 metres details | Chris Witty United States | 1:13.83 WR | Sabine Völker Germany | 1:13.96 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States | 1:14.24 |
| 1500 metres details | Anni Friesinger Germany | 1:54.02 WR | Sabine Völker Germany | 1:54.97 | Jennifer Rodriguez United States | 1:55.32 |
| 3000 metres details | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 3:57.70 WR | Renate Groenewold Netherlands | 3:58.94 | Cindy Klassen Canada | 3:58.97 |
| 5000 metres details | Claudia Pechstein Germany | 6:46.91 WR | Gretha Smit Netherlands | 6:49.22 | Clara Hughes Canada | 6:53.53 |

## Records

Salt Lake City's high altitude was a major contributing factor to the speed of the Utah Olympic Oval's ice, as new Olympic records were set in all ten events, and new World records in eight.
| Event | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
| Men's 500 metres | 11 February | Heat 1 | Casey FitzRandolph | United States | 34.42 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 metres | 16 February | | Gerard van Velde | Netherlands | 1:07.18 | OR | WR |
| Men's 1500 metres | 19 February | | Derek Parra | United States | 1:43.95 | OR | WR |
| Men's 5000 metres | 9 February | | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 6:14.66 | OR | WR |
| Men's 10000 metres | 22 February | | Jochem Uytdehaage | Netherlands | 12:58.92 | OR | WR |
| Women's 500 metres | 13 February | Heat 1 | Catriona Le May Doan | Canada | 37.30 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 17 February | | Chris Witty | United States | 1:13.83 | OR | WR |
| Women's 1500 metres | 20 February | | Anni Friesinger | Germany | 1:54.02 | OR | WR |
| Women's 3000 metres | 10 February | | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 3:57.70 | OR | WR |
| Women's 5000 metres | 23 February | | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 6:46.91 | OR | WR |

## Participating NOCs

Twenty-three nations competed in the speed skating events at Salt Lake City.
* Austria (1)
* Belarus (5)
* Belgium (1)
* Canada (15)
* China (12)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Finland (3)
* France (1)
* Germany (13)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (8)
* Japan (20)
* Kazakhstan (8)
* South Korea (12)
* Latvia (1)
* Netherlands (17)
* Norway (7)
* Poland (4)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (13)
* Sweden (1)
* Ukraine (2)
* United States (17)