# Short-track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics

    For the long track speed skating events, see Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 23 February. Eight events were contested at Salt Lake Ice Center (normally called Delta Center). Two new events were added for these games, with the men's and women's 1500 metres making debuts.

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
China led the overall table with seven medals, while Evgenia Radanova's two medals for Bulgaria were their first in the sport.

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Marc Gagnon Canada | 41.802 | Jonathan Guilmette Canada | 41.994 | Rusty Smith United States | 42.027 |
| 1000 metres details | Steven Bradbury Australia | 1:29.109 | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 1:30.160 | Mathieu Turcotte Canada | 1:30.563 |
| 1500 metres details | Apolo Anton Ohno United States | 2:18.541 | Li Jiajun China | 2:18.731 | Marc Gagnon Canada | 2:18.806 |
| 5000 metre relay details | Canada Jonathan Guilmette Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte Éric Bédard | 6:51.579 | Italy Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari Fabio Carta Maurizio Carnino Michele Antonioli | 6:56.327 | China Li Jiajun Feng Kai Guo Wei Li Ye An Yulong | 6:59.633 |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 500 metres details | Yang Yang (A) China | 44.187 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 44.252 | Wang Chunlu China | 44.272 |
| 1000 metres details | Yang Yang (A) China | 1:36.391 | Ko Gi-hyun South Korea | 1:36.427 | Yang Yang (S) China | 1:37.008 |
| 1500 metres details | Ko Gi-hyun South Korea | 2:31.581 | Choi Eun-kyung South Korea | 2:31.610 | Evgenia Radanova Bulgaria | 2:31.723 |
| 3000 metre relay details | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin | 4:12.793 | China Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Sun Dandan Wang Chunlu | 4:13.326 | Canada Isabelle Charest Alanna Kraus Amélie Goulet-Nadon Marie-Ève Drolet Tania Vicent | 4:15.738 |

## Records

Two world records and fifteen Olympic records were set in Salt Lake City.
| Event | Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
| Men's 500 metres | 23 February | Heat 7 | Jonathan Guilmette (CAN) | 42.326 | OR | |
| Men's 500 metres | 23 February | Quarterfinal 3 | Kim Dong-sung (KOR) | 41.806 | OR | |
| Men's 500 metres | 23 February | A Final | Marc Gagnon (CAN) | 41.802 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 metres | 13 February | Heat 7 | Rusty Smith (USA) | 1:28.183 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 metres | 16 February | Quarterfinal 3 | Mathieu Turcotte (CAN) | 1:27.185 | OR | |
| Men's 1500 metres | 13 February | Heat 5 | Guo Wei (CHN) | 2:18.846 | OR | |
| Men's 1500 metres | 16 February | Semifinal 1 | Mathieu Turcotte (CAN) | 2:15.942 | OR | |
| Men's 5000 metre relay | 13 February | Heat 1 | Canada Éric Bédard Marc Gagnon François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte | 6:45.455 | OR | |
| Women's 500 metres | 16 February | Heat 3 | Wang Chunlu (CHN) | 44.723 | OR | |
| Women's 500 metres | 16 February | Semifinal 1 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 44.118 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 23 February | Quarterfinal 1 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 1:31.235 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 13 February | Heat 1 | Yang Yang (S) (CHN) | 2:26.943 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 13 February | Semifinal 2 | Choi Eun-kyung (KOR) | 2:21.069 | OR | WR |
| Women's 3000 metre relay | 13 February | Heat 1 | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin | 4:14.977 | OR | |
| Women's 3000 metre relay | 13 February | A Final | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin | 4:12.793 | OR | WR |

## Participating NOCs

Twenty-six nations competed in the short track events at Salt Lake City. Belarus, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Israel, Romania and Slovakia made their short track debuts.
* Australia (5)
* Belarus (1)
* Belgium (4)
* Bulgaria (7)
* Canada (10)
* China (9)
* Czech Republic (1)
* France (4)
* Germany (7)
* Great Britain (5)
* Hong Kong (2)
* Hungary (6)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (10)
* Japan (10)
* South Korea (10)
* Mongolia (2)
* Netherlands (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Poland (1)
* Romania (1)
* Russia (2)
* Slovakia (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United States (8)