2010 Winter Olympic Games: Speed Skating Summary
Thirty six medals were awarded in the 12 speed skating events. The Dutch dominated the sport, winning seven medals, including three gold medals, one silver medal, and three bronze medals. Canada garnered five medals, consisting of two gold medals, one silver medal, and two bronze medals. South Korea won three gold medals and one silver medal. The United States finished with four medals, including one gold medal, two silver medals, and one bronze medal. Japan garnered three silver medals and one bronze medal. Germany and the Czech Republic each won two gold medals and one bronze medal. Russia garnered one silver and one bronze. China, Norway, and Poland each claimed a bronze medal.
Men
No individual male skater won more than two medals each. Tae-Bum Mo, of South Korea, and Shani Davis, of the United States, each won gold and silver medals. Sven Kramer and Mark Tuitert, of Holland, both won gold and bronze medals. Ivan Skobrev, of Russia, garnered silver and bronze medals. Chad Hendrick, of the United States, claimed silver and bronze medals.
500 Meters
Gold - Tae-Bum Mo - South Korea
Silver - Keiichiro Nagashima - Japan
Bronze - Joji Kato - Japan
1,000 Meters
Gold - Shani Davis - United States
Silver - Tae-Bum Mo - South Korea
Bronze - Chad Hendrick - United States
Gold - Mark Tuitert - Holland
Silver - Shani Davis - United States
Bronze - Håvard Bøkko - Norway
5,000 meters
Gold - Sven Kramer - Holland
Silver - Lee Seung-Hoon - South Korea
Bronze - Ivan Skobrev - Russia
Gold - Seung-Hoon Lee - South Korea
Silver - Ivan Skobrev - Russia
Bronze - Bob de Jong - Holland
Team Pursuit
Gold - Canada
Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky, Denny Morrison, and Francois-Olivier Roberge
Silver - United States
Brian Hansen, Chad Hendrick, Jonathan Kuck, and Trevor Marsicano
Bronze - Holland
Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer, Simon Kuipers, and Mark Tuitert
Women
Martina Sablikova, of the Czech Republic, ranked as the leading skater, with two gold medals and one bronze medal. Masako Hozumi, of Japan, captured two silver medals, while Kristina Groves, of Canada, garnered silver and bronze medals.
500 Meters
Gold - Sang-Hwa Lee - South Korea
Silver - Jenny Wolf - Germany
Bronze - Beixing Wang - China
1,000 meters
Gold - Christine Nesbitt - Canada
Silver - Anette Gerritsen - Holland
Bronze - Laurie van Riessen - Holland
1,500 Meters
Gold - Ireen Wurst - Holland
Silver - Kristina Groves - Canada
Bronze - Martina Sablikova - Czech Republic
3,000 meters
Gold - Martina Sablikova - Czech Republic
Silver - Masako Hozumi - Japan
Bronze - Kristina Groves - Canada
5,000 Meters
Gold - Martina Sablikova - Czech Republic
Silver - Stephanie Beckert - Germany
Bronze - Clara Hughes - Canada
Team Pursuit
Gold - Germany
Daniela Anschutz Thoms, Stephanie Beckert, Anna Friesinger-Postma, and Katrin Mattscherodt
Silver - Japan
Masako Hozumi, Nao Kodaira, Maki Tabata, and Miho Takagi
Bronze - Poland
Katarzyna Bachleda-Curius, Natalia Czerwonka, Katarzyna Wozniak, and Luiza Zlotkowska
Reference:
Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee, Speed Skating, Vancouver 2010 Official Website
Published by Adam Hornbuckle
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