Speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
| Speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval |
| Dates | 20–23 February 2017 |
| Competitors | 78 from 10 nations |
Speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games was held in Obihiro, Japan between 19–23 February at Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval.[1] A total of 14 events (seven for each gender) were held.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 20th Mon | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 m | F | |||
| Men's 1000 m | F | |||
| Men's 1500 m | F | |||
| Men's 5000 m | F | |||
| Men's 10000 m | F | |||
| Men's mass start | F | |||
| Men's team pursuit | F | |||
| Women's 500 m | F | |||
| Women's 1000 m | F | |||
| Women's 1500 m | F | |||
| Women's 3000 m | F | |||
| Women's 5000 m | F | |||
| Women's mass start | F | |||
| Women's team pursuit | F |
Medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]
Women
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | Nao Kodaira Japan | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | Arisa Go Japan |
| 1000 m | Nao Kodaira Japan | Miho Takagi Japan | Zhang Hong China |
| 1500 m | Miho Takagi Japan | Misaki Oshigiri Japan | Zhang Hong China |
| 3000 m | Miho Takagi Japan | Kim Bo-reum South Korea | Ayano Sato Japan |
| 5000 m | Kim Bo-reum South Korea | Han Mei China | Mai Kiyama Japan |
| Mass start | Miho Takagi Japan | Ayano Sato Japan | Kim Bo-reum South Korea |
| Team pursuit |  JapanMisaki Oshigiri Nana Takagi Ayano Sato |  South KoreaPark Ji-woo Noh Seon-yeong Kim Bo-reum |  ChinaZhao Xin Liu Jing Han Mei |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Participating nations
[edit]A total of 78 athletes from 10 nations competed in short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games:[3]
Australia (1)
China (20)
Chinese Taipei (1)
India (3)
Japan (19)
Kazakhstan (10)
Mongolia (4)
New Zealand (1)
South Korea (18)
Thailand (1)
* Australia and New Zealand as guest nations, were ineligible to win any medals.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sports and venues". www.sapporo2017.org/. Sapporo 2017 Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). www.koreacurling.co.kr/. Sapporo Organizing Committee for the 8th Asian Winter Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 Sapporo AWG sport entries by NOC". www.sapporo2017.org. 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organizing Committee. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (30 October 2016). "Athletes from Oceania granted permission to compete at Sapporo 2017 by Organising Committee". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 2 January 2017.