1988 Winter Olympics / short track

Short track at the 1988 Winter Olympics
information
venue	Calgary
Competition venue	Max Bell Center
date	22-25 February 1988
decisions	10
Albertville 1992 →

At the XV. The 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary held ten short track competitions. The venue was the Max Bell Center . The short track races had the status of a demonstration sport at their Olympic premiere .

Medal table

space	country				total
1	Netherlands	2	2	1	5
2	South Korea	2	-	-	2
3	United Kingdom	2	-	-	2
4th	Canada	1	6th	3	10
5	Italy	1	1	2	4th
6th	Japan	1	1	1	3
7th	People's Republic of China	1	-	2	3
8th	France	-	-	1	1

Results men

500 m

space	country	athlete	Time (s)
1	GBR	Wilf O'Reilly	44.80
2	CAN	Mario Vincent	45.15
3	JPN	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	45.37
4th	CAN	Robert Dubreuil	45.38
5	CAN	Michel Daignault	45.10
6th	ITA	Orazio Fagone	46.35
7th	COR	Kim Ki-hoon	48.82
8th	JPN	Toshinobu Kawai	49.12

Date: February 23, 1:00 p.m.

32 participants from 10 countries.

1000 m

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	GBR	Wilf O'Reilly	1: 33.44
2	CAN	Michel Daignault	1: 33.66
3	FRA	Marco Bella	1: 34.45
4th	JPN	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	1: 35.72
5	CAN	Louis Grenier	1: 37.17
6th	ITA	Roberto Peretti	1: 48.33
7th	COR	Lee Joon-ho	DSQ
8th	COR	Kim Ki-hoon	1: 37.20

Date: February 24th, 8:12 pm

32 participants from 10 countries.

1500 m

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	COR	Kim Ki-hoon	2: 26.68
2	CAN	Louis Grenier	2: 26.99
3	ITA	Orazio Fagone	2: 27.16
4th	ITA	Roberto Peretti	2: 27.24
5	CAN	Mario Vincent	2: 27.34
6th	CAN	Michel Daignault	2: 28.15
7th	COR	Lee Joon-ho	2: 38.19
8th	JPN	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	2: 38.65

Date: February 22nd, 8:33 pm

32 participants from 10 countries.

3000 m

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	COR	Lee Joon-ho	5: 21.63
2	NED	Charles Veldhoven	5: 22.39
3	CAN	Michel Daignault	5: 30.68
4th	NED	Peter can the Velde	5: 31.07
5	CAN	Mario Vincent	5: 31.15
6th	COR	Mo Ji-soo	5: 32.24
7th	JPN	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	5: 32.70
8th	NED	Jaco Mos	5: 36.26

Date: February 25, 7:35 p.m.

32 participants from 10 countries.

5000 m relay

space	country	athlete	Time (min)
1	NED	Charles Veldhoven Peter can the Velde Jaco Mos Richard Suyten	7: 29.05
2	ITA	Roberto Peretti Enrico Peretti Orazio Fagone Hugo Herrnhof	7: 30.39
3	CAN	Louis Grenier Robert Dubreuil Mario Vincent Michel Daignault	7: 35.47
4th	United States	Andy Gabel Patrick Moore Brian Arseneau David Besteman	7: 47.59

Date: February 25, 8:40 p.m.

A total of six teams were at the start. The teams from Japan and the United Kingdom were eliminated in the heats.

Results women

500 m

space	country	sportswoman	Time (s)
1	NED	Monique Velzeboer	48.28 s
2	CAN	Eden Donatelli	48.34 s
3	CHN	Li Yan	48.84 s
4th	CAN	Sylvie Daigle	49.64 s
5	JPN	Yumiko Yamada	49.57 s
6th	ITA	Maria Christina Sciolla	49.75 s
	ITA	Maria Christina Sciolla	DNF
	ITA	Maria Christina Sciolla	DNF

Date: February 23, 9:00 p.m.

32 participants from 11 countries.

1000 m

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)
1	CHN	Li Yan	1: 39.00 (WR)
2	CAN	Sylvie Daigle	1: 41.15
3	NED	Monique Velzeboer	1: 43.10
4th	CHN	Qiao Jing	1: 46.38
5	CAN	Maryse Perreault	2: 25.50
6th	CHN	Li Jinyan	DSQ
7th	CAN	Eden Donatelli	1: 40.06
8th	ITA	Maria Rosa Candido	1: 40.21

Date: February 25, 8:12 p.m.

32 participants from 11 countries.

1500 m

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)
1	CAN	Sylvie Daigle	2: 37.61
2	NED	Monique Velzeboer	2: 37.77
3	CHN	Li Yan	2: 37.92
4th	JPN	Eiko Shishii	2: 38.19
5	JPN	Yumiko Yamada	2: 39.49
6th	CAN	Nathalie Lambert	2: 44.77
7th	ITA	Maria Rosa Candido	2: 43.64
8th	CHN	Qiao Jing	2: 43.91

Date: February 23, 12:27 p.m.

32 participants from 11 countries.

3000 m

space	country	sportswoman	Time (min)
1	JPN	Eiko Shishii	5: 25.44
2	CAN	Sylvie Daigle	5: 25.82
3	ITA	Maria Rosa Candido	5: 25.89
4th	JPN	Hiromi Takeuchi	5: 26.52
5	CHN	Li Yan	5: 28.68
6th	CAN	Nathalie Lambert	5: 37.36
7th	JPN	Nobuko Yamada	5: 47.29
8th	CAN	Maryse Perreault	5: 51.97

Date: February 24, 7:35 p.m.

29 participants from 11 countries.

3000 m relay

space	country	Sportswomen	Time (min)
1	ITA	Maria Rosa Candido Gabriella Monteduro Barbara Mussio Maria Cristina Sciolla	4: 45.88 (WR)
2	JPN	Hiromi Takeuchi Eiko Shishii Yumiko Yamada Nobuko Yamada	4: 46.91
3	CAN	Sylvie Daigle Nathalie Lambert Eden Donatelli Marye Perreault	4: 49.77
4th	CHN	Li Yan Li Jinyan Qiao Jing Zhang Yanmei	4: 50.00

Date: February 24th, 8:55 pm

A total of six teams were at the start. The teams from the Netherlands and the United States were eliminated in the heats.

Web links

• Official report of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary (PDF; 936 kB)