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Speed Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 1500 Metres
The men's 1500 m speed skating competition for the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Turin, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. No new world or Olympic records were set during this competition. Results References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Men's 1500 metres Men's speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oval Lingotto
Torino Oval Lingotto is an indoor arena in Turin, Italy. It was built for use at the 2006 Winter Olympics, during which it hosted speed skating events. It has a capacity of 8,500 spectators and was designed by the global Sports Architects Populous (architects) with Studio Zoppini Associati of Milan After Olympic competition at the venue concluded on 25 February 2006, plans for the structure now include use for fairs and exhibitions in connection with the Lingotto Fiere exhibition centre. It will also be able to accommodate 2,000 spectators for ice skating events. Events The 2006 World Fencing Championships took place in the Oval Lingotto from 29 September to 7 October. The Oval hosted the 2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics, for which it had a seating capacity for 6,600 spectators. See also * |
Erben Wennemars
Egbert Rolf "Erben" Wennemars (born 1 November 1975) is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters, and set six world records during his career. Speed skating career Wennemars was the first skater who skated the 1500 m faster than 1:50.00. His 1:49.89 in the summer of 1997, however, was not regarded as an official world record. During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, where Wennemars was qualified for the 500, 1000 and 1500 m, he dislocated his shoulder when Grunde Njøs from Norway fell and collided with Wennemars during the second 500 m race. Wennemars was not able to participate in the other distances after that. Wennemars achieved his first big success in 2003 during the World Single Distance Championships in Berlin, Germany, by winning the gold medal at the 1000 m and 1500 m. One year later he became world champion in sprint in Nagano. In 2005 he defended his world sprint title successfully in Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ippolito Sanfratello
Ippolito Sanfratello (born 11 March 1973) is an ice speed skater from Italy, who won the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t .... He placed 18th in the 1500m, 14th in the 5000m and 12th in the 10000m. Records References * External links Photos of Ippolito Sanfratello* 1973 births Living people Italian male speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Italy Olympic medalists in speed skating Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people Sportspeople from Piacenza {{Italy-speed-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Dankers
Arne Dankers (born June 1, 1980) is a Canadian speed skater. Background Dankers was born to Peter Dankers and Marja Verhoef, who are both Dutch. The family moved to Canada when he was two years old. Dankers graduated from the University of Calgary with a master's degree in Electrical Engineering and later completed a PhD at the Delft University of Technology. Dankers was a member of the Canadian team that set the team pursuit world record of 3:39.69 in Calgary, Canada on November 12, 2005. The Canadian team, of which Dankers was a part, was not able to duplicate this performance at the 2006 Turin Olympics. The Italian team now holds the Olympic team pursuit record of 3:43.64. 2006 Winter Olympics At the 2006 Olympics he participated in the following events: * Speed Skating, Men's 1500 m * Speed Skating, Men's 5000 m – 5th place * Speed Skating, Men's 10000 m – 9th place * Speed Skating, Men's Team Pursuit – Silver Dankers placed 5th place in the 5000m men's speed skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mun Jun
Mun Jun ( Korean: 문준, Hanja: 文俊, born 14 July 1982) is a South Korean speed skater. He represented his country at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In Salt Lake City where he finished in 19th position that he broke his own record to a new best time of 1.48.58. In his second Winter Olympics in 2006, Torino, he competed at 1000m and 1500m. He finished 24th at the 1000m and 16th at the 1500m. Personal records * 500m — 34.43 (16 November 2007, Calgary) * 1000m — 1:07.11 (11 November 2007, Salt Lake City) * 1500m — 1:45.58 (16 November 2007, Calgary) * 3000m — 4:00.07 (3 March 2002, Ritten) * 5000m — 6:44.93 (17 November 2002, Erfurt) * 10000m — 14:42.76 (3 December 2000, Harbin Harbin (; mnc, , v=Halbin; ) is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital and the largest city of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, as well as the second largest city by urban population after Shenyang and largest ...) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Kramer
Sven Kramer (; born 23 April 1986) is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meters at the Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics, and won a record 21 gold medals at the World Single Distance Championships; eight in the 5000 meters, five in the 10,000 meters, and eight in the team pursuit. Kramer is the current world record holder in the team pursuit (alongside Douwe de Vries and Marcel Bosker), and broke the world records in the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter events three times. By winning the 2010 World Allround Championship, Kramer became the first speed skater in history to win four consecutive world allround championships, and eight consecutive international allround championships. He was undefeated in the 18 international allround championships he participated in from the 2006/2007 season until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Jong-woo
Lee Jong-woo (born 7 July 1985) is a speed skater who competes for South Korea. Career At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin he finished 14th overall in the 1500 with a time of 1:48.11. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ... he finished 22nd overall in the 1500 with a time of 1:49.00. Personal bests Last updated 20 February 2010. References External links Lee Jong-Woo's profile, from http://www.vancouver2010.com ; retrieved 2010-02-20.Lee Jong-Woo's profile from speedskatingbase.eu * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Elm
Steven Elm (born August 12, 1975 in Red Deer, Alberta) is a Canadian speed skater from Calgary, Alberta. Elm has been to three Olympics, and in the 2006 Winter Olympics he won a silver medal as part of the Canadian men's pursuit team. He formerly held the world record in the 3000 m from 2000 to 2001. He also broke the world record in the team pursuit, along with Arne Dankers and Denny Morrison Denny Morrison (born September 8, 1985) is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. He is an Olympic champion as a member of Canada's men's team pursuit, an event which he also won silver in at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Morr ... in 2007. Records Personal records World records Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com References External linksSteven Elm at SpeedSkatingStats.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Elm, Steven 1975 births Living people Canadian male speed skaters World record setters in speed skating Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konrad Niedźwiedzki
Konrad Łukasz Niedźwiedzki (born 2 January 1985, Polish pronunciation: kɔnɾat ɲɛd͡ʑˈvʲjɛt͡ski is a Polish long track speed skater who participates in international competitions. Personal life Konrad Niedźwiedzki was born in Warsaw, Poland. His father Krzysztof is coach of Polish national speed skating team. Konrad dated with Katarzyna Woźniak also speed skater. Olympic Games In the 2013 World Single Distance Championships in Sochi, Russia, Niedźwiedzki won the bronze medal in the men's team pursuit together with Zbigniew Bródka and Jan Szymański. The same result was reached at the 2014 Winter Olympics which was held at the same venue. Personal records Career highlights ;Olympic Winter Games :2006 – Torino, 13th at 1000 m :2006 – Torino, 12th at 1500 m ;World Allround Championships :2006 – Calgary, 8th ;World Single Distance Championships :2005 – Inzell, 14th at 1500 m ;European Allround Championships :2005 – Heerenveen, 22nd :2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denny Morrison
Denny Morrison (born September 8, 1985) is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. He is an Olympic champion as a member of Canada's men's team pursuit, an event which he also won silver in at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Morrison won his first individual Olympic medal in Sochi when he won a silver in the men's 1000 m after teammate Gilmore Junio selflessly gave up his spot in order for Morrison, who fell at the national qualification event, failed to originally qualify. He won a second individual medal at those games, a bronze in the 1500 m. With four total Olympic medals, Morrison shares the record for the most medals of any Canadian male long track speed skaters along with Gaétan Boucher. Primarily a middle distance skater in the 1000 and 1500 m events, he held the world record time of 1:42.01 from March 14, 2008, to March 6, 2009, in the 1500 m. The time is still the Canadian record for the distance. Morrison finished in 4th place in the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even Wetten
Even Gabrielsen Wetten (born 12 August 1982 in Hamar) is a Norwegian speed skater. He became World Champion on 1,000 metres in 2005 in Inzell Inzell is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest .... He retired 3 October 2007, only 25 years old, due to injuries and motivational issues. ReferencesEven Wetten at SkateResults.com 1982 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Cheek
William Joseph Cheek (born June 22, 1979) is an American former speed skater and inline speed skater. He specialized in the short and middle distances and won Olympic gold in 2006. Currently Cheek is a media entrepreneur. Accomplishments Cheek's breakthrough was in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he won the bronze medal in the 1,000 meters. In 2003 he won a bronze medal at the World Single Distance Championships in Berlin in the 1,000- and 1,500-meter events. Both distances at that tournament were won by Dutch speed skater Erben Wennemars. In 2005, Cheek made the podium for the first time in the World Sprint Championships, again behind Wennemars. On January 22, 2006, in Heerenveen, Cheek became world sprint champion. On aggregate he beat Dmitry Dorofeyev of Russia and Jan Bos of the Netherlands. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, Cheek won the men's 500-meter event in dominating style, recording a two-run total time of 1:09.76. That time was 0.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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