Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay
The Men’s 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 22 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea.[1] The race was won by Hungary, this was Hungary's first ever Winter Olympics gold medal.
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| Venue | Gangneung Ice Arena Gangneung, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 13 February (semifinals) 22 February (finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:31.971 | ||||||||||||
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| Qualification
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  United StatesKeith Carroll J. R. Celski Thomas Hong John-Henry Krueger | 6:29.052 | Shanghai, China | 12 November 2017 |
| Olympic record |  RussiaViktor Ahn Semion Elistratov Vladimir Grigorev Ruslan Zakharov | 6:42.100 | Sochi, Russia | 21 February 2014 |
Two Olympic records were set during the competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
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| 13 February | Semifinal 2 | Hwang Dae-heon Kim Do-kyoum Kwak Yoon-gy Lim Hyo-jun |
 South Korea |
6:34.510 | OR | |
| 22 February | Final 2 | Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu Viktor Knoch Csaba Burján |
 Hungary |
6:31.971 | OR |
Results
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 13 February.[2]
- QA – qualified for Final A
- QB – qualified for Final B
- PEN – penalty
| Rank | Semifinal | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 |  China | Wu Dajing Han Tianyu Ren Ziwei Xu Hongzhi | 6:36.605 | QA |
| 2 | 1 |  Canada | Samuel Girard Charles Hamelin Charle Cournoyer Pascal Dion | 6:41.042 | QA |
| 3 | 1 |  Kazakhstan | Denis Nikisha Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev Abzal Azhgaliyev Yerkebulan Shamukhanov | 6:47.727 | QB |
| 1 |  Netherlands | Sjinkie Knegt Daan Breeuwsma Itzhak de Laat Dennis Visser | PEN | ||
| 1 | 2 | South Korea | Hwang Dae-heon Kim Do-kyoum Kwak Yoon-gy Lim Hyo-jun | 6:34.510 | QA, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Hungary | Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu Viktor Knoch Csaba Burján | 6:34.866 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | United States | J. R. Celski John-Henry Krueger Thomas Hong Aaron Tran | 6:36.867 | QB |
| 4 | 2 |  Japan | Keita Watanabe Ryosuke Sakazume Kazuki Yoshinaga Hiroki Yokoyama | 6:42.655 | QB |
Final B (classification round)
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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| 5 | United States | J. R. Celski John-Henry Krueger Thomas Hong Aaron Tran | 6:52.708 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | Denis Nikisha Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev Abzal Azhgaliyev Yerkebulan Shamukhanov | 6:52.791 | |
| 7 | Japan | Keita Watanabe Ryosuke Sakazume Kazuki Yoshinaga Hiroki Yokoyama | 7:02.554 |
Final A (medal round)
The final was held on 22 February.[3]
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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 | Hungary | Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu Viktor Knoch Csaba Burján | 6:31.971 | OR |
 | China | Wu Dajing Han Tianyu Xu Hongzhi Chen Dequan | 6:32.035 | |
 | Canada | Samuel Girard Charles Hamelin Charle Cournoyer Pascal Dion | 6:32.282 | |
| 4 | South Korea | Seo Yi-ra Kim Do-kyoum Kwak Yoon-gy Lim Hyo-jun | 6:42.118 |
References
- "Schedule". POCOG. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- "Short Track Speed Skating Men's 5,000m Relay – Heats Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "Short Track Speed Skating Men's 5,000m Relay – Finals Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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