| Women's 3000 metre relay at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for short track | |
| Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center |
| Dates | 16–20 February 2002 |
| Competitors | 35 from 8 nations |
| Winning time | 4:12.793 |
| Medalists | |
| ← 19982006 → | |
| Short-track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| ||
| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
The women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 16 and 20 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Canada (CAN) |
6:43.730 | Calgary, Canada | 14 October 2001 |
| Olympic record |  Japan (JPN) |
7:01.660 | Nagano, Japan | 21 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic and world records were set during this competition.
| Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February | Heat 1 |  South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin |
4:14.977 | OR | |
| 13 February | A Final | South Korea Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin |
4:12.793 | OR | WR |
Results
Semifinals
The semi-finals were held on 16 February. The top two teams in each semifinal qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place teams advanced to the B Final.
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Sun Dandan Wang Chunlu |
4:15.931 | QA |
| 2 |  Japan |
Chikage Tanaka Yuka Kamino Ikue Teshigawara Nobuko Yamada |
4:17.968 | QA |
| 3 |  Italy |
Katia Zini Mara Zini Evelina Rodigari Marinella Canclini |
4:18.131 | QB |
| 4 |  Germany |
Yvonne Kunze Christin Priebst Ulrike Lehmann Aika Klein |
4:22.917 | QB |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin |
4:14.977 | QA OR |
| 2 |  Canada |
Isabelle Charest Alanna Kraus Tania Vicent Marie-Ève Drolet |
4:16.920 | QA |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
Evgeniya Radanova Marina Georgieva-Nikolova Anna Krasteva Daniela Vlaeva |
4:25.877 | QB |
| 4 |  United States |
Julie Goskowicz Caroline Hallisey Amy Peterson Erin Porter |
4:36.002 | QB |
Finals
The four qualifying teams competed in Final A, while four others raced in Final B.
- Final A
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
South Korea |
Choi Eun-kyung Choi Min-kyung Park Hye-won Joo Min-jin |
4:12.793 | WR |
 |
China |
Yang Yang (A) Yang Yang (S) Sun Dandan Wang Chunlu |
4:13.236 | |
 |
Canada |
Isabelle Charest Alanna Kraus Marie-Ève Drolet Amélie Goulet-Nadon |
4:15.738 | |
| 4 | Japan |
Chikage Tanaka Yuka Kamino Ikue Teshigawara Atsuko Takata |
4:21.107 |
- Final B
| Rank | Country | Athletes | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Italy |
Mara Zini Evelina Rodigari Marinella Canclini Marta Capurso |
4:20.014 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
Evgeniya Radanova Marina Georgieva-Nikolova Anna Krasteva Daniela Vlaeva |
4:20.703 | |
| 7 | United States |
Julie Goskowicz Caroline Hallisey Amy Peterson Erin Porter |
4:20.730 | |
| 8 | Germany |
Yvonne Kunze Christin Priebst Ulrike Lehmann Aika Klein |
4:22.222 |
References
- "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012.
