| Event: | Men's 1000 metres |
| Games: | 2006 Winter |
| Venue: | Torino Palavela |
| Dates: | 15–18 February |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Gold: | Ahn Hyun-soo |
| Goldnoc: | KOR |
| Silver: | Lee Ho-suk |
| Silvernoc: | KOR |
| Bronze: | Apolo Anton Ohno |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2010 |
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 15 February, with the final on 18 February, at the Torino Palavela.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Team | Time | OR | WR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February | Heat 1 | 1:27.048 | OR | |||
| 18 February | Quarterfinal 1 | 1:27.000 | OR | |||
| 18 February | Final A | 1:26.739 | OR |
The first round was held on 15 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place finishers also moving on to the quarterfinals. As two skaters tied for the second-fastest third-place time, three skaters advanced through this method. Two other skaters were advanced after being interfered with.
Heats
| Heat | Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | align=left | 1:27.048 | Q | |||
| 1 | 2 | align=left | 1:27.184 | Q | |||
| 1 | 3 | align=left | 1:28.009 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | align=left | 1:28.511 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | align=left | 1:28.925 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | align=left | 1:29.090 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | align=left | 1:29.147 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | align=left | 1:30.033 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | align=left | 1:27.372 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | align=left | 1:27.508 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | align=left | 1:27.929 | q | |||
| 4 | 1 | align=left | 1:35.634 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | align=left | 1:35.989 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | align=left | 1:36.070 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | align=left | 1:28.274 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | align=left | 1:29.102 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | align=left | 1:35.375 | ADV | |||
| 5 | – | align=left | DQ | ||||
| 6 | 1 | align=left | 1:27.765 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | align=left | 1:27.826 | Q | |||
| 6 | 3 | align=left | 1:27.994 | q | |||
| 6 | 4 | align=left | 1:27.994 | q | |||
| 7 | 1 | align=left | 1:36.120 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | align=left | 1:36.397 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | align=left | 1:42.677 | ADV | |||
| 7 | – | align=left | DQ |
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 1:27.000 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | 1:27.078 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | 1:27.240 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | 1:32.432 | ||||
| – | align=left | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 1:29.371 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | 1:29.650 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | 1:29.820 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | 1:30.556 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 1:28.179 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | 1:28.335 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | 1:28.499 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | 1:28.738 | ||||
| – | align=left | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 1:27.265 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | 1:27.546 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | 1:27.656 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | 1:27.679 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | 1:29.168 |
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. In the first semifinal, China's Li Ye fell, but he was advanced to the final after Belgium's Pieter Gysel was disqualified.[2]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 1:29.150 | QA | |||
| 2 | align=left | 1:29.515 | QA | |||
| 3 | align=left | 1:47.965 | ADV | |||
| – | align=left | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 1:27.900 | QA | |||
| 2 | align=left | 1:28.080 | QA | |||
| 3 | align=left | 1:29.183 | QB | |||
| – | align=left | DQ |
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A. Since only one skater qualified for the B Final (the two disqualified semifinalists did not advance), it was not contested, and China's Li Jiajun was awarded 6th place.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Result | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 1:26.739 | |||||
| align=left | 1:26.764 | |||||
| align=left | 1:26.927 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | 1:27.435 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | 1:29.918 |