| Event: | Speed skating |
| Games: | 2002 Winter |
| Venue: | Utah Olympic Oval |
| Dates: | 9–23 February 2002 |
| Num Events: | 10 |
| Competitors: | 166 |
| Nations: | 23 |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held over fourteen days, from 9 to 23 February. Ten events were contested at the Utah Olympic Oval.[1]
| 500 metres | 69.23 | 69.26 | 69.47 | ||||
| 1000 metres | 1:07.18 | 1:07.53 | 1:07.61 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 1:43.95 | 1:44.57 | 1:45.26 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 6:14.66 | 6:17.98 | 6:21.73 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 12:58.92 | 13:10.03 | 13:16.92 |
| 500 metres | 74.75 | 74.94 | 75.19 | ||||
| 1000 metres | 1:13.83 | 1:13.96 | 1:14.24 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 1:54.02 | 1:54.97 | 1:55.32 | ||||
| 3000 metres | 3:57.70 | 3:58.94 | 3:58.97 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 6:46.91 | 6:49.22 | 6:53.53 |
Salt Lake City's high altitude was a major contributing factor to the speed of the Utah Olympic Oval's ice, as new Olympic records were set in all ten events, and new World records in eight.[3]
| Event | Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February | Heat 1 | 34.42 | OR | |||||
| 16 February | 1:07.18 | OR | WR | |||||
| 19 February | 1:43.95 | OR | WR | |||||
| 9 February | 6:14.66 | OR | WR | |||||
| 22 February | 12:58.92 | OR | WR | |||||
| 13 February | Heat 1 | 37.30 | OR | |||||
| 17 February | 1:13.83 | OR | WR | |||||
| 20 February | 1:54.02 | OR | WR | |||||
| 10 February | 3:57.70 | OR | WR | |||||
| 23 February | 6:46.91 | OR | WR |
Twenty-three nations competed in the speed skating events at Salt Lake City.