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1,500 metres, Men

Date	22 February 1988
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Max Bell Arena, Calgary
Participants	32 from 10 countries

The semi-finals saw Michel Daignault skate 2:25.25, lowering the world record. As the 1987 World Champion (shared with Toshinobu Kawai), the Canadian crowd hoped he could pull through in the final, but he placed last in that race. Instead, the competition was won by Kim Gi-Hun of South Korea. He would return to the Olympics in 1992, with short-track a full medal sport, winning both the 1,000 m gold medal and the relay title. At the 1994 Winter Olympics, Kim would retain his 1,000 m title.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	FP	SP	Best Time
1	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	A	2:26.68	–
2	Louis Grenier	CAN	A	2:26.99	–
3	Orazio Fagone	ITA	A	2:27.16	–
4	Bob Peretti	ITA	A	2:27.24	–
5	Mario Vincent	CAN	A	2:27.34	–
6	Michel Daignault	CAN	A	2:28.15	–
7	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	B	2:38.19	–
8	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	B	2:38.65	–
9	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	B	2:38.88	–
10	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	B	2:39.93	–
11	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	B	2:43.67	–
12	Pat Moore	USA	B	2:51.21	–
13	Brian Arseneau	USA	5	39	2:30.62
14	Peter van der Velde	NED	5	39	2:31.72
15	Didier Claeys	BEL	5	26	2:32.46
16	Charles Veldhoven	NED	6	24	2:31.09
17	Enrico Peretti	ITA	6	16	2:32.64
18	Richard Suyten	NED	6	16	2:36.15
19	Thierry Fagot	FRA	4	8	2:31.05
20	Emmanuel Michon	FRA	4	8	2:31.99
21	Robert Dubreuil	CAN	4	8	2:33.35
22	Johnny Kah	AUS	4	8	2:34.67
23	Andy Gabel	USA	4	8	2:40.02
24	Stuart Horsepool	GBR	4	8	3:02.17
25	Dave Besteman	USA	5	5	2:35.83
26	Ian Ellis	GBR	5	5	2:36.17
27	Jaco Mos	NED	5	5	2:42.97
28	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	5	5	2:58.82
29	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	5	5	3:13.11
30	Robert Blair	GBR	6	3	2:47.44
AC	Marc Bella	FRA	DNF	–	–
AC	Hugo Herrnhof	ITA	DNF	–	–

Round One (22 February 1988 — 18:00)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peter van der Velde	NED	2:31.72	Q
2	Pat Moore	USA	2:32.99	Q
3	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	2:34.30	Q
4	Stuart Horsepool	GBR	3:02.17
DNF	Hugo Herrnhof	ITA	–

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Louis Grenier	CAN	2:27.99	Q
2	Bob Peretti	ITA	2:28.16	Q
3	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	2:29.99	Q
4	Johnny Kah	AUS	2:34.67
5	Jaco Mos	NED	2:42.97
6	Robert Blair	GBR	2:47.44

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Brian Arseneau	USA	2:30.62	Q
2	Orazio Fagone	ITA	2:30.74	Q
3	Mario Vincent	CAN	2:30.79	Q
4	Thierry Fagot	FRA	2:31.05
5	Ian Ellis	GBR	2:36.17

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	2:30.55	Q
2	Charles Veldhoven	NED	2:31.09	Q
3	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	2:31.89	Q
4	Emmanuel Michon	FRA	2:31.99
5	Dave Besteman	USA	2:35.83

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	2:32.17	Q
2	Didier Claeys	BEL	2:32.46	Q
3	Enrico Peretti	ITA	2:32.64	Q
4	Robert Dubreuil	CAN	2:33.35
5	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	2:58.82

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	2:33.51	Q
2	Michel Daignault	CAN	2:36.15	Q
3	Richard Suyten	NED	2:36.15	Q
4	Andy Gabel	USA	2:40.02
5	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	3:13.11
DNF	Marc Bella	FRA	–

Semi-Finals (22 February 1988)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Orazio Fagone	ITA	2:30.47	QA
2	Mario Vincent	CAN	2:30.56	QA
3	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	2:30.60	QB
4	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	2:31.91	QB
5	Brian Arseneau	USA	2:51.08
6	Charles Veldhoven	NED	2:54.63

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Louis Grenier	CAN	2:36.10	QA
2	Bob Peretti	ITA	2:36.25	QA
3	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	2:36.41	QB
4	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	2:36.44	QB
5	Didier Claeys	BEL	2:37.64
6	Richard Suyten	NED	2:39.10

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Michel Daignault	CAN	2:25.25	QAWR
2	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	2:25.39	QA
3	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	2:26.38	QB
4	Pat Moore	USA	2:29.37	QB
5	Peter van der Velde	NED	2:38.57
6	Enrico Peretti	ITA	3:18.25

Final Round (22 February 1988 — 20:33)

A Final

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	2:26.68
2	Louis Grenier	CAN	2:26.99
3	Orazio Fagone	ITA	2:27.16
4	Bob Peretti	ITA	2:27.24
5	Mario Vincent	CAN	2:27.34
6	Michel Daignault	CAN	2:28.15

B Final

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	2:38.19
2	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	2:38.65
3	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	2:38.88
4	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	2:39.93
5	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	2:43.67
6	Pat Moore	USA	2:51.21