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Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metre relay

Men's 5000 metre relay
at the XX Olympic Winter Games
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for short track
Venue Torino Palavela
Dates February 15–25
Competitors 35 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  South Korea
Ahn Hyun-soo
Lee Ho-suk
Oh Se-jong
Seo Ho-jin
Song Suk-woo
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Canada
Éric Bédard
Jonathan Guilmette
Charles Hamelin
François-Louis Tremblay
Mathieu Turcotte
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States
Alex Izykowski
J.P. Kepka
Anthony Lobello
Apolo Anton Ohno
Rusty Smith
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1st, gold medalist(s)  South Korea
Ahn Hyun-soo
Lee Ho-suk
Oh Se-jong
Seo Ho-jin
Song Suk-woo
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Canada
Éric Bédard
Jonathan Guilmette
Charles Hamelin
François-Louis Tremblay
Mathieu Turcotte
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  United States
Alex Izykowski
J.P. Kepka
Anthony Lobello
Apolo Anton Ohno
Rusty Smith

The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began with the semifinals, on 15 February, and concluded with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela.

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.

The two semifinals, taking place on 15 February matched four teams, each with four skaters on the ice, with the top two in each advancing to the A final. One team, Italy qualified after being interfered with. The other teams advanced to the B Final.

Two of the teams participating in Final A changed their teams between the semifinal and final rounds; Canada replaced Jonathan Guilmette with Mathieu Turcotte and South Korea replaced Oh Se-jong with Song Suk-woo.


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