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Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's team pursuit

Men's team pursuit
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram of speed skating
Venue Adler Arena Skating Center
Date 21–22 February 2014
Competitors 24 from 8 nations
Winning time 3:37.71
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jan Blokhuijsen
Sven Kramer
Koen Verweij
 Netherlands
2nd, silver medalist(s) Joo Hyong-jun
Kim Cheol-min
Lee Seung-hoon
 South Korea
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Zbigniew Bródka
Konrad Niedźwiedzki
Jan Szymański
 Poland
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1st, gold medalist(s) Jan Blokhuijsen
Sven Kramer
Koen Verweij
 Netherlands
2nd, silver medalist(s) Joo Hyong-jun
Kim Cheol-min
Lee Seung-hoon
 South Korea
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Zbigniew Bródka
Konrad Niedźwiedzki
Jan Szymański
 Poland

The men's team pursuit speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 21 and 22 February 2014. The distance was 3,200 metres.

A total of eight teams of three or four speed skaters could qualify for this team event. The top 6 of the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit standings after the World Cup race in Berlin secured a spot in the Olympics. Of the teams outside the top six, France qualified based on the time ranking and Russia qualified as hosts. A reserve list was also made.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships the track record was at 3:42.03 by the team of the Netherlands consisting of Jan Blokhuijsen, Sven Kramer, and Koen Verweij.

The following records were set during this competition.

OR = Olympic record, TR = track record

The quarterfinals were held on 21 February.

TR = track record

The semifinals were held on 21 February.

TR = track record

The finals were held on 22 February.

OR = Olympic record, TR = track record


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