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1,000 metres, Men

Date	20 – 24 February 1988
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Max Bell Arena, Calgary
Participants	32 from 10 countries

A week and a half before the Olympics, Peter van der Velde had won the world title in St. Louis. He also claimed the 1,000 m at that occasion, and had set a world record at the European Championships in January, making him a sound favorite in Calgary. But Van der Velde had a gloryless exit in the semi-finals, leaving the event open. The final ended up in a duel between Englishman Wilf O’Reilly, winner of the 500 m, and home favorite Michel Daignault, 1987 World Champion. O’Reilly won the fight. O’Reilly would later win the 1991 world title, and was favored for medals at the 1992 and 1994 Olympics, but missed the final in Albertville, and crashed out of both races two years later.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	FP	SP	Best Time
1	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	A	1:33.44	–
2	Michel Daignault	CAN	A	1:33.66	–
3	Marc Bella	FRA	A	1:34.45	–
4	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	A	1:35.72	–
5	Louis Grenier	CAN	A	1:37.17	–
6	Bob Peretti	ITA	A	1:48.33	–
7	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	B	1:37.20	–
8	Richard Suyten	NED	B	1:37.52	–
9	Didier Claeys	BEL	B	1:38.10	–
10	Orazio Fagone	ITA	B	1:38.35	–
11	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	B	1:38.40	–
12	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	B	DQ	–
13	Robert Dubreuil	CAN	5	26	1:37.38
14	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	5	8	1:35.21
15	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	6	24	1:35.73
16	Peter van der Velde	NED	6	24	1:36.93
17	Mario Vincent	CAN	DQ	34	1:38.20
18	Jaco Mos	NED	DQ	13	1:35.41
19	Brian Arseneau	USA	3	13	1:37.14
20	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	4	8	1:35.46
21	Charles Veldhoven	NED	4	8	1:36.13
22	Hugo Herrnhof	ITA	4	8	1:37.22
23	Johnny Kah	AUS	4	8	1:38.57
24	Andy Gabel	USA	4	8	1:39.74
25	Enrico Peretti	ITA	5	5	1:36.34
26	Emmanuel Michon	FRA	5	5	1:37.01
27	Robert Blair	GBR	5	5	1:40.12
28	Thierry Fagot	FRA	5	5	1:40.88
29	Ian Ellis	GBR	5	5	1:45.34
30	Stuart Horsepool	GBR	6	3	1:41.22
31	Dave Besteman	USA	6	3	2:02.26
32	Pat Moore	USA	AC	DQ	–

Round One (24 February 1988 — 18:00)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	1:34.89	Q
2	Michel Daignault	CAN	1:35.03	Q
3	Jaco Mos	NED	1:35.41	Q
4	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	1:35.46
5	Enrico Peretti	ITA	1:36.34
6	Stuart Horsepool	GBR	1:41.22

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	1:36.89	Q
2	Peter van der Velde	NED	1:36.93	Q
3	Brian Arseneau	USA	1:37.14	Q
4	Hugo Herrnhof	ITA	1:37.22
5	Robert Blair	GBR	1:40.12

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	1:39.10	Q
2	Robert Dubreuil	CAN	1:39.18	Q
3	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	1:39.27	Q
4	Andy Gabel	USA	1:39.74
5	Thierry Fagot	FRA	1:40.88

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Louis Grenier	CAN	1:35.55	Q
2	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	1:35.73	Q
3	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	1:35.93	Q
4	Charles Veldhoven	NED	1:36.13
5	Emmanuel Michon	FRA	1:37.01

Heat Five

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	1:37.98	Q
2	Bob Peretti	ITA	1:38.10	Q
3	Richard Suyten	NED	1:38.66	Q
4	Didier Claeys	BEL	2:13.98	q
DQ	Pat Moore	USA	–

Heat Six

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Mario Vincent	CAN	1:38.20	Q
2	Orazio Fagone	ITA	1:38.31	Q
3	Marc Bella	FRA	1:38.46	Q
4	Johnny Kah	AUS	1:38.57
5	Ian Ellis	GBR	1:45.34
6	Dave Besteman	USA	2:02.26

Semi-Finals (24 February 1988)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	1:35.16	QA
2	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	1:35.60	QA
3	Richard Suyten	NED	1:38.66	QB
4	Didier Claeys	BEL	1:37.12	QB
5	Robert Dubreuil	CAN	1:37.38
6	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	1:59.63

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Bob Peretti	ITA	1:34.80	QA
2	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	1:35.04	QA
3	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	1:37.95	QB
4	Michel Daignault	CAN	1:41.08	QB
DQ	Jaco Mos	NED	–
DQ	Mario Vincent	CAN	–

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Louis Grenier	CAN	1:34.13	QA
2	Marc Bella	FRA	1:34.29	QA
3	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	1:34.30	QB
4	Orazio Fagone	ITA	1:34.43	QB
5	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	1:35.21
6	Peter van der Velde	NED	1:43.14

Final Round (24 February 1988 — 20:12)

A Final

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	1:33.44
2	Michel Daignault	CAN	1:33.66
3	Marc Bella	FRA	1:34.45
4	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	1:35.72
5	Louis Grenier	CAN	1:37.17
6	Bob Peretti	ITA	1:48.33
DQ	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	–

B Final

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	1:37.20
2	Richard Suyten	NED	1:37.52
3	Didier Claeys	BEL	1:38.10
4	Orazio Fagone	ITA	1:38.35
5	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	1:38.40