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3,000 metres, Men

Date	23 – 25 February 1988
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Max Bell Arena, Calgary
Participants	32 from 10 countries

Earlier in February 1988, the World Championships had been held in St. Louis (USA). Dutchmen Peter van der Velde and Richard Suyten had finished first and second, but Suyten had beaten his compatriot in the 3,000 m race, with a third Dutchman, Jaco Mos coming fourth. Third had been the world record holder, Japan’s Tatsuyoshi Ishihara. Of these, all but Suyten qualified for the final, but none would medal. Instead, the final was won by South Korea’s Lee Jun-Ho. Four years later, with short track a full medal sport, Lee would win a bronze medal in the 1,000 m and a gold medal in the team relay.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	FP	SP	Best Time
1	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	5:21.63	–	–
2	Charles Veldhoven	NED	5:22.39	–	–
3	Michel Daignault	CAN	5:30.68	–	–
4	Peter van der Velde	NED	5:31.07	–	–
5	Mario Vincent	CAN	5:31.15	–	–
6	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	5:32.24	–	–
7	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	5:32.70	–	–
8	Jaco Mos	NED	5:36.16	–	–
9	Bob Peretti	ITA	5	39	5:18.67
10	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	5	13	5:20.36
11	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	6	37	5:22.34
12	Brian Arseneau	USA	6	8	5:31.70
13	Richard Suyten	NED	7	23	5:29.57
14	Andy Gabel	USA	7	15	5:20.30
15	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	8	14	5:30.09
16	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	4	8	5:20.36	1
17	Louis Grenier	CAN	DNF	8	5:35.21
18	Hugo Herrnhof	ITA	5	5	5:20.36
19	Robert Dubreuil	CAN	5	5	5:24.95
20	Pat Moore	USA	5	5	5:37.53
21	Marc Bella	FRA	6	3	5:24.72
22	Enrico Peretti	ITA	6	3	5:25.59
23	Orazio Fagone	ITA	6	3	5:41.06
24	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	6	3	5:41.32
25	Johnny Kah	AUS	7	2	5:25.82
26	Emmanuel Michon	FRA	7	2	5:27.07
27	Thierry Fagot	FRA	7	2	5:45.01
28	Didier Claeys	BEL	7	2	5:51.03
29	Robert Blair	GBR	8	1	5:33.44
30	Dave Besteman	USA	8	1	5:35.51
31	Ian Ellis	GBR	8	1	5:55.96
32	Stuart Horsepool	GBR	8	1	6:10.03

Round One (23 February 1988)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Michel Daignault	CAN	5:18.34	Q
2	Charles Veldhoven	NED	5:18.95	Q
3	Andy Gabel	USA	5:20.30	Q
4	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	5:20.36	Q
5	Hugo Herrnhof	ITA	5:20.36
6	Marc Bella	FRA	5:24.72
7	Johnny Kah	AUS	5:25.82
8	Robert Blair	GBR	5:33.44

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	5:22.34	Q
2	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	5:22.60	Q
3	Peter van der Velde	NED	5:22.73	Q
4	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	5:22.93	Q
5	Robert Dubreuil	CAN	5:24.95
6	Enrico Peretti	ITA	5:25.59
7	Emmanuel Michon	FRA	5:27.07
8	Dave Besteman	USA	5:35.51

Heat Three

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Bob Peretti	ITA	5:18.67	Q
2	Mario Vincent	CAN	5:19.23	Q
3	Jaco Mos	NED	5:21.91	Q
4	Tsutomu Kawasaki	JPN	5:23.00	Q
5	Brian Arseneau	USA	5:31.70	q
6	Kim Gi-Hun	KOR	5:41.32
7	Didier Claeys	BEL	5:51.03
8	Stuart Horsepool	GBR	6:10.03

Heat Four

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	5:29.13	Q
2	Richard Suyten	NED	5:29.57	Q
3	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	5:30.09	Q
4	Louis Grenier	CAN	5:35.21	Q
5	Pat Moore	USA	5:37.53
6	Orazio Fagone	ITA	5:41.06
7	Thierry Fagot	FRA	5:45.01
8	Ian Ellis	GBR	5:55.96

Semi-Finals (25 February 1988)

Heat One

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Peter van der Velde	NED	5:29.56	Q
2	Mario Vincent	CAN	5:29.67	Q
3	Jaco Mos	NED	5:29.71	Q
4	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	5:30.37	Q
5	Toshinobu Kawai	JPN	5:31.16
6	Wilf O'Reilly	GBR	5:31.75
7	Andy Gabel	USA	5:35.30
8	Yuichi Akasaka	JPN	6:00.15

Heat Two

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Charles Veldhoven	NED	5:25.07	Q
2	Michel Daignault	CAN	5:25.17	Q
3	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	5:25.22	Q
4	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	5:26.18	Q
5	Bob Peretti	ITA	5:45.40
6	Brian Arseneau	USA	5:47.49
7	Richard Suyten	NED	5:53.01
DNF	Louis Grenier	CAN	–

Final Round (25 February 1988 — 19:35)

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC	Time
1	Lee Jun-Ho	KOR	5:21.63
2	Charles Veldhoven	NED	5:22.39
3	Michel Daignault	CAN	5:30.68
4	Peter van der Velde	NED	5:31.07
5	Mario Vincent	CAN	5:31.15
6	Mo Ji-Su	KOR	5:32.24
7	Tatsuyoshi Ishihara	JPN	5:32.70
8	Jaco Mos	NED	5:36.16