The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place from 18 to 20 February at the La halle de glace Olympique.
Results Heats The first round was held on 18 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Michel Daignault 1:33.21 Q 2 Hugo Herrnhof 1:33.35 Q 3 Chris Nicholson 1:33.45 4 Tibor Kun Bálint 1:36.86
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Frédéric Blackburn 1:38.67 Q 2 Tsutomu Kawasaki 1:38.75 Q 3 Gisle Elvebakken 1:41.50 4 Nicky Gooch 2:24.43
Heat 3 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Matthew Jasper 1:36.82 Q 2 Dmitry Yershov 1:37.71 Q 3 Toshinobu Kawai 1:42.28 – Li Won-ho DQ
Heat 4 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Geert Blanchart 1:38.66 Q 2 Mark Velzeboer 1:38.74 Q 3 Richard Nizielski 1:38.80
Heat 5 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Mark Lackie 1:39.19 Q 2 Lee Joon-ho 1:39.30 Q – Andy Gabel DQ
Heat 6 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Wilf O'Reilly 1:37.79 Q 2 Li Lianli 1:37.85 Q 3 Song Jae-kun 1:37.86
Heat 7 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Kim Ki-hoon 1:33.79 Q 2 Tatsuyoshi Ishihara 1:34.11 Q 3 Andrew Murtha 1:34.71
Heat 8 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Mike McMillen 1:33.57 Q 2 Alain De Ruyter 1:34.18 Q 3 Marc Bella 1:34.22 4 Orazio Fagone 1:34.91
Quarterfinals The quarterfinals were held on 20 February. The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Lee Joon-ho 1:33.51 Q 2 Michel Daignault 1:33.66 Q 3 Matthew Jasper 1:34.69 4 Tatsuyoshi Ishihara 1:34.86
Quarterfinal 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Wilf O'Reilly 1:33.62 Q 2 Frédéric Blackburn 1:33.71 Q 3 Dmitry Yershov 1:34.02 4 Alain De Ruyter 1:34.60
Quarterfinal 3 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Kim Ki-hoon 1:32.67 Q 2 Mike McMillen 1:32.69 Q 3 Mark Velzeboer 1:33.86 4 Li Lianli 1:33.90
Quarterfinal 4 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Mark Lackie 1:34.68 Q 2 Geert Blanchart 1:34.83 Q 3 Hugo Herrnhof 1:34.85 4 Tsutomu Kawasaki 1:35.66
Semifinals The semifinals were held on 20 February. The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.
Semifinal 1 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Lee Joon-ho 1:31.27 QA 2 Mike McMillen 1:31.60 QA 3 Michel Daignault 1:32.10 QB 4 Wilf O'Reilly 2:05.04 QB
Semifinal 2 Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 1 Kim Ki-hoon 1:32.12 QA 2 Frédéric Blackburn 1:32.23 QA 3 Mark Lackie 1:32.30 QB 4 Geert Blanchart 1:33.04 QB
Finals The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.
Final A Rank Athlete Country Time Notes Kim Ki-hoon 1:30.76 Frédéric Blackburn 1:31.11 Lee Joon-ho 1:31.16 4 Mike McMillen 1:31.32
Final B Rank Athlete Country Time Notes 5 Wilf O'Reilly 1:36.24 6 Geert Blanchart 1:36.28 7 Mark Lackie 1:36.28 8 Michel Daignault 1:37.10
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