At the Beijing Olympics, the men's 1500 meters of speed skating were held, with Seitaro Ichinohe in 10th place and Takuro Oda in 17th place, neither of which won a prize.
Twenty-nine people participated in the 1500m men's speed skating, and from Japan, Ichinohe, who holds the Japanese record in this event, and Oda, who won the 5th place in the previous Pyeongchang tournament, participated.
Although Ichido started aiming for a medal, he couldn't keep up in the second half of his specialty and finished 10th at 1'45.53.
In addition, Oda lost his balance after passing 300 meters and stalled in the second half, finishing 17th at 1'46.60.
Neither won a prize.
The gold medal was Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands, who set a new record of 1'43.21 and achieved the second straight victory in this event, and the silver medal was Thomas Krol of the Netherlands, who also set a good time of 1'43. The player and bronze medal was Kim Min-seok from South Korea.