The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began with the semifinals, on 15 February, and concluded with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela.

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

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date Event Team Time OR WR 25 February Final Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Seo Ho-jin Song Suk-woo 6:43.376 OR

Results

Semifinals The two semifinals, taking place on 15 February matched four teams, each with four skaters on the ice, with the top two in each advancing to the A final. One team, Italy qualified after being interfered with. The other teams advanced to the B Final.

Semifinal 1 Rank Athlete Result Notes 1 Éric Bédard Jonathan Guilmette Charles Hamelin François-Louis Tremblay 6:57.004 QA 2 Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Oh Se-jong Seo Ho-jin 7:01.783 QA 3 Thomas Bauer Tyson Heung Arian Nachbar Sebastian Praus 7:02.367 QB 4 Lachlan Hay Stephen Lee Mark McNee Elliot Shriane 7:03.356 QB

Semifinal 2 Rank Athlete Result Notes 1 Alex Izykowski J.P. Kepka Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith 6:55.082 QA 2 Li Haonan Li Jiajun Li Ye Sui Baoku 6:55.476 QA 3 Fabio Carta Yuri Confortola Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari 7:07.358 ADV – Yoshiharu Arino Takahiro Fujimoto Takafumi Nishitani Satoru Terao DQ

Finals Two of the teams participating in Final A changed their teams between the semifinal and final rounds; Canada replaced Jonathan Guilmette with Mathieu Turcotte and South Korea replaced Oh Se-jong with Song Suk-woo.

Final A Rank Athlete Result Notes Ahn Hyun-soo Lee Ho-suk Seo Ho-jin Song Suk-woo 6:43.376 Éric Bédard Charles Hamelin François-Louis Tremblay Mathieu Turcotte 6:43.707 Alex Izykowski J.P. Kepka Apolo Anton Ohno Rusty Smith 6:47.990 4 Fabio Carta Yuri Confortola Nicola Franceschina Nicola Rodigari 6:48.597 5 Li Haonan Li Jiajun Li Ye Sui Baoku 6:53.989

Final B Rank Athlete Result Notes 6 Lachlan Hay Stephen Lee Mark McNee Elliot Shriane 7:01.666 7 Thomas Bauer Andre Hartwig Arian Nachbar Sebastian Praus 7:13.338

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