title: Cross-country skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games – Men's sprint classical
text: # Cross-country skiing at the 2011 Asian Winter Games – Men's sprint classical
  
  The men's sprint classical at the 2011 Asian Winter Games was held on January 31, 2011 at Biathlon and Cross-Country Ski Complex, Almaty.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Almaty Time (UTC+06:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Monday, 31 January 2011 | 10:15 | Qualification |
  | Monday, 31 January 2011 | 11:16 | Semifinals |
  | Monday, 31 January 2011 | 11:44 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kohei Shimizu (JPN) | 4:21.27 |
  | 2 | Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) | 4:22.88 |
  | 3 | Nikolay Chebotko (KAZ) | 4:24.91 |
  | 4 | Yuichi Onda (JPN) | 4:30.04 |
  | 5 | Im Yeui-gyu (KOR) | 4:33.35 |
  | 6 | Lee Jun-gil (KOR) | 4:33.61 |
  | 7 | Bijan Kangarloo (IRI) | 4:35.32 |
  | 8 | Yasin Shemshaki (IRI) | 5:00.54 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kohei Shimizu (JPN) | 4:24.6 |
  | 2 | Yuichi Onda (JPN) | 4:27.1 |
  | 3 | Im Yeui-gyu (KOR) | 4:34.2 |
  | 4 | Yasin Shemshaki (IRI) | 5:06.6 |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) | 4:23.9 |
  | 2 | Nikolay Chebotko (KAZ) | 4:24.8 |
  | 3 | Bijan Kangarloo (IRI) | 4:33.2 |
  | 4 | Lee Jun-gil (KOR) | 4:41.9 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) | 3:59.9 |
  | | Nikolay Chebotko (KAZ) | 4:00.0 |
  | | Yuichi Onda (JPN) | 4:02.5 |
  | 4 | Kohei Shimizu (JPN) | 4:11.8 |
  