Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
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The men's 500 m speed skating competition for the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The competition consisted of two separate 500 metre races, with the competitors ranked by their cumulative time from the two races.[1]
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Venue | Utah Olympic Oval | |||||||||
Dates | 11–12 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 69.23 OR | |||||||||
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Favorite Jeremy Wotherspoon fell in the first heat, taking him out of contention, but posted the fastest time in the second heat. Casey FitzRandolph became the first American to win the event since Eric Heiden in 1980.[2]