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The men's 500 metres speed skating competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 19 February 2018 at Gangneung Oval in Gangneung[1][2]
Men's 500 metres at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Gangneung Oval, Gangneung, South Korea | ||||||||||||
Date | 19 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 36 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 34.41 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).
Date | Time | Event |
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19 February | 20:53 | Men's 500 m final |
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Olympic and track records were as follows.
World record | Pavel Kulizhnikov (RUS) | 33.98 | Salt Lake City, United States | 20 November 2015 |
Olympic record | Casey FitzRandolph (USA) | 34.42 | Salt Lake City, United States | 11 February 2002 |
Track record | Jan Smeekens (NED) | 34.58 | 10 February 2017 |
The following records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record |
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19 February | Pair 14 | Cha Min-kyu | South Korea | 34.42 | TR |
Pair 16 | Håvard Holmefjord Lorentzen | Norway | 34.41 | OR, TR |
OR = Olympic record, TR = track record
The race was started at 20:53.[3]
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