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The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936. Thirty-six speed skaters from 14 nations competed.[1]
| Men's 500 metres speed skating at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Riessersee | ||||||||||||
| Date | 11 February 1936 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 43.4 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Ivar Ballangrud Norway |
Georg Krog Norway |
Leo Freisinger United States |
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.
| World Record | 42.4(*) |  Allan Potts |
Oslo (NOR) | 18 January 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 43.4 |  Clas Thunberg |
St. Moritz (SUI) | 13 February 1928 |
| 43.4 | Bernt Evensen |
St. Moritz (SUI) | 13 February 1928 | |
| 43.4(**) | Jack Shea |
Lake Placid (USA) | 4 February 1932 |
(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.
(**) This time was set in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.
Ivar Ballangrud equalized the Olympic record with 43.4 seconds.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) | 43.4 |
| 2 | Georg Krog (NOR) | 43.5 |
| 3 |  Leo Freisinger (USA) | 44.0 |
| 4 |  Shozo Ishihara (JPN) | 44.1 |
| 5 | Delbert Lamb (USA) | 44.2 |
| 6 |  Karl Leban (AUT) | 44.8 |
| Allan Potts (USA) | 44.8 | |
| 8 |  Antero Ojala (FIN) | 44.9 |
| Jorma Ruissalo (FIN) | 44.9 | |
| Birger Wasenius (FIN) | 44.9 | |
| 11 | Reikichi Nakamura (JPN) | 45.0 |
| Robert Petersen (USA) | 45.0 | |
| 13 | Karl Wazulek (AUT) | 45.1 |
| 14 |  Alfons Bērziņš (LAT) | 45.7 |
 Dolf van der Scheer (NED) | 45.7 | |
| 16 | Jānis Andriksons (LAT) | 45.9 |
| Seitoku Ri (JPN) | 45.9 | |
| 18 |  Axel Johansson (SWE) | 46.1 |
| 19 | Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) | 46.2 |
 Willi Sandner (GER) | 46.2 | |
| 21 | Ferdinand Preindl (AUT) | 46.4 |
| 22 |  Aleksander Mitt (EST) | 46.6 |
| Kunio Nando (JPN) | 46.6 | |
| 24 | Lou Dijkstra (NED) | 46.7 |
| Jan Langedijk (NED) | 46.7 | |
| Gustav Slanec (AUT) | 46.7 | |
| 27 | Ben Blaisse (NED) | 46.9 |
| 28 | Heinz Sames (GER) | 47.0 |
| 29 |  Kenneth Kennedy (AUS) | 47.4 |
| 30 |  Jaroslav Turnovský (TCH) | 47.8 |
| 31 |  Thomas White (CAN) | 49.6 |
| 32 | Oldřich Hanč (TCH) | 49.8 |
| 33 |  James Graeffe (BEL) | 54.6 |
| 34 | Harry Haraldsen (NOR) | 54.9 |
| 35 | Charles De Ligne (BEL) | 1:44.6 |
| – | Hans Engnestangen (NOR) | DNF |
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