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Speed skating at the Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 9 and 10 February, at the M-Wave.[1][2]
Men's 500 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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![]() Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
Dates | 9–10 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 42 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:11.35 OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | ![]() | 35.39 | Calgary, Canada | 2 March 1996 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 36.33 | Hamar, Norway | 14 February 1994 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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9 February | Ermanno Ioriatti | ![]() | 36.30 | OR | |
9 February | Casey FitzRandolph | ![]() | 35.81 | OR | |
9 February | Kevin Overland | ![]() | 35.78 | OR | |
9 February | Hiroyasu Shimizu | ![]() | 35.76 | OR | |
10 February | Hiroyasu Shimizu | ![]() | 35.59 | OR |
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