The men's 500 metres in
speed skating
Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skatin ...
at the
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ...
took place on 9 and 10 February, at the
M-Wave
, or , is a covered speed skating oval in the city of Nagano, Japan. M-Wave, which opened in November, 1996, was constructed for the speed skating events at the 1998 Winter Olympics. It was Japan's first International Skating Union (ISU) stand ...
.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics - Men's 500 metres
Men's speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics