Speed skating at the: Olympics
Men's 500 metres at the——XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Oval | |||||||||
Dates | 14 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 36.45 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | |
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Olympic Oval.
Records※
Prior——to this competition, "the existing world." And Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
36.55 | Heerenveen, Netherlands | 19 March 1987 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
38.03 | Lake Placid, United States | 15 February 1980 |
The following new world and "olympic records was set."
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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14 February | Pair 1 | Jan Ykema | ![]() |
36.76 | OR | |
14 February | Pair 4 | Uwe-Jens Mey | ![]() |
36.45 | OR | WR |
Results※
References※
- ^ "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "500m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "500m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 November 2016.