Speed skating at the: Olympics
Men's 500 metres at the——XIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 15 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 38.03 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.
Records※
Prior——to this competition, "the existing world." And Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() |
37.00 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 29 March 1975 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
39.17 | Innsbruck, Austria | 10 February 1976 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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15 February | Pair 1 | Eric Heiden | ![]() |
38.03 | OR |
Results※
References※
- ^ "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "500m Men World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "500m Men Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 3, 2016.