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Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{short description|Speed skating at the Olympics}}

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's 500 metres

|games = 1988 Winter

|image = Speed skating pictogram.svg

|image_size = 50px

|caption = Pictogram for speed skating

|venue = Olympic Oval

|dates = 14 February 1988

|competitors = 37

|nations = 15

|longnames = yes

|win_value = 36.45 WR

|gold = Uwe-Jens Mey

|goldNOC = GDR

|silver = Jan Ykema

|silverNOC = NED

|bronze = Akira Kuroiwa

|bronzeNOC = JPN

|prev = 1984

|next = 1992

}}

{{Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics}}

The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Olympic Oval.{{cite web

| title = Calgary 1988 Official Report

| url = http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/orw1988.pdf

| publisher = LA84 Foundation

| work = XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee

| year = 1988

| accessdate = 16 January 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/SSK/mens-500-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213142/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1988/SSK/mens-500-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Men's 500 metres |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=3 November 2019}}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:{{cite web

| title = 500m Men World Record Progression

| url = http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D103150&SportID%3D103&RecordtypeID%3D10&EventID%3D1&GenderID%3D1&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?328731

| work = International Skating Union

| accessdate = 4 November 2016}}{{cite web

| title = 500m Men Olympic Record Progression

| url = http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D103150&SportID%3D103&RecordtypeID%3D3&EventID%3D1&GenderID%3D1&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?317012

| work = International Skating Union

| accessdate = 4 November 2016}}

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Nick Thometz|USA}}

| world_mark = 36.55

| world_place = Heerenveen, Netherlands

| world_date = 19 March 1987

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Eric Heiden|USA|1980 Winter}}

| olympic_mark = 38.03

| olympic_place = Lake Placid, United States

| olympic_date = 15 February 1980

}}

The following new world and olympic records was set.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
14 FebruaryPair 1Jan Ykema{{flagIOC|NED|1988 Winter}}36.76OR
14 FebruaryPair 4Uwe-Jens Mey{{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Winter}}36.45ORWR

Results

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankPairAthleteCountryTimeDifferenceNotes
{{gold1}}4align=left| Uwe-Jens Meyalign=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Winter}}36.45{{sort|+0|–}}{{WR}}
{{silver2}}1align=left| Jan Ykemaalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1988 Winter}}36.76{{sort|+0.031|+0.31}}
{{bronze3}}4align=left| Akira Kuroiwaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1988 Winter}}36.77{{sort|+0.032|+0.32}}
43align=left| Sergey Fokichevalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Winter}}36.82{{sort|+0.037|+0.37}}
518align=left| Bae Ki-taealign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1988 Winter}}36.90{{sort|+00.45|+0.45}}
65align=left| Igor Zhelezovskialign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Winter}}36.94{{sort|+00.51|+0.49}}
71align=left| Guy Thibaultalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1988 Winter}}36.96{{sort|+00.51|+0.51}}
83align=left| Nick Thometzalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Winter}}37.16{{sort|+00.71|+0.71}}
95align=left| Yasumitsu Kanehamaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1988 Winter}}37.25{{sort|+00.80|+0.80}}
1011align=left| Frode Rønningalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1988 Winter}}37.31{{sort|+00.86|+0.86}}
112align=left| Yasushi Kuroiwaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1988 Winter}}37.34{{sort|+00.89|+0.89}}
1217align=left| Vitaliy Makovetskiyalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Winter}}37.35{{sort|+00.90|+0.90}}
1310align=left| Kimihiro Hamayaalign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1988 Winter}}37.38{{sort|+00.93|+0.93}}
1414align=left| Gaétan Boucheralign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1988 Winter}}37.47{{sort|+0:01.02|+1.02}}
156align=left| Erik Henriksenalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Winter}}37.50{{sort|+0:01.05|+1.05}}
167align=left| Menno Boelsmaalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1988 Winter}}37.52{{sort|+0:01.07|+1.07}}
1717align=left| Daniel Turcottealign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1988 Winter}}37.60{{sort|+0:01.15|+1.15}}
1811align=left| Bjørn Hagenalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1988 Winter}}37.69{{sort|+0:01.24|+1.24}}
1810align=left| Göran Johanssonalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1988 Winter}}37.69{{sort|+0:01.24|+1.24}}
207align=left| Hans-Peter Oberhuberalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1988 Winter}}37.73{{sort|+0:01.28|+1.28}}
218align=left| André Hoffmannalign=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Winter}}37.75{{sort|+0:01.30|+1.30}}
226align=left| Marty Piercealign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Winter}}37.76{{sort|+0:01.31|+1.31}}
239align=left| Mike Richmondalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUS|1988 Winter}}37.77{{sort|+0:01.32|+1.32}}
248align=left| Hein Vergeeralign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1988 Winter}}37.80{{sort|+0:01.35|+1.35}}
2513align=left| Jerzy Dominikalign=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1988 Winter}}37.83{{sort|+0:01.38|+1.38}}
2613align=left| Michael Hadschieffalign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1988 Winter}}37.90{{sort|+0:01.45|+1.45}}
279align=left| Uwe Strebalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRG|1988 Winter}}38.03{{sort|+0:01.58|+1.58}}
2815align=left| Peter Adebergalign=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1988 Winter}}38.11{{sort|+0:01.66|+1.66}}
2919align=left| Robert Tremblayalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1988 Winter}}38.34{{sort|+0:01.89|+1.89}}
3012align=left| Hans Magnussonalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1988 Winter}}38.60{{sort|+0:02.15|+2.15}}
3112align=left| Claude Nicouleaualign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Winter}}38.63{{sort|+0:02.18|+2.18}}
3215align=left| Claes Bengtssonalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1988 Winter}}38.66{{sort|+0:02.21|+2.21}}
3316align=left| Hans van Heldenalign=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1988 Winter}}39.05{{sort|+0:02.60|+2.60}}
3414align=left| Christian Emingeralign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1988 Winter}}39.70{{sort|+0:03.25|+3.25}}
3516align=left| Behudin Merdovićalign=left| {{flagIOC|YUG|1988 Winter}}56.21
3618align=left| Nikolay Gulyayevalign=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1988 Winter}}62.86
-2align=left| Dan Jansenalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1988 Winter}}DNF

References

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