Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

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

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's 500 metres

|games = 1994 Winter

|image = Speed skating pictogram.svg

|image_size = 50px

|caption = Pictogram for speed skating

|venue = Hamar Olympic Hall

|dates = 14 February 1994

|competitors = 40

|nations = 16

|longnames = yes

|win_value = 36.33 OR

|gold = Aleksandr Golubev

|goldNOC = RUS

|silver = Sergey Klevchenya

|silverNOC = RUS

|bronze = Manabu Horii

|bronzeNOC = JPN

|prev =1992

|next =1998

}}

{{Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics}}

The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.{{cite web

|title=Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3

|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF

|publisher=LA84 Foundation

|work=Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee

|year=1994

|accessdate=29 January 2014

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202195105/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF

|archivedate=2 December 2010

}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/SSK/mens-500-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213729/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/SSK/mens-500-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 500 metres |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=4 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 = 31 October 2016}}{{cite web

| title = 500m Men Olympic Record Progressin

| 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 = 31 October 2016}}

{{World Olympic Record

| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Dan Jansen|USA}}

| world_mark = 35.76

| world_place = Calgary, Canada

| world_date = 30 January 1994

| olympic_athlete = {{flagIOCathlete|Uwe-Jens Mey|GDR|1988 Winter}}

| olympic_mark = 36.45

| olympic_place = Calgary, Canada

| olympic_date = 14 February 1988

}}

The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
DatePairAthleteCountryTimeORWR
14 FebruaryPair 6Sergey Klevchenya{{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}}36.39OR
14 FebruaryPair 9Aleksandr Golubev{{FlagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}}36.33OR

Results

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
RankPair  LaneNameCountryTimeDifferenceNotes
{{gold1}}9Ialign=left| Aleksandr Golubevalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}}36.33-{{OlyR}}
{{silver2}} Ialign=left| Sergey Klevchenyaalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}}36.39+0.06
{{bronze3}} Oalign=left| Manabu Horiialign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter}}36.53+0.20
4 Ialign=left| Liu Hongboalign=left| {{flagIOC|CHN|1994 Winter}}36.54+0.21
5 Oalign=left| Hiroyasu Shimizualign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter}}36.60+0.27
6 Ialign=left| Junichi Inouealign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter}}36.63+0.30
7 Oalign=left| Grunde Njøsalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter}}36.66+0.33
8 Ialign=left| Dan Jansenalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}}36.68+0.35
9 Oalign=left| Yasunori Miyabealign=left| {{flagIOC|JPN|1994 Winter}}36.72+0.39
10 Oalign=left| Igor Zhelezovskialign=left| {{flagIOC|BLR|1994 Winter}}36.73+0.40
11 Ialign=left| Sylvain Bouchardalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}}37.01+0.68
rowspan=2|12 Ialign=left| Pat Kellyalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}}37.07+0.74
11  Ialign=left| Vadim Shakshakbayevalign=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|1994 Winter}}37.07+0.74
14  Oalign=left| Kim Yoon-manalign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1994 Winter}}37.10+0.77
15 Ialign=left| Mikhail Vostroknutovalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}}37.15+0.82
16 Ialign=left| Andrey Bakhvalovalign=left| {{flagIOC|RUS|1994 Winter}}37.24+0.91
17 Oalign=left| Sean Irelandalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}}37.30+0.97
1814  Oalign=left| Peter Adebergalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter}}37.35+1.02
1910  Ialign=left| Dave Cruikshankalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}}37.37+1.04
2020  Oalign=left| Nate Millsalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}}37.41+1.08
21 Ialign=left| Gerard van Veldealign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}}37.45+1.12
2212  Ialign=left| Roland Brunneralign=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1994 Winter}}37.47+1.14
2320  Ialign=left| Oleh Kostromitinalign=left| {{flagIOC|UKR|1994 Winter}}37.50+1.17
2411  Oalign=left| Arie Loefalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}}37.52+1.19
2515  Oalign=left| Hans Markströmalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1994 Winter}}37.53+1.20
2613  Ialign=left| Mike Irelandalign=left| {{flagIOC|CAN|1994 Winter}}37.67+1.34
2718  Ialign=left| Dave Bestemanalign=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1994 Winter}}37.68+1.35
2810  Oalign=left| Lars Funkealign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter}}37.80+1.47
2919  Ialign=left| Alessandro De Taddeialign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter}}37.87+1.54
3013  Oalign=left| Jaegal Sung-yeolalign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1994 Winter}}37.90+1.57
3119  Oalign=left| Nico van der Vliesalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}}37.94+1.61
3217  Oalign=left| Davide Cartaalign=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1994 Winter}}37.98+1.65
3316  Oalign=left| Vladimir Klepininalign=left| {{flagIOC|KAZ|1994 Winter}}38.09+1.76
3416  Ialign=left| Magnus Enfeldtalign=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1994 Winter}}38.10+1.77
3418  Oalign=left| Lee Jae-sikalign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1994 Winter}}38.10+1.77
3612  Oalign=left| Lee Kyou-hyukalign=left| {{flagIOC|KOR|1994 Winter}}38.13+1.80
3714  Ialign=left| Arjan Schreuderalign=left| {{flagIOC|NED|1994 Winter}}38.33+2.00
3815  Ialign=left| Zsolt Balóalign=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1994 Winter}}38.56+2.23
3917  Ialign=left| Michael Spielmannalign=left| {{flagIOC|GER|1994 Winter}}38.58+2.25
- Ialign=left| Roger Strømalign=left| {{flagIOC|NOR|1994 Winter}}DNF

References

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