This is the list of current Olympic records in short track speed skating .
| Event | Time | Name | Nation | Games | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | 39.584 | Wu Dajing |  China (CHN) | 2018 Pyeongchang | 22 February 2018 | [1] |
| 1000 metres | 1:23.042 | Hwang Dae-heon |  South Korea (KOR) | 2022 Beijing | 5 February 2022 | [2] |
| 1500 metres | 2:09.213 | Shaolin Sándor Liu |  Hungary (HUN) | 2022 Beijing | 9 February 2022 | [3] |
| 5000 metre relay | 6:31.971 | Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu Viktor Knoch Csaba Burján | Hungary (HUN) | 2018 Pyeongchang | 22 February 2018 | [4] |
♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record.
| Event | Time | Name | Nation | Games | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres | 42.379 | Suzanne Schulting |  Netherlands (NED) | 2022 Beijing | 5 February 2022 | [5] |
| 1000 metres | 1:26.514 | Suzanne Schulting | Netherlands (NED) | 2022 Beijing | 11 February 2022 | [6] |
| 1500 metres | 2:16.831 | Choi Min-jeong | South Korea (KOR) | 2022 Beijing | 16 February 2022 | [7] |
| 3000 metre relay | 4:03.409 | Suzanne Schulting Selma Poutsma Xandra Velzeboer Yara van Kerkhof | Netherlands (NED) | 2022 Beijing | 13 February 2022 | [8] |
| Event | Time | Name | Nation | Games | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 metre relay | 2:36.437 | Suzanne Schulting Xandra Velzeboer Itzhak de Laat Jens van 't Wout | Netherlands (NED) | 2022 Beijing | 5 February 2022 | [9] |
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