| Men's 500 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
| Venue | White Ring | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19–21 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 42.862 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 19 and 21 February at the White Ring. [1] [2]
The first round was held on 19 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Yulong |  China | 43.748 | Q |
| 2 | Andy Gabel |  United States | 43.899 | Q |
| 3 | Yevhen Yakovlev |  Ukraine | 44.041 | |
| 4 | Han Sang-guk |  North Korea | 44.206 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François Drolet |  Canada | 43.551 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Dong-sung |  South Korea | 43.653 | Q |
| 3 | Martin Johansson |  Sweden | 44.003 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Versteeg |  Netherlands | 44.358 | Q |
| 2 | Feng Kai | China | 44.817 | Q |
| 3 | Maciej Pryczek |  Poland | 46.652 | |
| 4 | Nicky Gooch |  Great Britain | 68.907 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Jiajun | China | 43.831 | Q |
| 2 | Maurizio Carnino |  Italy | 43.927 | Q |
| 3 | Rusty Smith | United States | 44.584 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Jun-hwan | South Korea | 43.840 | Q |
| 2 | Marc Gagnon | Canada | 43.901 | Q |
| 3 | Arian Nachbar |  Germany | 44.882 | |
| 4 | Yun Chol | North Korea | 45.014 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoru Terao |  Japan | 42.948 | Q OR |
| 2 | Chae Ji-hoon | South Korea | 43.011 | Q |
| 3 | Steven Bradbury |  Australia | 43.766 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Éric Bédard | Canada | 43.342 | Q |
| 2 | Hitoshi Uematsu | Japan | 43.428 | Q |
| 3 | Dan Weinstein | United States | 43.492 | |
| 4 | Ludovic Mathieu |  France | 43.767 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabio Carta | Italy | 43.000 | Q |
| 2 | Takafumi Nishitani | Japan | 43.348 | Q |
| 3 | Bruno Loscos | France | 43.725 | |
| 4 | Battulgyn Oktyabri |  Mongolia | 50.466 |
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. [1] In quarterfinal 2, American Andy Gabel was advanced, and Canada's François Drolet disqualified.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Gagnon | Canada | 43.254 | Q |
| 2 | Hitoshi Uematsu | Japan | 43.657 | Q |
| 3 | Fabio Carta | Italy | 43.763 | |
| 4 | Lee Jun-hwan | South Korea | 44.417 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Yulong | China | 43.384 | Q |
| 2 | Chae Ji-hoon | South Korea | 43.622 | Q |
| 3 | Andy Gabel | United States | 44.124 | ADV |
| – | François Drolet | Canada | DSQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Jiajun | China | 42.861 | Q OR |
| 2 | Takafumi Nishitani | Japan | 42.980 | Q |
| 3 | Éric Bédard | Canada | 43.113 | |
| 4 | Maurizio Carnino | Italy | 43.225 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Versteeg | Netherlands | 43.377 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Dong-sung | South Korea | 43.810 | Q |
| 3 | Feng Kai | China | 44.384 | |
| 4 | Satoru Terao | Japan | 65.470 |
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitoshi Uematsu | Japan | 43.697 | QA |
| 2 | An Yulong | China | 43.796 | QA |
| 3 | Dave Versteeg | Netherlands | 43.850 | QB |
| 4 | Chae Ji-hoon | South Korea | 43.864 | QB |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takafumi Nishitani | Japan | 42.756 | QA OR |
| 2 | Marc Gagnon | Canada | 42.780 | QA |
| 3 | Kim Dong-sung | South Korea | 43.096 | QB |
| 4 | Andy Gabel | United States | 59.811 | QB |
| – | Li Jiajun | China | DSQ |
The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Takafumi Nishitani | Japan | 42.862 | |
 | An Yulong | China | 43.022 | |
 | Hitoshi Uematsu | Japan | 43.713 | |
| 4 | Marc Gagnon | Canada | 75.600 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chae Ji-hoon | South Korea | 42.832 | |
| 6 | Dave Versteeg | Netherlands | 42.933 | |
| 7 | Andy Gabel | United States | 43.072 | |
| 8 | Kim Dong-sung | South Korea | 43.090 |
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