Short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

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Men's 500 metres
at the XXI Olympic Winter Games
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for short track
Venue Pacific Coliseum
DatesFebruary 24 (qualifying heats)
February 26 (quarterfinal, semifinal, and final)
Competitors32 from 16 nations
Winning time40.981
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Charles Hamelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Sung Si-bak Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Bronze medal icon.svg François-Louis Tremblay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held 2426 February 2010 at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The qualifying heats were held on 24 February with the quarterfinal, the semifinal and the final were held on 26 February.

Results

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Hamelin kisses his girlfriend after winning the gold medal.

There were thirty-two competitors representing sixteen nations.

Heats

RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11 Sung Si-bak Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 41.889Q
21 Niels Kerstholt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42.180Q
31 Nicolas Bean Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 42.344
41 Takahiro Fujimoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 42.366
12 Lee Ho-suk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 41.632Q
22 Simon Cho Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41.726Q
32 Semion Elistratov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 42.982
42 Sjinkie Knegt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44.448
13 Kwak Yoon-gy Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 42.147Q
23 Pieter Gysel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42.443Q
33 Peter Darazs Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 42.800
43 Jordan Malone Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:03.884
14 Charles Hamelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41.463Q
24 Jon Eley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 42.081Q
34 Nicola Rodigari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 42.190
44 Ruslan Zakharov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 43.207
15 Thibaut Fauconnet Flag of France.svg  France 41.730Q
25 Tyson Heung Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 41.835Q
35 Blake Skjellerup Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 42.510
5 Liang Wenhao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DSQ
16 François-Louis Tremblay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41.397Q, OR
26 Haralds Silovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 41.673Q
36 Ma Yunfeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 41.954
46 Yuri Confortola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:17.401
17 Apolo Ohno Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41.665Q
27 Olivier Jean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41.737Q
37 Paul Worth Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 42.936
7 Aidar Bekzhanov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan DSQ
18 Han Jialiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 41.869Q
28 Jumpei Yoshizawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 42.158Q
38 Robert Seifert Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 42.181
48 Viktor Knoch Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 42.197

Quarterfinal

RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11 Charles Hamelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40.770Q, OR
21 Sung Si-bak Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 40.821Q
31 Simon Cho Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41.211
41 Niels Kerstholt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42.128
12 Jon Eley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 41.875Q
22 Apolo Ohno Flag of the United States.svg  United States 42.004Q
32 Tyson Heung Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 48.554ADV
42 Thibaut Fauconnet Flag of France.svg  France 51.339
13 Lee Ho-suk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 41.269Q
23 Olivier Jean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41.275Q
33 Han Jialiang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 41.443
43 Jumpei Yoshizawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 41.906
14 François-Louis Tremblay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41.326Q
24 Kwak Yoon-gy Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 41.761Q
34 Haralds Silovs Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 41.837
44 Pieter Gysel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 41.980

Semifinal

RankHeatNameCountryTimeNotes
11 Charles Hamelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40.964QA
21 Sung Si-bak Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 41.126QA
31 Tyson Heung Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 41.455QB
41 Jon Eley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 41.504QB
1 Olivier Jean Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DSQ
12 Apolo Ohno Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41.460QA
22 François-Louis Tremblay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41.515QA
32 Kwak Yoon-gy Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 41.620QB
42 Lee Ho-suk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 1:24.514QB

Finals

Final B (Classification Round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
4 Kwak Yoon-gy Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 42.123
5 Tyson Heung Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 42.307
6 Jon Eley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 42.681
7 Lee Ho-suk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 49.149

Final A (Medal Round)

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Charles Hamelin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40.981
Silver medal icon.svg Sung Si-bak Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 41.340
Bronze medal icon.svg François-Louis Tremblay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.366
Apolo Ohno Flag of the United States.svg  United States DSQ

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