| Men's 500 metres at the XI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 39.44 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 5 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Leo Linkovesi (FIN) | 38.0 | Davos, Switzerland | 8 January 1972 |
| Olympic record |  Terry McDermott (USA) | 40.1 | Innsbruck, Austria | 4 February 1964 |
The following new Olympic and World records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 5 February | Pair 1 | Hasse Börjes |  Sweden | 39.69 | OR | |
| 5 February | Pair 3 | Erhard Keller |  West Germany | 39.44 | OR |
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