| Men's 500 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 February 1976 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 39.17 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | 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 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Yevgeny Kulikov (URS) | 37.00 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 29 March 1975 |
| Olympic record |  Erhard Keller (FRG) | 39.44 | Sapporo, Japan | 5 February 1972 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
| Date | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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| 10 February |  Yevgeny Kulikov (URS) | 39.17 | OR |
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