| Men's 500 metres at the XIV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Zetra Ice Rink | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 38.19 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1984 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 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Pavel Pegov (URS) | 36.57 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 26 March 1983 |
| Olympic record |  Eric Heiden (USA) | 38.03 | Lake Placid, United States | 15 February 1980 |
Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics, was held from 5 to 14 February. Nine events were contested at Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck. This was the first Olympics which included the men's 1000 metres, and the first change to the men's program at the Olympics since the elimination of the all-round event in 1928.
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February. Nine events were contested at Zetra Ice Rink.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 9 and 10 February, at the M-Wave.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 14 February, at the M-Wave.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The men's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 5 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 9 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 30 January, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
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