| Men's 500 metres at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | L'anneau de vitesse | |||||||||
| Dates | 15 February 1992 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 37.14 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | |
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Dan Jansen (USA) | 36.41 | Davos, Switzerland | 25 January 1992 |
| Olympic record |  Uwe-Jens Mey (GDR) | 36.45 | Calgary, Canada | 14 February 1988 |
Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics, was held from 9 to 20 February. Ten events were contested at L'anneau de vitesse. It was the last time in Winter Olympics in which speed skating events were contested in an outdoor ice rink.
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.
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 Men's 1500 Metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 12 February, at the M-Wave arena.
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 8 February, at the M-Wave arena.
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 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 13 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse. 30 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.
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 women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on February 12, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 9 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The men'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 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.
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