| Men's 500 metres at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | M-Wave | |||||||||
| Dates | 9–10 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:11.35 OR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1998 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 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 9 and 10 February, at the M-Wave. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Hiroyasu Shimizu (JPN) | 35.39 | Calgary, Canada | 2 March 1996 |
| Olympic record |  Aleksandr Golubev (RUS) | 36.33 | Hamar, Norway | 14 February 1994 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 9 February | Ermanno Ioriatti |  Italy | 36.30 | OR | |
| 9 February | Casey FitzRandolph |  United States | 35.81 | OR | |
| 9 February | Kevin Overland |  Canada | 35.78 | OR | |
| 9 February | Hiroyasu Shimizu |  Japan | 35.76 | OR | |
| 10 February | Hiroyasu Shimizu | Japan | 35.59 | OR |
Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics, was held from 8 to 20 February. Ten events were contested at M-Wave.
The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships are a series of speed skating competitions organised by the International Skating Union. The World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships for Men was introduced, also by ISU, in 1996, and has been occurring annually ever since.
The men's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the M-Wave arena.
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 men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the M-Wave arena.
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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.
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