Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Men's 500 metres at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Hamar Olympic Hall | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 14 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 36.33 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1994 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 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
World record | Dan Jansen (USA) | 35.76 | Calgary, Canada | 30 January 1994 |
Olympic record | Uwe-Jens Mey (GDR) | 36.45 | Calgary, Canada | 14 February 1988 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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14 February | Pair 6 | Sergey Klevchenya | Russia | 36.39 | OR | |
14 February | Pair 9 | Aleksandr Golubev | Russia | 36.33 | OR |
Results
References
- ^ a b "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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- ^ "500m Men Olympic Record Progressin". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 31, 2016.