Men's 500 metres at the X Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
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Venue | L'Anneau de Vitesse | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 14 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 40.3 | ||||||||||||
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Erhard Keller | West Germany | ||
Terry McDermott | United States | ||
Magne Thomassen | Norway |
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
Sports-Reference - 1968 - Men's 500 metres