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Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

Men's 500 metres
at the XI Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates February 5
Competitors 38 from 16 nations
Winning time 39.44
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Erhard Keller  West Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Hasse Börjes  Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Valery Muratov  Soviet Union
← 1968
1976 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Erhard Keller  West Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Hasse Börjes  Sweden
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Valery Muratov  Soviet Union

The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 5 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

The following new Olympic and World records was set during the competition.

Sports-Reference - 1972 - Men's 500 metres


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