Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
| Men's 500 metres at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
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| Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 15 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 38.03 | ||||||||||||
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Eric Heiden |
 United States
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Yevgeny Kulikov |
 Soviet Union
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Lieuwe de Boer |
 Netherlands
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The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new Olympic record was set.
Sports-Reference - 1980 - Men's 500 metres
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