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Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

Men's 500 metres
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue M-Wave
Dates 9–10 February
Competitors 42 from 16 nations
Winning time 1:11.35
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Hiroyasu Shimizu  Japan
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jeremy Wotherspoon  Canada
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Kevin Overland  Canada
← 1994
2002 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Hiroyasu Shimizu  Japan
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jeremy Wotherspoon  Canada
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Kevin Overland  Canada

The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 9 and 10 February, at the M-Wave.

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

The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.

Sports-Reference - 1998 - Men's 500 metres


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