| Event: | Men's Open 500 metres |
| Championship: | 2017 World Games |
| Dates: | 27 July |
| Venue: | Multifunctional Hall |
| Location: | Jelcz-Laskowice, Poland |
| Competitors: | 13 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Gold: | Anton Bondarenko |
| Gold Nation: | UKR |
| Silver: | Phil Clapp |
| Silver Nation: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Pavel Shurmei |
| Bronze Nation: | BLR |
| Next: | 2021 |
The men's open 500 metres event in indoor rowing at the 2017 World Games took place on the 27 July 2017 at the Multifunctional Hall in Jelcz-Laskowice.[1]
GR = Games Record
| Rank | Athlete | NOC | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Bonkarenko | 1:12.1 | GR | |||
| Phil Clapp | 1:12.9 | ||||
| Pavel Shurmei | 1:14.1 | ||||
| 4 | Vaclav Zitta | 1:14.3 | |||
| 5 | Bartosz Zablocki | 1:14.6 | |||
| 6 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár | 1:15.8 | |||
| 7 | Ivan Saric | 1:16.4 | |||
| 8 | Jordan Weide | 1:16.6 | |||
| 9 | David Aregger | 1:16.9 | |||
| 10 | Antonio Zonta | 1:17.0 | |||
| 11 | Henk Pretorius | 1:17.5 | |||
| 12 | Georgios Gioupis | 1:18.5 | |||
| 13 | Mario Santer | 1:19.5 |