Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres explained

Event:	Men's 500 metres
Games:	1976 Winter
Venue:	Eisschnellaufbahn
Dates:	10 February
Competitors:	29
Nations:	16
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	39.17 OR
Gold:	Yevgeny Kulikov
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Valery Muratov
Silvernoc:	URS
Bronze:	Dan Immerfall
Bronzenoc:	USA
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.^{[1] [2]}

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:^{[3] [4]}

The following new Olympic record was set.

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Difference	Notes
	3	o			39.17
	10	i			39.25
	10	o			39.54
4	8	i			39.56
5	2	i			39.57
6	7	o			39.78
	4	o			39.78
8	13	i			39.85
9	13	o			39.93
10	14	i			40.09
11	11	i			40.22
	5	o			40.22
13	5	i			40.25
14	4	i			40.53
15	6	y			40.65
16	11	o			40.85
	1	o			40.85
18	15	o			40.90
19	8	o			40.91
	1	i			40.91
21	12	o			40.94
22	6	i			41.08
23	2	o			41.44
24	9	o			41.54
25	12	o			41.77
26	7	i			42.33
27	9	i			43.28
28	14	o			1:18.00
-	3	o			DNF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. 1976. 29 January 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Men's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181711/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/SSK/mens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 31 October 2019.
3. Web site: 500m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 5 November 2016.
4. Web site: 500m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. 5 November 2016.