Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres explained

Event:	Men's 500 metres
Games:	1980 Winter
Venue:	James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Dates:	February 15
Competitors:	37
Nations:	18
Win Value:	38.03 OR
Gold:	Eric Heiden
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Yevgeny Kulikov
Silvernoc:	URS
Bronze:	Lieuwe de Boer
Bronzenoc:	NED
Prev:	1976
Next:	1984

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.^{[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
	1	o			38.03
	1	i			38.37
	5	o			38.48
4	2	o			38.66
5	6	i			38.69
6	5	i			38.83
7	2	i			38.88
8	3	o			38.90
9	19	i			39.01
10	7	i			39.03
11	8	o			39.06
12	3	i			39.15
13	16	i			39.21
14	6	o			39.24
15	17	o			39.25
16	9	o			39.30
	4	i			39.30
18	9	o			39.32
19	14	o			39.33
20	10	o			39.44
21	10	i			39.47
22	15	i			39.54
23	14	i			39.73
24	4	o			39.74
25	13	o			39.76
26	5	i			40.11
27	15	o			40.30
28	7	o			40.42
	11	i			40.42
30	13	i			40.84
31	11	o			41.18
32	12	o			41.22
33	16	o			41.26
34	17	i			41.68
35	18	o			42.41
36	8	i			1:21.44		Fall
-	12	i			DQ

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results. LA84 Foundation. Lake Placid Organizing Committee. 1980. January 16, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120404/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1980/SSK/mens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 1 November 2019.
3. Web site: 500m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 3, 2016.
4. Web site: 500m Men Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 3, 2016.