Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres explained

The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.^[1] ^[2]

Records

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

The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
14 February	Pair 6			36.39	OR
14 February	Pair 9			36.33	OR

Rank	Pair	Lane	Time	Difference
	9	I	36.33	-
	6	I	36.39	+0.06
	4	O	36.53	+0.20
4	1	I	36.54	+0.21
5	8	O	36.60	+0.27
6	5	I	36.63	+0.30
7	9	O	36.66	+0.33
8	2	I	36.68	+0.35
9	6	O	36.72	+0.39
10	5	O	36.73	+0.40
11	1	I	37.01	+0.68
12	4	I	37.07	+0.74
12	11	I	37.07	+0.74
14	3	O	37.10	+0.77
15	8	I	37.15	+0.82
16	7	I	37.24	+0.91
17	2	O	37.30	+0.97
18	14	O	37.35	+1.02
19	10	I	37.37	+1.04
20	20	O	37.41	+1.08
21	8	I	37.45	+1.12
22	12	I	37.47	+1.14
23	20	I	37.50	+1.17
24	11	O	37.52	+1.19
25	15	O	37.53	+1.20
26	13	I	37.67	+1.34
27	18	I	37.68	+1.35
28	10	O	37.80	+1.47
29	19	I	37.87	+1.54
30	13	O	37.90	+1.57
31	19	O	37.94	+1.61
32	17	O	37.98	+1.65
33	16	O	38.09	+1.76
34	16	I	38.10	+1.77
34	18	O	38.10	+1.77
36	12	O	38.13	+1.80
37	14	I	38.33	+2.00
38	15	I	38.56	+2.23
39	17	I	38.58	+2.25
-	3	I	DNF

Web site: Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation . Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee . 1994 . 29 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101202195105/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF . 2 December 2010 .
Web site: Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Men's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213729/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/SSK/mens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 4 November 2019.
Web site: 500m Men World Record Progression. International Skating Union. 31 October 2016.
Web site: 500m Men Olympic Record Progressin. International Skating Union. 31 October 2016.