Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
| Men's 500 metres at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue |
Gangneung Ice Arena Gangneung, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Dates |
20 February (heats) 22 February (quarterfinals, semifinals, finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 39.584 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Qualification
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 20 and 22 February 2018 at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. [1] Wu Dajing of China set an Olympic record (heat) and 2 world records (quarterfinal and final) while leading wire-to-wire in all 3 contests enroute to capturing the gold.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  | 39.937 | Calgary, Canada | 21 October 2012 |
| Olympic record |  | 40.770 | Vancouver, Canada | 26 February 2010 |
Three Olympic records and two world records were set during the competition.
| Date | Round | Athlete | Country | Time | Record | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February | Heat 1 | Wu Dajing |  |
40.264 | OR | [3] |
| 22 February | Quarterfinal 2 | 39.800 | WR, OR | [4] | ||
| Final A | 39.584 | WR, OR | [5] |
Results
Heats
- Q – qualified for the quarterfinals[3]
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
Quarterfinals
- Q – qualified for the semifinals[4]
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ren Ziwei | | 40.032 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Shaolin Sándor Liu |  | 40.471 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Denis Nikisha |  | 40.806 | |
| 4 | 1 | Aleksandr Shulginov |  | 54.498 | |
| 5 | 1 | Bartosz Konopko |  | 1:10.996 | |
| 1 | 2 | Wu Dajing | | 39.800 | Q, WR, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Hwang Dae-heon |  | 40.861 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Roberts Zvejnieks |  | 40.904 | |
| 4 | 2 | Keita Watanabe |  | 41.354 | |
| 5 | 2 | Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev | | DNF | |
| 1 | 3 | Samuel Girard | | 40.477 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ryosuke Sakazume | | 40.563 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Han Tianyu | | 1:14.891 | |
| 4 | 3 | Seo Yi-ra | | 1:17.779 | |
| 1 | 4 | Lim Hyo-jun | | 40.400 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Daan Breeuwsma |  | 40.677 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Dylan Hoogerwerf | | 41.007 | |
| 4 | 4 | Abzal Azhgaliyev | | 41.616 | ADV |
| 4 | Shaoang Liu | | PEN |
Semifinals
- QA – qualified for Final A[6]
- QB – qualified for Final B
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wu Dajing | | 40.087 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | Samuel Girard | | 40.185 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Shaolin Sándor Liu | | 40.399 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Daan Breeuwsma | | 40.775 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Abzal Azhgaliyev | | 40.835 | |
| 1 | 2 | Hwang Dae-heon | | 40.108 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Lim Hyo-jun | | 40.132 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Ren Ziwei | | 40.418 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Ryosuke Sakazume | | 40.434 | QB |
Final B
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shaolin Sándor Liu | | 40.651 | |
| 6 | Ren Ziwei | | 40.694 | |
| 7 | Daan Breeuwsma | | 40.835 | |
| 8 | Ryosuke Sakazume | | 40.985 |
Final A
The final was held on 22 February 2018 at 20:15.[5]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wu Dajing | | 39.584 | WR, OR |
 | Hwang Dae-heon | | 39.854 | |
 | Lim Hyo-jun | | 39.919 | |
| 4 | Samuel Girard | | 39.987 |
References
- ↑ "Schedule". POCOG. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Wu Dajing dominates the field in 500m win". nbcolympics.com. 22 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Heats Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Quarterfinals Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Finals Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ↑ Semifinals results
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