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 en route to capturing the gold.[2]
| 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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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  J. R. Celski (USA) |
39.937 | Calgary, Canada | 21 October 2012 |
| Olympic record |  Charles Hamelin (CAN) |
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 |  China
|
40.264 | OR | [3] |
| 22 February | Quarterfinal 2 | 39.800 | WR, OR | [4] | ||
| Final A | 39.584 | WR, OR | [5] |
Results edit
Heats edit
- Q – qualified for the quarterfinals[3]
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
Quarterfinals edit
- Q – qualified for the semifinals[4]
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ren Ziwei | China |
40.032 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Shaolin Sándor Liu |  Hungary |
40.471 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Denis Nikisha |  Kazakhstan |
40.806 | |
| 4 | 1 | Aleksandr Shulginov |  Olympic Athletes from Russia |
54.498 | |
| 5 | 1 | Bartosz Konopko |  Poland |
1:10.996 | |
| 1 | 2 | Wu Dajing | China |
39.800 | Q, WR, OR |
| 2 | 2 | Hwang Dae-heon |  South Korea |
40.861 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Roberts Zvejnieks |  Latvia |
40.904 | |
| 4 | 2 | Keita Watanabe |  Japan |
41.354 | |
| 5 | 2 | Nurbergen Zhumagaziyev | Kazakhstan |
DNF | |
| 1 | 3 | Samuel Girard | Canada |
40.477 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ryosuke Sakazume | Japan |
40.563 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Han Tianyu | China |
1:14.891 | |
| 4 | 3 | Seo Yi-ra | South Korea |
1:17.779 | |
| 1 | 4 | Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea |
40.400 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Daan Breeuwsma |  Netherlands |
40.677 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Dylan Hoogerwerf | Netherlands |
41.007 | |
| 4 | 4 | Abzal Azhgaliyev | Kazakhstan |
41.616 | ADV |
| 4 | Shaoang Liu | Hungary |
PEN |
Semifinals edit
- QA – qualified for Final A[6]
- QB – qualified for Final B
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wu Dajing | China |
40.087 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | Samuel Girard | Canada |
40.185 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Shaolin Sándor Liu | Hungary |
40.399 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Daan Breeuwsma | Netherlands |
40.775 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Abzal Azhgaliyev | Kazakhstan |
40.835 | |
| 1 | 2 | Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea |
40.108 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea |
40.132 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Ren Ziwei | China |
40.418 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Ryosuke Sakazume | Japan |
40.434 | QB |
Final B edit
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shaolin Sándor Liu | Hungary |
40.651 | |
| 6 | Ren Ziwei | China |
40.694 | |
| 7 | Daan Breeuwsma | Netherlands |
40.835 | |
| 8 | Ryosuke Sakazume | Japan |
40.985 |
Final A edit
The final was held on 22 February 2018 at 20:15.[5]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Wu Dajing | China |
39.584 | WR, OR |
 |
Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea |
39.854 | |
 |
Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea |
39.919 | |
| 4 | Samuel Girard | Canada |
39.987 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule". POCOG. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Wu Dajing dominates the field in 500m win". nbcolympics.com. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Heats Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Quarterfinals Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Finals Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-22.