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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RecordsEdit
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] |
ResultsEdit
HeatsEdit
- Q – qualified for the quarterfinals[3]
- ADV – advanced
- PEN – penalty
QuarterfinalsEdit
- 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 |
SemifinalsEdit
- 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 BEdit
| 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 AEdit
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 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Schedule". POCOG. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Wu Dajing dominates the field in 500m win". nbcolympics.com. 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Heats Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 20 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. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 500m – Finals Results" (PDF). Pyeongchang 2018. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Semifinals results