Dates February 4 Winning time 43.4 | Competitors 16 from 4 nations Start date 1932 | |
Location James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink, Lake Placid, New York, United States Venue James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink | ||
The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Thursday, February 4, 1932.
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Sixteen speed skaters from four nations competed.
Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held for the only time in packstyle format, having all competitors skate at the same time. This was the common style in North America and gave the runners from the United States and Canada a major advantage over the European rivals.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.
(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.
In the final Jack Shea equalized the Olympic record with 43.4 seconds, but in packstyle format.
First round
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3