Dates February 5 Winning time 39.44 | Competitors 38 from 16 nations Venue Makomanai Open Stadium | |
Location Makomanai Open Stadium, Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan | ||
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 5 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new Olympic and World records was set during the competition.
References
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA