Speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games – Men's 500 metres

Men's 500 metres
at the 1996 Asian Winter Games
VenueHeilongjiang Indoor Rink
Dates5–6 February 1996
Competitors12 from 4 nations
Medalists
gold medal Jaegal Sung-yeol   South Korea
gold medal Takahiro Hamamichi   Japan
bronze medal Kim Yoon-man   South Korea
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The men's 500 metres at the 1996 Asian Winter Games was held in February 1996 in Harbin, China.

Records

500 meters

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.

World Record  Dan Jansen (USA) 35.76 Calgary, Canada 30 January 1994
Games Record  Song Chen (CHN) 38.14 Sapporo, Japan 10 March 1990

500 meters × 2

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.

World Record  Aleksandr Golubev (RUS) 1:14.92 Davos, Switzerland 11 January 1994
Games Record — — — —

Results

Rank Athlete Race 1 Race 2 Total Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Jaegal Sung-yeol (KOR) 36.70 36.87 1:13.57 WR
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Takahiro Hamamichi (JPN) 36.69 GR 36.88 1:13.57 WR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kim Yoon-man (KOR) 36.94 36.85 1:13.79
4  Liu Hongbo (CHN) 36.94 37.25 1:14.19
5  Vadim Shakshakbayev (KAZ) 37.39 36.90 1:14.29
6  Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) 37.47 37.58 1:15.05
7  Kuniomi Haneishi (JPN) 37.52 37.66 1:15.18
8  Minetaka Sasabuchi (JPN) 37.60 37.73 1:15.33
9  Toyoki Takeda (JPN) 37.69 37.75 1:15.44
10  Vladimir Klepinin (KAZ) 37.97 37.50 1:15.47
11  Wu Fenglong (CHN) 38.07 38.29 1:16.36
12  Liu Hui (CHN) 56.74 37.77 1:34.51

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