Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
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Men's 500 metres at the X Olympic Winter Games
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Venue | L'Anneau de Vitesse | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 14 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 40.3 | ||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics |
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500 m | men | women | |||
1000 m | women | ||||
1500 m | men | women | |||
3000 m | women | ||||
5000 m | men | ||||
10000 m | men |
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
World record | Erhard Keller (FRG) | 39.2 | Inzell, West Germany | 28 January 1968 |
Olympic record | Terry McDermott (USA) | 40.1 | Innsbruck, Austria | 4 February 1964 |