Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
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The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 and 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1][2]
Dates24–26 February 1994
Competitors31 from 16 nations
Winning time43.45
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| Venue | Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24–26 February 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 43.45 | ||||||||||||
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Results
Heats
The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]
- Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Nizielski |  Australia | 44.86 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Johansson |  Sweden | 44.94 | Q |
| 3 | John Coyle |  United States | 45.42 | |
| 4 | Li Lianli |  China | 63.44 |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Gagnon |  Canada | 44.69 | Q |
| 2 | Steven Bradbury | Australia | 45.43 | Q |
| 3 | Erik Duyvelshoff |  Netherlands | 45.83 | |
| 4 | Wilf O'Reilly |  Great Britain | 46.41 |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derrick Campbell | Canada | 44.72 | Q |
| 2 | Lee Joon-ho |  South Korea | 45.41 | Q |
| 3 | Bruno Loscos |  France | 45.54 |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chae Ji-hoon | South Korea | 44.36 | Q |
| 2 | Jun Uematsu |  Japan | 44.50 | Q |
| 3 | Batchuluuny Bat–Orgil |  Mongolia | 48.63 | |
| – | Orazio Fagone |  Italy | DQ |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Jiajun | China | 44.67 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Ki-hoon | South Korea | 45.32 | Q |
| 3 | Igor Ozerov |  Russia | 45.48 | |
| 4 | Andrew Nicholson |  New Zealand | 54.21 |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirko Vuillermin | Italy | 44.29 | Q |
| 2 | Frédéric Blackburn | Canada | 44.38 | Q |
| 3 | Sergey Kobyzev | Russia | 44.54 | |
| 4 | Eric Flaim | United States | 44.71 |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Gooch | Great Britain | 44.03 | Q |
| 2 | Andy Gabel | United States | 44.31 | Q |
| 3 | Mike McMillen | New Zealand | 44.98 | |
| 4 | Stephan Huygen |  Belgium | 45.04 |
- Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjørnar Elgetun |  Norway | 44.01 | Q OR |
| 2 | Satoru Terao | Japan | 44.88 | Q |
| 3 | Kieran Hansen | Australia | 46.30 | |
| 4 | Chris Nicholson | New Zealand | 63.43 |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]
- Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Gagnon | Canada | 43.84 | Q OR |
| 2 | Mirko Vuillermin | Italy | 43.85 | Q |
| 3 | Kim Ki-hoon | South Korea | 44.04 | |
| 4 | Jun Uematsu | Japan | 44.20 |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Bradbury | Australia | 44.18 | Q |
| 2 | Nicky Gooch | Great Britain | 44.25 | Q |
| 3 | Satoru Terao | Japan | 44.27 | |
| 4 | Derrick Campbell | Canada | 80.27 |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chae Ji-hoon | South Korea | 44.69 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Johansson | Sweden | 44.96 | Q |
| 3 | Andy Gabel | United States | 48.91 | |
| – | Li Jiajun | China | DQ |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frédéric Blackburn | Canada | 45.20 | Q |
| 2 | Lee Joon-ho | South Korea | 45.27 | Q |
| 3 | Bjørnar Elgetun | Norway | 45.35 | |
| 4 | Richard Nizielski | Australia | 45.57 |
Semifinals
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[1]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirko Vuillermin | Italy | 43.58 | QA |
| 2 | Chae Ji-hoon | South Korea | 43.72 | QA |
| 3 | Frédéric Blackburn | Canada | 44.40 | QB |
| 4 | Martin Johansson | Sweden | 46.04 | QB |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Gagnon | Canada | 44.08 | QA |
| 2 | Nicky Gooch | Great Britain | 44.40 | QA |
| 3 | Lee Joon-ho | South Korea | 45.97 | QB |
| 4 | Steven Bradbury | Australia | 63.51 | QB |
Finals
The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.[1]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chae Ji-hoon | South Korea | 43.45 | OR |
 | Mirko Vuillermin | Italy | 43.47 | |
 | Nicky Gooch | Great Britain | 43.68 | |
| 4 | Marc Gagnon | Canada | 52.73 |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Frédéric Blackburn | Canada | 44.97 | |
| 6 | Lee Joon-ho | South Korea | 45.13 | |
| 7 | Martin Johansson | Sweden | 45.24 | |
| 8 | Steven Bradbury | Australia | 45.33 |