Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Speed skating at the Olympics
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The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.[1][2]
| Men's 500 metres at the XIV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Zetra Ice Rink | |||||||||
| Dates | 10 February 1984 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 38.19 | |||||||||
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
| World record |  Pavel Pegov (URS) | 36.57 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 26 March 1983 |
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| Olympic record |  Eric Heiden (USA) | 38.03 | Lake Placid, United States | 15 February 1980 |
