Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
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Men's 500 metres at the IX Olympic Winter Games
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Venue | Eisschnelllaufbahn | ||||||||||||||||
Dates | February 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 44 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 40.1 | ||||||||||||||||
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Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics ![]() |
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500 m | men | women | |||
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The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 4 February, at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
World record | ![]() |
39.5 | Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | 28 January 1963 |
Olympic record | ![]() ![]() |
40.2 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Squaw Valley, United States |
28 January 1956 24 February 1960 |
The following new Olympic record was set.
Date | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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4 February | ![]() |
40.1 | OR |