Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
| Men's 500 metres at the XX Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
 Gold medal winner Apolo Ohno | ||||||||||
| Venue | Torino Palavela | |||||||||
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| Dates | February 22–25 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics  | ||||
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| 500 m | men | women | ||
| 1000 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m relay | women | |||
| 5000 m relay | men | |||
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 22 February, with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[1]
| World record |  Jean-Francois Monette (CAN) | 41.163 | Calgary, Canada | 18 October 2003 |
| Olympic record | Marc Gagnon (CAN) | 41.802 | Salt Lake City, United States | 23 February 2002 |
No new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 22 February. There were seven heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers and the two fastest third-place skaters moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]
- Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) | 42.960 | Q |
| 2 |  Dariusz Kulesza (POL) | 42.960 | Q |
| 3 |  Tyson Heung (GER) | 43.572 |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Éric Bédard (CAN) | 42.480 | Q |
| 2 |  Jon Eley (GBR) | 42.511 | Q |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Kurginyan (GER) | 43.183 | |
| 4 |  Alex McEwan (AUS) | 45.173 |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Wim de Deyne (BEL) | 42.883 | Q |
| 2 | Arian Nachbar (GER) | 43.006 | Q |
| 3 |  Volodymyr Grygoriev (UKR) | 43.583 | |
| 4 |  Matus Uzak (SVK) | 45.173 |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Satoru Terao (JPN) | 42.607 | Q |
| 2 | François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) | 42.779 | Q |
| 3 |  Cees Juffermans (NED) | 42.849 | q |
| 4 | Seo Ho-jin (KOR) | DQ |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Li Juajun (CHN) | 42.914 | Q |
| 2 |  Peter Darazs (HUN) | 42.929 | Q |
| 3 |  Mikhail Rajine (RUS) | 44.077 | |
| 4 |  Anthony Lobello (USA) | 1:13.722 |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Ho-suk (KOR) | 42.676 | Q |
| 2 | Li Haonan (CHN) | 42.703 | Q |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Nicola Rodigari (ITA) | 42.819 | q |
| 4 | Pieter Gysel (BEL) | 42.980 |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) | 42.836 | Q |
| 2 | Roberto Serra (ITA) | 43.120 | Q |
| 3 | Takafumi Nishitani (JPN) | 43.212 | |
| 4 | Paul Stanley (GBR) | 43.486 |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]
- Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) | 42.213 | Q |
| 2 | Satoru Terao (JPN) | 42.471 | Q |
| 3 | Cees Juffermans (NED) | 42.515 | |
| 4 | Arian Nachbar (GER) | 42.605 |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Juajun (CHN) | 43.105 | Q |
| 2 | Nicola Rodigari (ITA) | 43.701 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Darazs (HUN) | 1:01.289 | |
| 4 | Lee Ho-suk (KOR) | 1:22.896 |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Éric Bédard (CAN) | 42.267 | Q |
| 2 | Jon Eley (GBR) | 42.424 | Q |
| 3 | Roberto Serra (ITA) | 42.773 | |
| 4 | Li Haonan (CHN) | DQ |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) | 42.020 | Q |
| 2 | François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) | 42.110 | Q |
| 3 | Wim de Deyne (BEL) | 42.979 | |
| 4 | Dariusz Kulesza (POL) | DQ |
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] In the first semifinal, China's Li Jiajun impeded Britain's Jon Eley, resulting in Li's disqualification, while Eley, who finished third in the race, was advanced to the final.[2]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) | 42.261 | QA |
| 2 | Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) | 42.400 | QA |
| 3 | Jon Eley (GBR) | 42.650 | ADV |
| 4 | Li Juajun (CHN) | DQ |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) | 41.826 | QA |
| 2 | Éric Bédard (CAN) | 41.950 | QA |
| 3 | Satoru Terao (JPN) | 42.120 | QB |
| 4 | Nicola Rodigari (ITA) | 42.131 | QB |
Finals
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while two other raced for 6th place in Final B.[1]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) | 41.935 | |
 | François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) | 42.002 | |
 | Ahn Hyun-soo (KOR) | 42.089 | |
| 4 | Éric Bédard (CAN) | 42.093 | |
| 5 | Jon Eley (GBR) | 42.497 |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Satoru Terao (JPN) | 42.377 | |
| 7 | Nicola Rodigari (ITA) | 42.398 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Torino 2006 Official Report - Short Track Speed Skating" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Eley fifth in speed-skating final". BBC Sport. February 25, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2009.