Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

The men's 500 metres speed skating competition of the 2014 Sochi Olympics was held at Adler Arena Skating Center on 10 February 2014.

The top 20 of the men's 500 metres World Cup standings after World Cup 4 in Berlin secured a spot for their country.

Then the additional 20 spots were awarded based on a time ranking of all times skated in the World Cup and the 2014 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

500 meters (1 race) 500 meters x 2 (2 races) At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships the track records were set by Jan Smeekens at 34.80 (single race) and by Mo Tae-bum at 69.760 (combination).

Michel Mulder celebrating his victory
The twins Michel Mulder and Ronald Mulder finished first and third
Jan Smeekens thought temporarily that he had won the gold medal. Later his time was adjusted and he finished second
Michel Mulder is unsure who won the gold medal