World record progression 500 m speed skating men
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The world record progression 500 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:
| Name | Result | Date | Venue | Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oscar Grundén |
50.8 | 28 February 1891 | Stockholm | |
 Einar Halvorsen |
50.2 | 28 February 1892 | Hamar | |
| Alfred Næss |
49.4 | 5 February 1893 | Hamar | |
| Einar Halvorsen |
48.0 | 26 February 1893 | Hamar | |
| Alfred Næss |
48.0 | 26 February 1893 | Hamar | |
| Oskar Fredriksen |
47.8 | 21 January 1894 | Kristiania
| |
| Einar Halvorsen |
47.0 | 24 February 1894 | Hamar | European Championships |
| Alfred Næss |
47.0 | 24 February 1894 | Hamar | European Championships |
| Wilhelm Mauseth |
46.8 | 3 February 1895 | Trondhjem | |
| Peder Østlund |
46.6 | 7 February 1897 | Trondhjem | |
| Peder Østlund |
45.2 | 10 February 1900 | Davos | |
| Rudolf Gundersen |
44.8 | 27 January 1906 | Davos | European Championships |
 Johan Vikander |
44.4 | 9 February 1908 | Davos | |
| Sigurd Mathisen |
44.4 | 9 February 1908 | Davos | |
| Oscar Mathisen |
44.2 | 17 February 1912 | Kristiania |
World Allround Championships |
| Oscar Mathisen |
44.0 | 16 March 1913 | Hamar | |
| Oscar Mathisen |
43.7 | 10 January 1914 | Kristiania
| |
| Oscar Mathisen |
43.4 | 17 January 1914 | Davos | |
| Roald Larsen |
43.1 | 4 February 1928 | Davos | World Allround Championships |
| Clas Thunberg |
42.8 | 19 January 1929 | Davos | European Championships |
| Clas Thunberg |
42.6 | 13 January 1931 | St. Moritz | |
| Hans Engnestangen |
42.5 | 21 January 1933 | Davos | |
 Allan Potts |
42.4 | 18 January 1936 | Oslo
| |
| Hans Engnestangen |
42.3 | 30 January 1937 | Davos | European Championships |
| Hans Engnestangen |
41.8 | 5 February 1938 | Davos | World Allround Championships |
 Yuri Sergeev |
41.7 | 6 January 1952 | Medeo
| |
| Yuri Sergeev |
41.2 | 19 January 1952 | Medeo
| |
| Yuri Sergeev |
40.9 | 25 January 1953 | Medeo
| |
| Yuri Sergeev |
40.8 | 19 January 1955 | Medeo
| |
| Yevgeny Grishin |
40.2 | 22 January 1956 | Misurina | |
| Yevgeny Grishin |
40.2 | 28 January 1956 | Misurina | Winter Olympics |
| Yevgeny Grishin |
40.2 | 24 February 1960 | Squaw Valley | Winter Olympics |
| Yevgeny Grishin |
39.6 | 27 January 1963 | Medeo
| |
| Yevgeny Grishin |
39.5 | 28 January 1963 | Medeo
| |
 Erhard Keller |
39.2 | 28 January 1968 | Inzell
| |
 Keiichi Suzuki |
39.2 | 1 March 1969 | Inzell
| |
| Valery Muratov |
39.09 | 9 January 1970 | Medeo
| |
Boris Gulyaev |
39.03 | 13 January 1970 | Medeo
| |
| Hasse Börjes |
38.9 | 18 January 1970 | Davos | |
| Valery Muratov |
38.99 | 24 January 1970 | Medeo
| |
| Hasse Börjes |
38.87 | 25 January 1970 | Medeo
| |
| Valery Muratov |
38.73 | 29 January 1970 | Medeo
| |
| Keiichi Suzuki |
38.71 | 7 March 1970 | Inzell
| |
| Hasse Börjes |
38.46 | 8 March 1970 | Inzell
| |
| Erhard Keller |
38.42 | 14 March 1971 | Inzell
| |
| Erhard Keller |
38.3 | 2 January 1972 | Inzell
| |
| Leo Linkovesi |
38.0 | 8 January 1972 | Davos | |
| Erhard Keller |
38.0 | 4 March 1972 | Inzell
| |
| Hasse Börjes |
38.0 | 4 March 1972 | Inzell
| |
| Lasse Efskind |
38.0 | 13 January 1973 | Davos | |
| Yevgeny Kulikov |
37.99 | 15 March 1975 | Medeo
| |
| Yevgeny Kulikov |
37.97 | 16 March 1975 | Medeo
| |
| Valery Muratov |
37.85 | 18 March 1975 | Medeo
| |
| Yevgeny Kulikov |
37.20 | 28 March 1975 | Medeo
| |
| Yevgeny Kulikov |
37.00 | 29 March 1975 | Medeo
| |
| Yevgeny Kulikov |
36.91 | 28 March 1981 | Medeo
| |
| Pavel Pegov |
36.68 | 25 March 1983 | Medeo
| |
| Pavel Pegov |
36.57 | 26 March 1983 | Medeo
| |
| Nick Thometz |
36.55 | 19 March 1987 | Heerenveen | |
 Uwe-Jens Mey |
36.45 | 14 February 1988 | Calgary | Winter Olympics |
| Uwe-Jens Mey |
36.43 | 19 January 1992 | Davos | |
| Dan Jansen |
36.41 | 25 January 1992 | Davos | |
| Dan Jansen |
36.41 | 19 March 1993 | Calgary | |
| Dan Jansen |
36.02 | 20 March 1993 | Calgary | |
| Dan Jansen |
35.92 | 4 December 1993 | Hamar
| |
| Dan Jansen |
35.76 | 30 January 1994 | Calgary | World Sprint Championships |
| Hiroyasu Shimizu |
35.39 | 2 March 1996 | Calgary | |
| Hiroyasu Shimizu |
35.36 | 28 March 1998 | Calgary | |
| Hiroyasu Shimizu |
34.82 | 28 March 1998 | Calgary | |
 Jeremy Wotherspoon |
34.76 | 20 February 1999 | Calgary | World Sprint Championships |
| Jeremy Wotherspoon |
34.63 | 29 January 2000 | Calgary | |
| Hiroyasu Shimizu |
34.32 | 10 March 2001 | Salt Lake City | World Single Distance Championships |
| Joji Kato |
34.30 | 19 November 2005 | Salt Lake City | |
 Lee Kang-seok |
34.25 | 9 March 2007 | Salt Lake City | World Single Distance Championships |
| Jeremy Wotherspoon |
34.03 | 9 November 2007 | Salt Lake City | |
 Pavel Kulizhnikov |
34.00 | 15 November 2015 | Calgary | World Cup |
| Pavel Kulizhnikov |
33.98 | 20 November 2015 | Salt Lake City | World Cup |
| Pavel Kulizhnikov |
33.61 | 9 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | World Cup Final |
The world record of 38.9 seconds was set by Hasse Börjes on 18 January 1970 had been manually timed and thus with a precision of only one tenth of a second. In those days, it was not yet required that a performance be automatically timed (with a precision of one hundredth of a second) in order for it to be recognised as a world record. When Valery Muratov skated 38.99 six days later, it was automatically timed and since – when disregarding the hundredths of a second – the result was the same as the time set by Börjes, it was recognised as a world record. Muratov's world record stood for only one day, because Börjes skated 38.87 the following day. Muratov skated a new world record of 38.73 four days after that.
References
- Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
- "Evolution of the world record 500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.