Speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games – Men's 500 metres
# Speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games – Men's 500 metres

The men's 500 metres at the 1996 Asian Winter Games was held in February 1996 in Harbin, China.

## Records

### 500 meters

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

| World Record | Dan Jansen (USA) | 35.76 | Calgary, Canada | 30 January 1994 |
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| Games Record | Song Chen (CHN) | 38.14 | Sapporo, Japan | 10 March 1990 |

### 500 meters × 2

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

| World Record | Aleksandr Golubev (RUS) | 1:14.92 | Davos, Switzerland | 11 January 1994 |
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| Games Record | — | — | — | — |

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Jaegal Sung-yeol (KOR) | 36.70 | 36.87 | 1:13.57 | WR |
| | Takahiro Hamamichi (JPN) | 36.69 GR | 36.88 | 1:13.57 | WR |
| | Kim Yoon-man (KOR) | 36.94 | 36.85 | 1:13.79 | |
| 4 | Liu Hongbo (CHN) | 36.94 | 37.25 | 1:14.19 | |
| 5 | Vadim Shakshakbayev (KAZ) | 37.39 | 36.90 | 1:14.29 | |
| 6 | Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) | 37.47 | 37.58 | 1:15.05 | |
| 7 | Kuniomi Haneishi (JPN) | 37.52 | 37.66 | 1:15.18 | |
| 8 | Minetaka Sasabuchi (JPN) | 37.60 | 37.73 | 1:15.33 | |
| 9 | Toyoki Takeda (JPN) | 37.69 | 37.75 | 1:15.44 | |
| 10 | Vladimir Klepinin (KAZ) | 37.97 | 37.50 | 1:15.47 | |
| 11 | Wu Fenglong (CHN) | 38.07 | 38.29 | 1:16.36 | |
| 12 | Liu Hui (CHN) | 56.74 | 37.77 | 1:34.51 | |
