Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
# Speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

The 500 metres speed skating event was part of the speed skating at the 1936 Winter Olympics programme. The competition was held on Tuesday, 11 February 1936. Thirty-six speed skaters from 14 nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Ivar Ballangrud Norway | Georg Krog Norway | Leo Freisinger United States |

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1936 Winter Olympics.

| World Record | 42.4(*) | Allan Potts | Oslo (NOR) | 18 January 1936 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympic Record | 43.4 | Clas Thunberg | St. Moritz (SUI) | 13 February 1928 |
| Olympic Record | 43.4 | Bernt Evensen | St. Moritz (SUI) | 13 February 1928 |
| Olympic Record | 43.4(**) | Jack Shea | Lake Placid (USA) | 4 February 1932 |

(*) The record was set on naturally frozen ice.

(**) This time was set in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.

Ivar Ballangrud equalized the Olympic record with 43.4 seconds.

## Results

| Place | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ivar Ballangrud (NOR) | 43.4 |
| 2 | Georg Krog (NOR) | 43.5 |
| 3 | Leo Freisinger (USA) | 44.0 |
| 4 | Shozo Ishihara (JPN) | 44.1 |
| 5 | Delbert Lamb (USA) | 44.2 |
| 6 | Karl Leban (AUT) | 44.8 |
| 6 | Allan Potts (USA) | 44.8 |
| 8 | Antero Ojala (FIN) | 44.9 |
| 8 | Jorma Ruissalo (FIN) | 44.9 |
| 8 | Birger Wasenius (FIN) | 44.9 |
| 11 | Reikichi Nakamura (JPN) | 45.0 |
| 11 | Robert Petersen (USA) | 45.0 |
| 13 | Karl Wazulek (AUT) | 45.1 |
| 14 | Alfons Bērziņš (LAT) | 45.7 |
| 14 | Dolf van der Scheer (NED) | 45.7 |
| 16 | Jānis Andriksons (LAT) | 45.9 |
| 16 | Seitoku Ri (JPN) | 45.9 |
| 18 | Axel Johansson (SWE) | 46.1 |
| 19 | Ossi Blomqvist (FIN) | 46.2 |
| 19 | Willi Sandner (GER) | 46.2 |
| 21 | Ferdinand Preindl (AUT) | 46.4 |
| 22 | Aleksander Mitt (EST) | 46.6 |
| 22 | Kunio Nando (JPN) | 46.6 |
| 24 | Lou Dijkstra (NED) | 46.7 |
| 24 | Jan Langedijk (NED) | 46.7 |
| 24 | Gustav Slanec (AUT) | 46.7 |
| 27 | Ben Blaisse (NED) | 46.9 |
| 28 | Heinz Sames (GER) | 47.0 |
| 29 | Kenneth Kennedy (AUS) | 47.4 |
| 30 | Jaroslav Turnovský (TCH) | 47.8 |
| 31 | Thomas White (CAN) | 49.6 |
| 32 | Oldřich Hanč (TCH) | 49.8 |
| 33 | James Graeffe (BEL) | 54.6 |
| 34 | Harry Haraldsen (NOR) | 54.9 |
| 35 | Charles De Ligne (BEL) | 1:44.6 |
| – | Hans Engnestangen (NOR) | DNF |
