Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' 500 metres
# Short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' 500 metres

The boys' 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics was held on 19 January at the Eisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck.

## Results

    QAB – qualified for the semifinals A/B
    QCD – qualified for the semifinals C/D
    PEN – penalty
    ADA – advanced

### Quarterfinals

| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Xu Hongzhi | China | 43.022 | QAB |
| 2 | 1 | Kei Saito | Japan | 43.173 | QAB |
| 3 | 1 | Jack Burrows | Great Britain | 45.491 | QCD |
| 4 | 1 | Michal Prokop | Czech Republic | 1:03.050 | QCD |
| 1 | 2 | Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea | 44.291 | QAB |
| 2 | 2 | Josse Antonissen | Netherlands | 48.738 | QAB |
| 3 | 2 | Milan Grugni | Italy | 1:05.394 | ADA |
| | 2 | Yoann Martinez | France | | PEN |
| 1 | 3 | Thomas Hong | United States | 44.485 | QAB |
| 2 | 3 | Lu Xiucheng | China | 44.504 | QAB |
| 3 | 3 | Aydin Djemal | Great Britain | 45.556 | QCD |
| 4 | 3 | Chang Yin-cheng | Chinese Taipei | 48.113 | QCD |
| 1 | 4 | Yoon Su-min | South Korea | 43.310 | QAB |
| 2 | 4 | Denis Ayrapetyan | Russia | 45.836 | QAB |
| 3 | 4 | Tamás Farkas | Hungary | 46.037 | QCD |
| 4 | 4 | Dominic Andermann | Austria | 48.312 | QCD |

### Semifinals

**Semifinals C/D**


    QC – qualified for Final C
    QD – qualified for Final D
    PEN – penalty

| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Chang Yin-cheng | Chinese Taipei | 46.824 | QC |
| 2 | 1 | Dominic Andermann | Austria | 47.751 | QC |
| | 1 | Jack Burrows | Great Britain | | PEN |
| 1 | 2 | Aydin Djemal | Great Britain | 45.721 | QC |
| 2 | 2 | Tamás Farkas | Hungary | 45.777 | QC |
| 3 | 2 | Michal Prokop | Czech Republic | 48.148 | QD |

**Semifinals A/B**


    QA – qualified for Final A
    QB – qualified for Final B

| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Xu Hongzhi | China | 42.832 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea | 42.911 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Kei Saito | Japan | 43.000 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Milan Grugni | Italy | 46.685 | QB |
| 5 | 1 | Josse Antonissen | Netherlands | 1:00.507 | QB |
| 1 | 2 | Yoon Su-min | South Korea | 42.468 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Thomas Hong | United States | 43.187 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Denis Ayrapetyan | Russia | 45.026 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Lu Xiucheng | China | 1:20.806 | QB |

### Finals

**Final D**

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Michal Prokop | Czech Republic | | |

**Final C**

| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Tamás Farkas | Hungary | 46.035 |
| 11 | Chang Yin-cheng | Chinese Taipei | 46.412 |
| 12 | Dominic Andermann | Austria | 50.729 |
| 13 | Aydin Djemal | Great Britain | 1:02.356 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Kei Saito | Japan | 45.600 | |
| 6 | Denis Ayrapetyan | Russia | 45.902 | |
| 7 | Josse Antonissen | Netherlands | 47.314 | |
| 8 | Milan Grugni | Italy | 49.630 | |
| 9 | Lu Xiucheng | China | | PEN |

**Final A**

| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Yoon Su-min | South Korea | 42.417 |
| | Lim Hyo-jun | South Korea | 42.482 |
| | Xu Hongzhi | China | 42.637 |
| 4 | Thomas Hong | United States | 42.782 |
