| Men's 500 metres at the 1996 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Heilongjiang Indoor Rink | |||||||||
| Dates | 5–6 February 1996 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 4 nations | |||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10000 m | men | |
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 |
| 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 |
| Games Record | — | — | — | — |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Jaegal Sung-yeol (KOR)
|
36.70 | 36.87 | 1:13.57 | WR |
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 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)
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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 |