List of speed skating world records over 2 × 500 meters men
This list contains all world records recognized by the International Skating Union in speed skating over 2 × 500 meters for men. The 500 meters are run twice. If an athlete starts over 500 meters on the inner lane, he starts the second time on the outer lane. The times achieved are converted into seconds and added up.
| No. | athlete | 1st run 500 meters |
2nd run 500 meters |
Points | date | place | particularities | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Hiroyasu Shimizu
|
34.64 | 34.32 (WR) | 68.96 | March 10, 2001 | Utah Olympic Oval | H III, Bh, Ek | 5 years and 364 days |
| 2 |
 Kang-Seok Lee
|
34.44 | 34.25 (WR) | 68.69 | March 9, 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval | H III, Bh, Ek | 1 year and 6 days |
| Reigning speed skating world record holder over 2 × 500 meters | ||||||||
| 3 |
 Jeremy Wotherspoon
|
34.03 ( WR ) | 34.14 | 68.17 | November 11, 2007 | Utah Olympic Oval | H III, Bh, Ek | 12 years and 294 days |
- As of September 27, 2013
- WR - world record
- The abbreviations in "special features" mean
- H = altitude of the railway; HI = up to 500 meters, H II = over 500 meters, H III = over 1000 meters
- B = track layout; Bf = open air (open), Bh = indoor track, Bm = mix (semi-open, covered track)
- E = ice; Ek = artificial (cooling system), En = natural ice (without technical cooling system)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ World records on speedskatingnews.info
