Men's 500 m Race 1 of 2
- = —
- Equal sign indicates that two or more participants have a tie
- DNF —
- Did Not Finish
- DNS —
- Did Not Start
- DQ —
- Disqualified
- I —
- Inner Lane
- NRS —
- No result
- O —
- Outer Lane
- OR —
- Olympic Record
- RS —
- Reskate
- WD —
- Withdrawn
- WO —
- Walkover
- WR —
- World Record