The men's 500 metres at the 1996 Asian Winter Games was held in February 1996 in Harbin, China.
| 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 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
edit500 meters
editPrior 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
editPrior 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
edit| 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)
|
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 |