Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were set during this competition.

Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were set during this competition.

Date	Round	Athlete	Country	Time	Record

26 January 1924	Pair 1	Joe Moore	United States	45.6	OR

26 January 1924	Pair 11	Asser Wallenius	Finland	45.0	OR

26 January 1924	Pair 12	Oskar Olsen	Norway	44.2	OR

26 January 1924	Pair 15	Charles Jewtraw	United States	44.0	OR

Sentence(s)

Joe Moore of the United States set the first Olympic record covering the distance in 45.6 seconds.

final_sentence: Joe Moore of the United States set the first Olympic record covering the distance in 45.6 seconds.