# Short-track speed skating at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Boys' 500 metres

The boys' 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was held on 16 February at the Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall.

## Results

    QAB – qualified for the semifinals A/B
    QCD – qualified for the semifinals C/D
    PEN – penalty
    ADA – advanced

### Quarterfinals

| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Hong Kyung-hwan | South Korea | 42.537 | QAB |
| 2 | 1 | Pavel Sitnikov | Russia | 42.652 | QAB |
| 3 | 1 | Martinius Elvebakken | Norway | 45.998 | QCD |
| 4 | 1 | Shaoang Liu | Hungary | DNF | QCD |
| 1 | 2 | Stijn Desmet | Belgium | 42.993 | QAB |
| 2 | 2 | Kazuki Yoshinaga | Japan | 43.657 | QAB |
| 3 | 2 | Aaron Heo | United States | 44.052 | QCD |
| 4 | 2 | Tjerk de Boer | Netherlands | DNF | QCD |
| 1 | 3 | Ma Wei | China | 42.208 | QAB |
| 2 | 3 | Kiichi Shigehiro | Japan | 42.671 | QAB |
| 3 | 3 | András Sziklási | Hungary | 44.918 | QCD |
| 4 | 3 | Moritz Kreuseler | Germany | 45.105 | QCD |
| 1 | 4 | Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea | 41.968 | QAB |
| 2 | 4 | Quentin Fercoq | France | 42.404 | QAB |
| 3 | 4 | Yerkebulan Shamukhanov | Kazakhstan | 44.170 | QCD |
| 4 | 4 | Kārlis Krūzbergs | Latvia | 45.766 | QCD |

### Semifinals
#### Semifinals C/D

    QC – qualified for Final C
    QD – qualified for Final D
    PEN – penalty
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Tjerk de Boer | Netherlands | 43.830 | QC |
| 2 | 1 | Aaron Heo | United States | 44.396 | QC |
| 3 | 1 | Moritz Kreuseler | Germany | 44.974 | QD |
| 4 | 1 | Martinius Elvebakken | Norway | 45.018 | QD |
| 1 | 2 | Shaoang Liu | Hungary | 44.349 | QC |
| 2 | 2 | András Sziklási | Hungary | 44.651 | QC |
| 3 | 2 | Kārlis Krūzbergs | Latvia | 47.371 | QD |
| 4 | 2 | Yerkebulan Shamukhanov | Kazakhstan | DNF | QD |

#### Semifinals A/B

    QA – qualified for Final A
    QB – qualified for Final B
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ma Wei | China | 41.680 | QA |
| 2 | 1 | Hong Kyung-hwan | South Korea | 41.944 | QA |
| 3 | 1 | Pavel Sitnikov | Russia | 42.327 | QB |
| 4 | 1 | Kiichi Shigehiro | Japan | 42.403 | QB |
| 1 | 2 | Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea | 41.972 | QA |
| 2 | 2 | Kazuki Yoshinaga | Japan | 42.416 | QA |
| 3 | 2 | Stijn Desmet | Belgium | 42.846 | QB |
| 4 | 2 | Quentin Fercoq | France | 42.997 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final D

| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| 13 | Yerkebulan Shamukhanov | Kazakhstan | 44.916 |
| 14 | Martinius Elvebakken | Norway | 45.001 |
| 15 | Kārlis Krūzbergs | Latvia | 45.680 |
| 16 | Moritz Kreuseler | Germany | 45.787 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 9 | Shaoang Liu | Hungary | 44.366 | |
| 10 | Tjerk de Boer | Netherlands | 44.695 | |
| 11 | Aaron Heo | United States | 45.413 | |
| 12 | András Sziklási | Hungary | | PEN |

#### Final B

| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| 5 | Stijn Desmet | Belgium | 42.716 |
| 6 | Pavel Sitnikov | Russia | 42.731 |
| 7 | Quentin Fercoq | France | 43.032 |
| 8 | Kiichi Shigehiro | Japan | 43.041 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| | Hong Kyung-hwan | South Korea | 41.885 | |
| | Kazuki Yoshinaga | Japan | 41.969 | |
| | Ma Wei | China | 42.129 | |
| 4 | Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea | | PEN |