Inline speed skating at the 2001 World Games – Men's 500 m sprint

The men's 500 m sprint competition in inline speed skating at the 2001 World Games took place on 24 August 2001 at the Akita Prefectural Skating Rink in Akita, Japan.

Competition format A total of 21 athletes entered the competition. Best two athletes from each heat advances to the next round.

Results Quarterfinals

Heat 1 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Gregory Duggento Italy 42.59 Q2 Liu Yu-shen Chinese Taipei 42.65 Q3Sota Kazamaki Japan43.024Derek Downing United States43.295Masatoshi Takahagi Japan44.29

Heat 3 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Chad Hedrick United States42.69Q2Diego Rosero Colombia42.93Q3Fabian Arcila Venezuela43.004Lo Hsuan-che Chinese Taipei43.455Nico Wieduwilt Germany43.506Daisuke Kazamaki Japan44.16

Heat 2 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Kalon Dobbin New Zealand43.03Q2Jorge Botero Colombia43.08Q3Nick Tom New Zealand43.304Chen Wei-ming Chinese Taipei43.555Su Jen-ping Chinese Taipei43.79

Heat 4 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Miguel Rueda Colombia43.20Q2Shane Dobbin New Zealand43.31Q3Christoph Zschätzsch Germany43.734Daniel Zschätzsch Germany43.825Oscar Rivas Venezuela43.97

Semifinals

Heat 1 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Gregory Duggento Italy 42.85 Q2Miguel Rueda Colombia42.95Q3 Liu Yu-shen Chinese Taipei 43.05 4Shane Dobbin New Zealand43.22

Heat 2 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Chad Hedrick United States42.32Q2Jorge Botero Colombia42.42Q3Kalon Dobbin New Zealand42.554Diego Rosero Colombia42.79

Final Rank Name Country Time Chad Hedrick United States42.30Miguel Rueda Colombia42.53Gregory Duggento Italy42.634Jorge Botero Colombia42.63

References

External links Results on IWGA website