The world record progression of the 2 times 500 meter men as recognised by the International Skating Union:
Some international skating events, such as World Single Distance Championships and World Cups, may include two races of 500 meters. A world record will be registered by ISU for the combined result of the two 500 meter races, only from competitions where the final result of the 500m is determined by the total time after 2 races.INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Special Regulations & Technical Rules Speed Skating 2024 as accepted by the 59th Ordinary Congress, June 2024 NrNationNamesResultDateVenueMeeting1Hiroyasu Shimizu1:08.9610 March 2001Salt Lake CityWorld Championship2Lee Kang-seok1:08.699 March 2007Salt Lake CityWorld Championship3Jeremy Wotherspoon1:08.3115 March 2008CalgaryOlympic Oval Final4Ronald Mulder1:08.2626 February 2017CalgaryWorld Championship5*Tatsuya Shinhama1.07:6310 March 2019Salt Lake CityWorld Cup6Jenning de Boo1:08.2214 February 2025HeerenveenDutch Single Distances Championships *Fastest double 500 meter recorded by ISU in one event but not listed as a world record.
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