| Times held | 24 | 
|---|---|
| Total participants | 612 | 
| Total countries | 40 | 
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 27 | 10 | 
| 1928 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 33 | 14 | 
| 1932 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 16 | 4 | 
| 1936 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 36 | 14 | 
| 1948 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 42 | 15 | 
| 1952 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 41 | 14 | 
| 1956 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 47 | 17 | 
| 1960 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 46 | 15 | 
| 1964 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 44 | 19 | 
| 1968 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 48 | 17 | 
| 1972 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 38 | 16 | 
| 1976 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 29 | 16 | 
| 1980 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 37 | 18 | 
| 1984 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 42 | 20 | 
| 1988 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 37 | 15 | 
| 1992 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 43 | 17 | 
| 1994 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 40 | 16 | 
| 1998 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 42 | 16 | 
| 2002 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 38 | 15 | 
| 2006 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 37 | 12 | 
| 2010 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 39 | 12 | 
| 2014 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 40 | 16 | 
| 2018 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 36 | 17 | 
| 2022 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 15 | 
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |   USA | 
7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 
| Norway |   NOR | 
4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 
| Soviet Union |   URS | 
4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 
| West Germany |   FRG | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Japan |   JPN | 
1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 
| Netherlands |   NED | 
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 
| Republic of Korea |   KOR | 
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 
| Russian Federation |   RUS | 
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 
| Finland |   FIN | 
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 
| People's Republic of China |   CHN | 
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 
| East Germany |   GDR | 
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Germany |   GER | 
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| Canada |   CAN | 
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 
| Sweden |   SWE | 
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yevgeny Grishin |   RUS  URS | 
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 
| Erhard Keller |   FRG | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Uwe-Jens Mey |   GDR  GER | 
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| Bernt Evensen |   NOR | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Yevgeny Kulikov |   RUS  URS | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Terry McDermott |   USA | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| Hiroyasu Shimizu |   JPN | 
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |