| Times held | 10 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 199 |
| Total countries | 32 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 32 | 10 |
| 1994 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 31 | 16 |
| 1998 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 16 |
| 2002 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 32 | 20 |
| 2006 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 27 | 16 |
| 2010 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 32 | 16 |
| 2014 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 32 | 16 |
| 2018 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 33 | 16 |
| 2022 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 32 | 17 |
| 2026 | 500 metres, Men | Olympic | 32 | 18 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Republic of Korea | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| People's Republic of China | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| ROC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Dajing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Viktor An | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Steven Dubois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Chae Ji-Hun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marc Gagnon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Takafumi Nishitani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Apolo Anton Ohno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Charles Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Shaoang Liu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |