The men's 500 metre at the 2012 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place on 10 March 2012, at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.
Results[]
Preliminaries[]
Top two athletes from each heat qualified for the heats.[1]
- Heat 1
- Heat 3
- Heat 5
- Heat 7
- Heat 9
- Heat 11
- Heat 13
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- Heat 2
- Heat 4
- Heat 6
- Heat 8
- Heat 10
- Heat 12
- Heat 14
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Heats[]
Top two athletes from each heat and the two fastest thirds qualified for the quarterfinals.[2]
- Heat 1
- Heat 3
- Heat 5
- Heat 7
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- Heat 2
- Heat 4
- Heat 6
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Quarterfinals[]
Top two athletes from each heat qualified for the semifinals.[3]
- Heat 1
- Heat 3
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- Heat 2
- Heat 4
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Semifinals[]
Top two athletes from each heat qualified for the final.[4]
Final[]
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References[]