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

Inline speed skating – men's 500 m sprint at the 2001 World Games
Venue	Akita Prefectural Skating Rink, Akita, Japan
Date	24 August 2001
Competitors	21 from 8 nations
Medalists
Chad Hedrick
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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.^[1]

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 Notes 1 42.59 Q 2 42.65 Q 3 43.02 4 43.29 5 44.29 Heat 3 Rank Name Country Time Notes 1 Chad Hedrick 42.69 Q 2 42.93 Q 3 43.00 4 43.45 5 43.50 6 44.16

Heat 2 Rank Name Country Time Notes 1 43.03 Q 2 43.08 Q 3 43.30 4 43.55 5 43.79 Heat 4 Rank Name Country Time Notes 1 43.20 Q 2 Shane Dobbin 43.31 Q 3 43.73 4 43.82 5 43.97

Semifinals[]

Heat 1 Rank Name Country Time Notes 1 42.85 Q 2 42.95 Q 3 43.05 4 Shane Dobbin 43.22

Heat 2 Rank Name Country Time Notes 1 Chad Hedrick 42.32 Q 2 42.42 Q 3 42.55 4 42.79

Final[]

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Chad Hedrick		42.30
			42.53
			42.63
4			42.63

References[]

External links[]

• Results on IWGA website