2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships – Men's 500 metres

The men's 500 metre at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place 12 March at the Sheffield Arena.

Preliminaries
Top two athletes from each heat and the next two fastest thirds qualified for heats.


 * Heat 1


 * Heat 3


 * Heat 5


 * Heat 7


 * Heat 9


 * Heat 11


 * Heat 13


 * Heat 2


 * Heat 4


 * Heat 6


 * Heat 8


 * Heat 10


 * Heat 12

Heats
Top 2 Athletes from each heat and the next 2 fastest thirds qualified for quarterfinals.


 * Heat 1


 * Heat 3


 * Heat 5


 * Heat 7


 * Heat 2


 * Heat 4


 * Heat 6

Quarterfinals
Top 2 Athletes from each heat qualified for Semifinals.


 * Heat 1


 * Heat 3


 * Heat 2


 * Heat 4

Semifinals
Top 2 Athletes from each heat qualified for the Final.


 * Heat 1


 * Heat 2