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Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

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The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1][2]

Women's 500 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueHamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates24 February
Competitors30 from 13 nations
Winning time45.98
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cathy Turner  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yanmei  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amy Peterson  United States
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Results edit

Heats edit

The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Wang Xiulan   China 47.32 Q
2 Nathalie Lambert   Canada 47.38 Q
3 Evgeniya Radanova   Bulgaria 50.67
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Cathy Turner   United States 46.22 Q
2 Won Hye-kyung   South Korea 48.08 Q
3 Anke Jannie Landman   Netherlands 48.36
4 Bea Pintens   Belgium 49.59
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Sylvie Daigle   Canada 46.98 Q
2 Chun Lee-kyung   South Korea 47.14 Q
3 Yelena Tikhanina   Russia 47.79
4 Debbie Palmer   Great Britain 47.93
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Isabelle Charest   Canada 46.92 Q
2 Sandrine Daudet   France 49.06 Q
3 Barbara Baldissera   Italy 79.96
– Sofie Pintens   Belgium DQ
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ayako Tsubaki   Japan 48.49 Q
2 Karen Gardiner-Kah   Australia 48.56 Q
3 Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina   Russia 48.59
4 Valérie Barizza   France 50.30
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marinella Canclini   Italy 47.19 Q
2 Kim So-hee   South Korea 47.77 Q
3 Yelena Sinitsina   Kazakhstan 50.36
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Yang Yang (S)   China 47.23 Q
2 Marina Pylayeva   Russia 47.47 Q
3 Katia Mosconi   Italy 47.90
4 Penèlope di Lella   Netherlands 48.44
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Amy Peterson   United States 47.02 Q
2 Zhang Yanmei   China 47.35 Q
3 Laure Drouet   France 50.47
4 Cindy Meyer   South Africa 77.18

Quarterfinals edit

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Isabelle Charest   Canada 47.25 Q
2 Yang Yang (S)   China 47.25 Q
3 Karen Gardiner-Kah   Australia 47.90
4 Chun Lee-kyung   South Korea 69.56
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Amy Peterson   United States 46.59 Q OR
2 Zhang Yanmei   China 46.64 Q
3 Sandrine Daudet   France 47.97
4 Marinella Canclini   Italy 88.77
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim So-hee   South Korea 46.97 Q
2 Cathy Turner   United States 47.24 Q
3 Ayako Tsubaki   Japan 47.51
4 Nathalie Lambert   Canada 65.45
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Wang Xiulan   China 48.40 Q
2 Won Hye-kyung   South Korea 48.87 Q
3 Sylvie Daigle   Canada 55.59
– Marina Pylayeva   Russia DQ

Semifinals edit

The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[1]

Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Zhang Yanmei   China 46.01 QA OR
2 Amy Peterson   United States 46.28 QA
3 Kim So-hee   South Korea 46.36 QB
– Yang Yang (S)   China DQ
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Cathy Turner   United States 47.54 QA
2 Won Hye-kyung   South Korea 47.63 QA
3 Wang Xiulan   China 48.00 QB
– Isabelle Charest   Canada DQ

Finals edit

The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.[1]

Final A
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
  Cathy Turner   United States 45.98 OR
  Zhang Yanmei   China 46.44
  Amy Peterson   United States 46.76
4 Won Hye-kyung   South Korea 47.60
Final B
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
5 Kim So-hee   South Korea 49.01
6 Wang Xiulan   China 49.03

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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