Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.[1][2]

Women's 500 metres
at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueZetra Ice Rink
DatesFebruary 10
Competitors33 from 16 nations
Winning time41.02 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christa Rothenburger
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karin Enke
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Natalya Shive
 Soviet Union
← 1980
1988 →

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]

World record   Christa Rothenburger (GDR) 39.69 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 25 March 1983
Olympic record   Karin Enke (GDR) 41.78 Lake Placid, United States 15 February 1980

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
10 February   Christa Rothenburger (GDR) 41.02 OR

Results

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Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
  5 i Christa Rothenburger   East Germany 41.02 OR
  6 i Karin Enke   East Germany 41.28 +0.26
  3 o Natalya Shive   Soviet Union 41.50 +0.48
4 4 o Irina Kuleshova   Soviet Union 41.70 +0.68
5 2 o Skadi Walter   East Germany 42.16 +1.14
6 1 i Natalya Petrusyova   Soviet Union 42.19 +1.17
7 4 i Monika Pflug   West Germany 42.40 +1.38
8 8 o Bonnie Blair   United States 42.53 +1.51
9 7 i Erwina Ryś-Ferens   Poland 42.71 +1.69
10 16 i Katie Class   United States 42.97 +1.95
11 10 i Silvia Brunner   Switzerland 42.99 +1.97
7 o Seiko Hashimoto   Japan 42.99 +1.97
13 10 o Connie Paraskevin   United States 43.05 +2.03
14 14 i Zofia Tokarczyk   Poland 43.13 +2.11
15 16 o Lilianna Morawiec   Poland 43.43 +2.41
16 13 o Hiromi Ozawa   Japan 43.46 +2.44
17 5 o Marzia Peretti   Italy 43.63 +2.61
18 6 o Annette Carlén   Sweden 43.65 +2.63
19 9 i Emese Hunyady   Hungary 43.70 +2.68
20 2 i Sylvie Daigle   Canada 43.74 +2.72
3 i Sigrid Smuda   West Germany 43.74 +2.72
22 9 o Shoko Fusano   Japan 43.75 +2.73
11 i Lee Yeon-ju   South Korea 43.75 +2.73
24 15 o Edel Therese Høiseth   Norway 43.96 +2.94
25 8 i Cao Guifeng   China 44.11 +3.09
26 15 i Shen Guoqin   China 44.21 +3.19
27 12 o Thea Limbach   Netherlands 44.31 +3.29
28 17 i Miao Min   China 44.49 +3.47
29 14 o Choi Seung-youn   South Korea 44.79 +3.77
30 11 o Ria Visser   Netherlands 45.05 +4.03
31 12 i Dubravka Vukušić   Yugoslavia 51.99 +10.97
32 13 i Bibija Kerla   Yugoslavia 58.23 +17,21
33 1 o Alie Boorsma   Netherlands 62.05 +21,03

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ "500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.