Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 19 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.[1][2]

Women's 500 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueHamar Olympic Hall
DatesFebruary 19
Competitors34 from 12 nations
Winning time39.25
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bonnie Blair
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Susan Auch
 Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Franziska Schenk
 Germany
← 1992
1998 →

Records

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

World record   Bonnie Blair (USA) 39.10 Calgary, Canada 22 February 1988
Olympic record   Bonnie Blair (USA) 39.10 Calgary, Canada 22 February 1988

Results

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Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Difference
  3 I Bonnie Blair   United States 39.25 -
  6 I Susan Auch   Canada 39.61 +0.36
  2 I Franziska Schenk   Germany 39.70 +0.45
4 1 O Xue Ruihong   China 39.71 +0.46
5 5 I Yoo Seon-Hee   South Korea 39.92 +0.67
6 3 O Monique Garbrecht   Germany 39.95 +0.70
7 8 I Svetlana Zhurova   Russia 40.17 +0.92
8 10 I Edel Therese Høiseth   Norway 40.20 +0.95
9 14 I Jin Hua   China 40.23 +0.98
10 5 O Kyoko Shimazaki   Japan 40.26 +1.01
11 7 I Yang Chunyuan   China 40.37 +1.12
12 1 I Angela Stahnke   Germany 40.38 +1.13
13 6 O Ye Qiaobo   China 40.42 +1.17
14 11 I Tomomi Okazaki   Japan 40.55 +1.31
15 4 I Anke Baier   Germany 40.59 +1.34
16 14 O Michelle Morton   Canada 40.71 +1.46
17 9 O Oksana Ravilova   Russia 40.72 +1.47
18 4 O Shiho Kusunose   Japan 40.94 +1.69
19 12 I Christine Aaftink   Netherlands 41.01 +1.76
20 15 O Kristen Talbot   United States 41.05 +1.80
16 I Svetlana Fedotkina   Russia 41.05 +1.80
22 17 O Nataliya Polozkova   Russia 41.06 +1.81
23 9 I Mihaela Dascălu   Romania 41.13 +1.88
11 O Peggy Clasen   United States 41.13 +1.88
25 8 I Mayumi Yamamoto   Japan 41.20 +1.95
26 17 I Linda Johnson-Blair   Canada 41.42 +2.17
27 7 O Emese Dörfler-Antal   Austria 41.59 +2.34
28 16 O Gang Mi-yeong   South Korea 41.96 +2.71
29 10 O Cerasela Hordobețiu   Romania 42.15 +2.90
30 15 I Krisztina Egyed   Hungary 42.29 +3.04
31 13 I Jeong Bae-yeong   South Korea 42.63 +3.38
32 12 O Cheon Hui-ju   South Korea 43.05 +3.80
33 2 O Catriona Le May Doan   Canada 59.75 +20.50
- 13 O Michelle Kline   United States DQ

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 2, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 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.