Speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'anneau de vitesse
DatesFebruary 10
Competitors34 from 12 nations
Winning time40.33
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bonnie Blair
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ye Qiaobo
 China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christa Luding-R.
 Germany
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The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the L'anneau de vitesse.[1][2]

Records

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

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Name Country Time Difference
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 I Bonnie Blair  United States 40.33 -
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 O Ye Qiaobo  China 40.51 +0.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 I Christa Luding-Rothenburger  Germany 40.57 +0.24
4 3 I Monique Garbrecht  Germany 40.63 +0.30
5 1 O Christine Aaftink  Netherlands 40.66 +0.33
6 6 O Susan Auch  Canada 40.83 +0.50
7 4 O Kyoko Shimazaki  Japan 40.98 +0.65
8 5 O Angela Stahnke  Germany 41.10 +0.77
9 1 I Yoo Seon-Hee  South Korea 41.28 +0.95
10 14 O Anke Baier  Germany 41.30 +0.97
11 7 I Herma Meijer  Netherlands 41.31 +0.98
12 6 I Seiko Hashimoto  Japan 41.32 +0.99
13 17 I Xue Ruihong  China 41.47 +1.14
14 8 I Catriona Le May Doan  Canada 41.59 +1.26
15 8 O Nataliya Polozkova  Unified Team 41.61 +1.28
16 15 I Oksana Ravilova  Unified Team 41.73 +1.40
17 12 I Kristen Talbot  United States 41.77 +1.44
18 9 I Shelley Rhead-Skarvan  Canada 41.83 +1.50
19 13 I Liu Yuexi  China 41.85 +1.52
20 10 I Edel Therese Høiseth  Norway 41.89 +1.56
21 10 O Mihaela Dascălu  Romania 41.90 +1.57
22 9 O Peggy Clasen  United States 41.95 +1.62
23 16 O Noriko Toda  Japan 41.97 +1.64
24 17 O Yoko Fukazawa  Japan 42.18 + 1.85
25 13 O Song Hwa-son  North Korea 42.23 +1.90
26 15 O Michelle Kline  United States 42.41 +2.08
27 16 I Chong Chang-suk  North Korea 42.45 +2.12
28 11 O Kim Chun-wol  North Korea 42.47 +2.14
29 2 I Yelena Tyushnyakova  Unified Team 42.65 +2.32
30 14 I Cerasela Hordobețiu  Romania 42.68 +2.35
31 7 O Lyudmila Prokasheva  Unified Team 43.19 +2.86
32 11 I Krisztina Egyed  Hungary 43.39 +3.06
- 3 O Sandra Voetelink  Netherlands DNF
- 12 Wang Xiuli  China DNF

References

  1. ^ a b "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.