Short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
Venue La halle de glace Olympique
Dates February 18–20
Competitors 27 from 14 nations
Winning time 47.04
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Cathy Turner  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Li Yan  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Hwang Ok-sil  North Korea

The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 18 and 20 February at La halle de glace Olympique.[1]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 18 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

Heat 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Kim So-hui South Korea50.99Q
2Joëlle van Koetsveld-van Ankeren Netherlands60.29Q
–Zhang Yanmei ChinaDQ
Heat 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Cathy Turner United States47.69Q
2Chun Lee-kyung South Korea48.18Q
3Sylvie Daigle Canada48.50
Heat 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Wang Xiulan China47.49Q
2Annie Perreault Canada48.41Q
3Felicity Campbell Australia50.11
4Debbie Palmer Great Britain52.24
Heat 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Li Yan China48.33Q
2Nathalie Lambert Canada48.41Q
3Nataliya Isakova Unified Team48.49
4Tamara Kaszala Hungary52.38
Heat 5
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Nobuko Yamada Japan48.79Q
2Bea Pintens Belgium48.98Q
3Cristina Sciolla Italy52.53
Heat 6
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Hwang Ok-sil North Korea48.70Q
2Karine Rubini France49.25Q
3Amy Peterson United States51.05
4Simone Velzeboer Netherlands55.43
Heat 7
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Marinella Canclini Italy47.00Q OR
2Marina Pylayeva Unified Team47.48Q
–Karen Gardiner-Kah AustraliaDQ
Heat 8
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Monique Velzeboer Netherlands48.09Q
2Yuliya Vlasova Unified Team48.29Q
3Kim Chun-hwa North Korea49.10

Quarterfinals

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

Quarterfinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Cathy Turner United States48.51Q
2Nathalie Lambert Canada51.04Q
3Nobuko Yamada Japan57.69
4Karine Rubini France68.41
Quarterfinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Li Yan China48.33Q
2Yuliya Vlasova Unified Team48.63Q
3Joëlle van Koetsveld-van Ankeren Netherlands67.23
4Marinella Canclini Italy87.18
Quarterfinal 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Wang Xiulan China47.56Q
2Hwang Ok-sil North Korea47.95Q
3Chun Lee-kyung South Korea48.25
4Bea Pintens Belgium48.49
Quarterfinal 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Marina Pylayeva Unified Team47.95Q
2Monique Velzeboer Netherlands53.46Q
3Kim So-hui South Korea54.90
–Annie Perreault CanadaDQ

Semifinals

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
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Hwang Ok-sil North Korea47.74QA
2Li Yan China48.33QA
3Nathalie Lambert Canada61.90QB
4Marina Pylayeva Unified Team67.56QB
Semifinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Cathy Turner United States47.41QA
2Monique Velzeboer Netherlands47.52QA
3Wang Xiulan China48.04QB
4Yuliya Vlasova Unified Team68.90QB

Finals

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

Final A
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Cathy Turner United States47.04
2nd, silver medalist(s)Li Yan China47.08
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Hwang Ok-sil North Korea47.23
4Monique Velzeboer Netherlands47.28
Final B
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
5Marina Pylayeva Unified Team48.42
6Nathalie Lambert Canada48.50
7Yuliya Vlasova Unified Team48.70
8Wang Xiulan China94.12

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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 16, 2014.
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