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

Women's 500 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
Venue Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates February 24
Competitors 30 from 8 nations
Winning time 45.98
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Cathy Turner  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yanmei  China
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Amy Peterson  United States

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]

Results

Heats

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
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Wang Xiulan China47.32Q
2Nathalie Lambert Canada47.38Q
3Evgeniya Radanova Bulgaria50.67
Heat 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Cathy Turner United States46.22Q
2Won Hye-kyung South Korea48.08Q
3Anke Jannie Landman Netherlands48.36
4Bea Pintens Belgium49.59
Heat 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Sylvie Daigle Canada46.98Q
2Chun Lee-kyung South Korea47.14Q
3Yelena Tikhonova Russia47.79
4Debbie Palmer Great Britain47.93
Heat 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Isabelle Charest Canada46.92Q
2Sandrine Daudet France49.06Q
3Barbara Baldissera Italy79.96
Sofie Pintens BelgiumDQ
Heat 5
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Ayako Tsubaki Japan48.49Q
2Karen Gardiner-Kah Australia48.56Q
3Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina Russia48.59
4Valérie Barizza France50.30
Heat 6
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Marinella Canclini Italy47.19Q
2Kim So-hee South Korea47.77Q
3Yelena Sinitsina Kazakhstan50.36
Heat 7
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Yang Yang (S) China47.23Q
2Marina Pylayeva Russia47.47Q
3Katia Mosconi Italy47.90
4Penèlope di Lella Netherlands48.44
Heat 8
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Amy Peterson United States47.02Q
2Zhang Yanmei China47.35Q
3Laure Drouet France50.47
4Cindy Meyer South Africa77.18

Quarterfinals

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

Quarterfinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Isabelle Charest Canada47.25Q
2Yang Yang (S) China47.25Q
3Karen Gardiner-Kah Australia47.90
4Chun Lee-kyung South Korea69.56
Quarterfinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Amy Peterson United States46.59Q OR
2Zhang Yanmei China46.64Q
3Sandrine Daudet France47.97
4Marinella Canclini Italy88.77
Quarterfinal 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Kim So-hee South Korea46.97Q
2Cathy Turner United States47.24Q
3Ayako Tsubaki Japan47.51
4Nathalie Lambert Canada65.45
Quarterfinal 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Wang Xiulan China48.40Q
2Won Hye-kyung South Korea48.87Q
3Sylvie Daigle Canada55.59
Marina Pylayeva RussiaDQ

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
1Zhang Yanmei China46.01QA OR
2Amy Peterson United States46.28QA
3Kim So-hee South Korea46.36QB
Yang Yang (S) ChinaDQ
Semifinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Cathy Turner United States47.54QA
2Won Hye-kyung South Korea47.63QA
3Wang Xiulan China48.00QB
Isabelle Charest CanadaDQ

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 States45.98OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)Zhang Yanmei China46.44
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Amy Peterson United States46.76
4Won Hye-kyung South Korea47.60
Final B
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
5Kim So-hee South Korea49.01
6Wang Xiulan China49.03

References

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