Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Women's 500 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | 16 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 44.187 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m relay | women | |
5000 m relay | men | |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
World record | 43.671 | Calgary, Canada | 19 October 2001 | |
Olympic record | 44.991 | Nagano, Japan | 19 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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16 February | Heat 3 | 44.723 | OR | ||
16 February | Semifinal 1 | 44.118 | OR |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 16 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[2]
- Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Yang Yang (A) | 45.042 | Q | |
2 | Marina Georgieva-Nikolova | 45.916 | Q | |
3 | Katalin Kristo | 46.956 |
- Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Joo Min-jin | 45.547 | Q | |
2 | Yvonne Kunze | 45.717 | Q | |
3 | Cordia Tsoi | 52.496 |
- Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wang Chunlu | 44.723 | Q OR | |
2 | Isabelle Charest | 44.964 | Q | |
3 | Nataliya Dmitriyeva | 46.574 | ||
4 | Kateřina Novotná | 47.122 |
- Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marta Capurso | 46.313 | Q | |
2 | Olga Danilov | 46.422 | Q | |
3 | Jo Williams | 46.631 | ||
4 | Marianna Nagy | 46.980 |
- Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Alanna Kraus | 45.101 | Q | |
2 | Evgeniya Radanova | 45.195 | Q | |
3 | Susanne Rudolph | 45.288 |
- Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Chikage Tanaka | 45.193 | Q | |
2 | Amy Peterson | 45.448 | Q | |
3 | Nina Yevteyeva | 46.180 | ||
4 | Szandra Lajtos | 48.488 |
- Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sarah Lindsay | 45.461 | Q | |
2 | Mara Zini | 45.556 | Q | |
3 | Yuliya Pavlovich-Yelsakova | 47.273 | ||
4 | Christy Ren | 55.423 |
- Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Choi Eun-kyung | 45.395 | Q | |
2 | Caroline Hallisey | 45.535 | Q | |
3 | Stéphanie Bouvier | 45.723 | ||
4 | Yuka Kamino | 45.933 |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[2] Canada's Isabelle Charest was advanced to the semifinals, with Japan's Chikage Tanaka disqualified.
- Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wang Chunlu | 44.739 | Q | |
2 | Caroline Hallisey | 44.826 | Q | |
3 | Marta Capurso | 45.137 | ||
4 | Olga Danilov | 46.695 |
- Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Yang Yang (A) | 44.810 | Q | |
2 | Joo Min-jin | 44.992 | Q | |
3 | Amy Peterson | 46.120 | ||
4 | Marina Georgieva-Nikolova | 46.422 |
- Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Evgeniya Radanova | 44.780 | Q | |
2 | Alanna Kraus | 44.863 | Q | |
3 | Sarah Lindsay | 44.912 | ||
4 | Yvonne Kunze | 46.465 |
- Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Choi Eun-kyung | 44.846 | Q | |
2 | Mara Zini | 44.876 | Q | |
3 | Isabelle Charest | 45.011 | ADV | |
– | Chikage Tanaka | DSQ |
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.[2] In the first semifinal, a dead heat for second place, between Canada's Isabelle Charest and Caroline Hallisey of the United States, meant that both advanced to the final.
- Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Yang Yang (A) | 44.118 | QA OR | |
2 | Isabelle Charest | 44.307 | QA | |
2 | Caroline Hallisey | 44.307 | QA | |
4 | Mara Zini | 44.531 | QB | |
5 | Choi Eun-kyung | 44.647 | QB |
- Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Evgeniya Radanova | 44.686 | QA | |
2 | Wang Chunlu | 44.734 | QA | |
3 | Alanna Kraus | 44.776 | QB | |
4 | Joo Min-jin | 68.184 | QB |
Finals
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four other raced for 6th place in Final B.[2]
- Final A
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Yang Yang (A) | 44.187 | |||
Evgeniya Radanova | 44.252 | |||
Wang Chunlu | 44.272 | |||
4 | Isabelle Charest | 44.662 | ||
5 | Caroline Hallisey | 44.679 |
- Final B
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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6 | Alanna Kraus | 44.930 | ||
7 | Choi Eun-kyung | 45.383 | ||
8 | Mara Zini | 45.494 | ||
9 | Joo Min-jin | 46.893 |
References
- "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012.