Speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1964 Winter Olympics took place on 30 January, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1][2]

Women's 500 metres speed skating
at the IX Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueEisschnelllaufbahn Innsbruck
Date30 January 1964
Competitors28 from 13 nations
Winning time45.0 OR
Medalists
Lidiya Skoblikova  Soviet Union
Irina Yegorova  Soviet Union
Tatyana Sidorova  Soviet Union

Records

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

World record Inga Artamonova (URS)44.9Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union27 January 1962
Olympic record Helga Haase (EUA)45.9Squaw Valley, United States20 February 1960

The following new Olympic record was set.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
30 January Lidiya Skoblikova (URS)45.0OR

Results

[1]

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union45.0OR
Irina Yegorova Soviet Union45.4
Tatyana Sidorova Soviet Union45.5
4Jeanne Ashworth United States46.2
Jan Smith United States46.2
6Gunilla Jacobsson Sweden46.5
7Mary Lawler United States46.6
8Helga Haase United Team of Germany47.2
9Inger Eriksson Sweden47.3
10Doreen Ryan Canada47.7
11Christina Lindblom-Scherling Sweden47.8
12Hatsue Nagakubo-Takamizawa Japan47.9
13Doreen McCannell Canada48.0
Kaija Mustonen Finland48.0
15Ryoo Choon-za North Korea48.4
16Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Finland48.8
Elwira Seroczyńska Poland48.8
18Françoise Lucas France48.9
19Yasuko Takano Japan49.3
20Kim Hye-suk South Korea49.6
21Brigitte Reichert United Team of Germany49.8
22Adelajda Mroske Poland49.9
23Helena Pilejczyk Poland50.1
24Kaneko Takahashi Japan50.5
25Sigrit Behrenz United Team of Germany50.9
Kornélia Ihász Hungary50.9
27Jarmila Šťastná Czechoslovakia52.0
28Han Pil-Hwa North Korea58.5

References

  1. "Offizieller Bericht der IX. Olympischen Winterspiele Innsbruck 1964" (PDF). Austrian Federal Publishing House for Instruction, Science and Art, Vienna and Munich. LA84 Foundation. 1964. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1964 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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