Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 14 February, at the M-Wave.[1][2]

Women's 500 metres
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueM-Wave
DatesFebruary 13–14
Competitors38 from 14 nations
Winning time1:16.60
Medalists
Catriona Le May Doan
 Canada
Susan Auch
 Canada
Tomomi Okazaki
 Japan

Records

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

World record Catriona Le May Doan (CAN)37.55Calgary, Canada28 December 1997
Olympic record Bonnie Blair (USA)39.10Calgary, Canada22 February 1988

The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
13 February Catriona Le May Doan (CAN)38.39OR
14 February Catriona Le May Doan (CAN)38.21OR

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryRace 1Race 2TotalNotes
Catriona Le May Doan Canada38.3938.211:16.60OR
Susan Auch Canada38.4238.511:16.93
Tomomi Okazaki Japan38.5538.551:17.10
4Franziska Schenk Germany38.8838.571:17.45
5Kyoko Shimazaki Japan38.7538.931:17.68
6Marianne Timmer Netherlands39.1239.031:18.15
7Sabine Völker Germany39.1939.001:18.19
8Monique Garbrecht Germany39.1139.341:18.45
9Svetlana Zhurova Russia39.1139.381:18.49
10Chris Witty United States39.0939.441:18.53
11Eriko Sanmiya Japan39.2539.311:18.56
12Shiho Kusunose Japan39.5639.241:18.80
13Linda Johnson-Blair Canada39.2439.571:18.81
14Xue Ruihong China39.4939.531:19.02
15Anke Baier-Loef Germany39.7339.751:19.48
16Anzhelika Kotyuga Belarus39.7639.851:19.61
17Sandra Zwolle Netherlands39.9839.881:19.86
17Becky Sundstrom United States40.2039.661:19.86
19Moira D'Andrea United States39.8340.091:19.92
20Edel Therese Høiseth Norway40.0239.991:20.01
21Oksana Ravilova Russia39.9940.041:20.03
22Wang Manli China40.0140.061:20.07
23Yang Chunyuan China39.9240.241:20.16
24Choi Seung-yong South Korea40.1740.621:20.79
25Marieke Wijsman Netherlands40.2240.571:20.79
26Amy Sannes United States40.4140.491:20.90
27Lesia Bilozub Ukraine40.4240.521:20.94
28Tatyana Danshina Russia40.5340.591:21.12
29Cheon Hui-ju South Korea40.6740.951:21.62
30Gang Mi-yeong South Korea40.9641.291:22.25
31Lyudmila Kostyukevich Belarus41.0041.431:22.43
32Krisztina Egyed Hungary41.2041.411:22.61
33Kim Ju-hyeon South Korea41.3641.431:22.79
34Michelle Morton Canada42.9539.841:22.79
35Kim Jong-hui North Korea42.1741.571:23.74
36Jin Hua China64.0740.321:44.39
37Andrea Nuyt Netherlands39.6278.321:57.94
-Emese Hunyady AustriaDQ--

References

  1. "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 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.
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