Women's 500 metres
at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueZetra Ice Rink
DatesFebruary 10
Competitors33 from 16 nations
Winning time41.02 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christa Rothenburger
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karin Enke
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Natalya Shive
 Soviet Union

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.[1][2]

Records

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

World record Christa Rothenburger (GDR)39.69 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union25 March 1983
Olympic record Karin Enke (GDR)41.78 Lake Placid, United States15 February 1980

The following new Olympic record was set.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
10 February Christa Rothenburger (GDR)41.02OR

Results

[1]

RankPairLaneAthleteCountryTimeBehindNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)5iChrista Rothenburger East Germany41.02OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)6iKarin Enke East Germany41.28+0.26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3oNatalya Shive Soviet Union41.50+0.48
44oIrina Kuleshova Soviet Union41.70+0.68
52oSkadi Walter East Germany42.16+1.14
61iNatalya Petrusyova Soviet Union42.19+1.17
74iMonika Pflug West Germany42.40+1.38
88oBonnie Blair United States42.53+1.51
97iErwina Ryś-Ferens Poland42.71+1.69
1016iKatie Class United States42.97+1.95
1110iSilvia Brunner Switzerland42.99+1.97
7oSeiko Hashimoto Japan42.99+1.97
1310oConnie Paraskevin United States43.05+2.03
1414iZofia Tokarczyk Poland43.13+2.11
1516oLilianna Morawiec Poland43.43+2.41
1613oHiromi Ozawa Japan43.46+2.44
175oMarzia Peretti Italy43.63+2.61
186oAnnette Carlén Sweden43.65+2.63
199iEmese Hunyady Hungary43.70+2.68
202iSylvie Daigle Canada43.74+2.72
3iSigrid Smuda West Germany43.74+2.72
229oShoko Fusano Japan43.75+2.73
11iLee Yeon-ju South Korea43.75+2.73
2415oEdel Therese Høiseth Norway43.96+2.94
258iCao Guifeng China44.11+3.09
2615iShen Guoqin China44.21+3.19
2712oThea Limbach Netherlands44.31+3.29
2817iMiao Min China44.49+3.47
2914oChoi Seung-youn South Korea44.79+3.77
3011oRia Visser Netherlands45.05+4.03
3112iDubravka Vukušić Yugoslavia51.99+10.97
3213iBibija Kerla Yugoslavia58.23+17,21
331oAlie Boorsma Netherlands62.05+21,03

References

  1. 1 2 "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. "500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  4. "500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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