Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres
at the XV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueOlympic Oval
DatesFebruary 22
Competitors30 from 15 nations
Winning time39.10
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bonnie Blair
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christa Rothenburger
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karin Kania
 East Germany
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The Women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 22 February, at the Olympic Oval.[1][2]

Records

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

World record  Christa Rothenburger (GDR) 39.39 Calgary, Canada 6 December 1987
Olympic record  Christa Rothenburger (GDR) 41.02 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 10 February 1984

The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
22 February Pair 1 Andrea Ehrig  East Germany 40.71 OR
22 February Pair 2 Karin Enke  East Germany 39.12 OR WR
22 February Pair 4 Bonnie Blair  United States 39.10 OR WR

Results

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time Difference Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bonnie Blair  United States 39.10 – WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christa Rothenburger  East Germany 39.12 +0.02
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karin Kania  East Germany 39.24 +0.14
4 Angela Stahnke  East Germany 39.68 +0.58
5 Seiko Hashimoto  Japan 39.74 +0.64
6 Shelley Rhead-Skarvan  Canada 40.36 +1.26
7 Monika Pflug  West Germany 40.53 +1.43
8 Shoko Fusano  Japan 40.61 +1.51
9 Natalya Glebova  Soviet Union 40.66 +1.56
10 Andrea Ehrig  East Germany 40.71 +1.61
11 Natalie Grenier  Canada 40.73 +1.63
12 Katie Class  United States 40.91 +1.81
13 Yoo Seon-Hee  South Korea 40.92 +1.82
14 Edel Therese Høiseth  Norway 40.95 +1.85
15 Ingrid Haringa  Netherlands 41.12 +2.02
16 Yelena Ilyina  Soviet Union 41.15 +2.05
17 Christine Aaftink  Netherlands 41.22 +2.12
18 Zofia Tokarczyk  Poland 41.37 +2.27
19 Emese Hunyady  Austria 41.38 +2.28
19 Erwina Ryś-Ferens  Poland 41.38 +2.28
21 Noriko Toda  Japan 41.44 +2.34
22 Song Hwa-son  North Korea 41.46 +2.36
23 Leslie Bader  United States 41.57 +2.47
23 Ariane Loignon  Canada 41.57 +2.47
25 Kristen Talbot  United States 41.71 +2.61
26 Han Chun-Ok  North Korea 42.25 +3.15
27 Marie-France van Helden  France 42.49 +3.39
28 Jasmin Krohn  Sweden 42.81 +3.71
29 Stéphanie Dumont  France 43.30 +4.20
30 Bibija Kerla  Yugoslavia 44.47 +5.37

References

  1. ^ a b "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 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.