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Women's 500 metres
at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueZetra Ice Rink
DatesFebruary 10, 1984
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
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The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Christa Rothenburger (GDR) 39.69 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union 25 March 1983
Olympic record  Karin Enke (GDR) 41.78 Lake Placid, United States 15 February 1980

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
10 February  Christa Rothenburger (GDR) 41.02 OR

Results

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Behind Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 i Christa Rothenburger  East Germany 41.02 – OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 i Karin Enke  East Germany 41.28 +0.26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 o Natalya Shive  Soviet Union 41.50 +0.48
4 4 o Irina Kuleshova  Soviet Union 41.70 +0.68
5 2 o Skadi Walter  East Germany 42.16 +1.14
6 1 i Natalya Petrusyova  Soviet Union 42.19 +1.17
7 4 i Monika Pflug  West Germany 42.40 +1.38
8 8 o Bonnie Blair  United States 42.53 +1.51
9 7 i Erwina Ryś-Ferens  Poland 42.71 +1.69
10 16 i Katie Class  United States 42.97 +1.95
11 10 i Silvia Brunner  Switzerland 42.99 +1.97
7 o Seiko Hashimoto  Japan 42.99 +1.97
13 10 o Connie Paraskevin  United States 43.05 +2.03
14 14 i Zofia Tokarczyk  Poland 43.13 +2.11
15 16 o Lilianna Morawiec  Poland 43.43 +2.41
16 13 o Hiromi Ozawa  Japan 43.46 +2.44
17 5 o Marzia Peretti  Italy 43.63 +2.61
18 6 o Annette Carlén  Sweden 43.65 +2.63
19 9 i Emese Hunyady  Hungary 43.70 +2.68
20 2 i Sylvie Daigle  Canada 43.74 +2.72
3 i Sigrid Smuda  West Germany 43.74 +2.72
22 9 o Shoko Fusano  Japan 43.75 +2.73
11 i Lee Yeon-ju  South Korea 43.75 +2.73
24 15 o Edel Therese Høiseth  Norway 43.96 +2.94
25 8 i Cao Guifeng  China 44.11 +3.09
26 15 i Shen Guoqin  China 44.21 +3.19
27 12 o Thea Limbach  Netherlands 44.31 +3.29
28 17 i Miao Min  China 44.49 +3.47
29 14 o Choi Seung-youn  South Korea 44.79 +3.77
30 11 o Ria Visser  Netherlands 45.05 +4.03
31 12 i Dubravka Vukušić  Yugoslavia 51.99 +10.97
32 13 i Bibija Kerla  Yugoslavia 58.23 +17,21
33 1 o Alie Boorsma  Netherlands 62.05 +21,03

References

  1. ^ "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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