2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships – Women's 500 metres

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The women's 500 metre at the 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place 12 March at the Sheffield Arena. [1]

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Results

Heats

Top two athletes from each heat and the next four fastest thirds qualified for heats. [2]

Quarterfinals

Top two athletes from each heat qualified for semifinals. [3]

Semifinals

Top two athletes from each heat qualified for final. [4]

Final

[5]

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Fan Kexin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 44.620
Silver medal icon.svg Arianna Fontana Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 44.687
Bronze medal icon.svg Liu Qiuhong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 44.784
4 Li Jianrou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 44.879

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