| Women's 500 metres at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 45.98 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre. [1] [2]
The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Xiulan |  China | 47.32 | Q |
| 2 | Nathalie Lambert |  Canada | 47.38 | Q |
| 3 | Evgeniya Radanova |  Bulgaria | 50.67 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Turner |  United States | 46.22 | Q |
| 2 | Won Hye-kyung |  South Korea | 48.08 | Q |
| 3 | Anke Jannie Landman |  Netherlands | 48.36 | |
| 4 | Bea Pintens |  Belgium | 49.59 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvie Daigle | Canada | 46.98 | Q |
| 2 | Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea | 47.14 | Q |
| 3 | Yelena Tikhanina |  Russia | 47.79 | |
| 4 | Debbie Palmer |  Great Britain | 47.93 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 46.92 | Q |
| 2 | Sandrine Daudet |  France | 49.06 | Q |
| 3 | Barbara Baldissera |  Italy | 79.96 | |
| – | Sofie Pintens | Belgium | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayako Tsubaki |  Japan | 48.49 | Q |
| 2 | Karen Gardiner-Kah |  Australia | 48.56 | Q |
| 3 | Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina | Russia | 48.59 | |
| 4 | Valérie Barizza | France | 50.30 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marinella Canclini | Italy | 47.19 | Q |
| 2 | Kim So-hee | South Korea | 47.77 | Q |
| 3 | Yelena Sinitsina |  Kazakhstan | 50.36 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Yang (S) | China | 47.23 | Q |
| 2 | Marina Pylayeva | Russia | 47.47 | Q |
| 3 | Katia Mosconi | Italy | 47.90 | |
| 4 | Penèlope di Lella | Netherlands | 48.44 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Peterson | United States | 47.02 | Q |
| 2 | Zhang Yanmei | China | 47.35 | Q |
| 3 | Laure Drouet | France | 50.47 | |
| 4 | Cindy Meyer |  South Africa | 77.18 |
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 47.25 | Q |
| 2 | Yang Yang (S) | China | 47.25 | Q |
| 3 | Karen Gardiner-Kah | Australia | 47.90 | |
| 4 | Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea | 69.56 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Peterson | United States | 46.59 | Q OR |
| 2 | Zhang Yanmei | China | 46.64 | Q |
| 3 | Sandrine Daudet | France | 47.97 | |
| 4 | Marinella Canclini | Italy | 88.77 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim So-hee | South Korea | 46.97 | Q |
| 2 | Cathy Turner | United States | 47.24 | Q |
| 3 | Ayako Tsubaki | Japan | 47.51 | |
| 4 | Nathalie Lambert | Canada | 65.45 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Xiulan | China | 48.40 | Q |
| 2 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 48.87 | Q |
| 3 | Sylvie Daigle | Canada | 55.59 | |
| – | Marina Pylayeva | Russia | DQ |
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Yanmei | China | 46.01 | QA OR |
| 2 | Amy Peterson | United States | 46.28 | QA |
| 3 | Kim So-hee | South Korea | 46.36 | QB |
| – | Yang Yang (S) | China | DQ |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Turner | United States | 47.54 | QA |
| 2 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 47.63 | QA |
| 3 | Wang Xiulan | China | 48.00 | QB |
| – | Isabelle Charest | Canada | DQ |
The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cathy Turner | United States | 45.98 | OR |
 | Zhang Yanmei | China | 46.44 | |
 | Amy Peterson | United States | 46.76 | |
| 4 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 47.60 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kim So-hee | South Korea | 49.01 | |
| 6 | Wang Xiulan | China | 49.03 |
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 22 February, with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela.
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 15 February, with the final on 18 February, at the Torino Palavela.
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 12 February, with the final on 15 February, at the Torino Palavela.
The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics began on 22 February, with the final on 25 February, at the Torino Palavela.
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The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.
The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place from 20 to 23 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.
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The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February at the White Ring.
The men's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 and 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 22 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The Women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The men's 5000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 and 26 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The Women's 3000 metre relay in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.
The men's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place from 18 to 20 February at the La halle de glace Olympique.
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 18 and 20 February at La halle de glace Olympique.
The women's 1000 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February at the White Ring.
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 19 February at the White Ring. It featured an uncommon occurrence, as two finalists failed to finish, meaning that the winner of the B Final, Chun Lee-kyung, won a bronze medal. A consequence of this is that Chun actually recorded a faster time in the final than the two women who won medals ahead of her.
