Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

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Women's 500 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Short track speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for short track
Venue Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates24 February
Competitors30 from 13 nations
Winning time45.98
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Cathy Turner Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Zhang Yanmei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Amy Peterson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1992
1998  

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]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals. [1]

Heat 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Wang Xiulan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 47.32Q
2 Nathalie Lambert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 47.38Q
3 Evgeniya Radanova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 50.67
Heat 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Cathy Turner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.22Q
2 Won Hye-kyung Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 48.08Q
3 Anke Jannie Landman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 48.36
4 Bea Pintens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 49.59
Heat 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Sylvie Daigle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.98Q
2 Chun Lee-kyung Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 47.14Q
3 Yelena Tikhanina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 47.79
4 Debbie Palmer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 47.93
Heat 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Isabelle Charest Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 46.92Q
2 Sandrine Daudet Flag of France.svg  France 49.06Q
3 Barbara Baldissera Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 79.96
Sofie Pintens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DQ
Heat 5
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Ayako Tsubaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 48.49Q
2 Karen Gardiner-Kah Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 48.56Q
3 Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 48.59
4 Valérie Barizza Flag of France.svg  France 50.30
Heat 6
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Marinella Canclini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.19Q
2 Kim So-hee Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 47.77Q
3 Yelena Sinitsina Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 50.36
Heat 7
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Yang Yang (S) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 47.23Q
2 Marina Pylayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 47.47Q
3 Katia Mosconi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.90
4 Penèlope di Lella Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 48.44
Heat 8
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Amy Peterson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.02Q
2 Zhang Yanmei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 47.35Q
3 Laure Drouet Flag of France.svg  France 50.47
4 Cindy Meyer South African Olympic Flag 1994.gif  South Africa 77.18

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals. [1]

Quarterfinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Isabelle Charest Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 47.25Q
2 Yang Yang (S) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 47.25Q
3 Karen Gardiner-Kah Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 47.90
4 Chun Lee-kyung Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 69.56
Quarterfinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Amy Peterson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.59Q OR
2 Zhang Yanmei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 46.64Q
3 Sandrine Daudet Flag of France.svg  France 47.97
4 Marinella Canclini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 88.77
Quarterfinal 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Kim So-hee Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 46.97Q
2 Cathy Turner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.24Q
3 Ayako Tsubaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 47.51
4 Nathalie Lambert Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 65.45
Quarterfinal 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Wang Xiulan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 48.40Q
2 Won Hye-kyung Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 48.87Q
3 Sylvie Daigle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 55.59
Marina Pylayeva Flag of Russia.svg  Russia DQ

Semifinals

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]

Semifinal 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Zhang Yanmei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 46.01QA OR
2 Amy Peterson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.28QA
3 Kim So-hee Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 46.36QB
Yang Yang (S) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China DQ
Semifinal 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1 Cathy Turner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 47.54QA
2 Won Hye-kyung Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 47.63QA
3 Wang Xiulan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 48.00QB
Isabelle Charest Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DQ

Finals

The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B. [1]

Final A
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Cathy Turner Flag of the United States.svg  United States 45.98 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Zhang Yanmei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 46.44
Bronze medal icon.svg Amy Peterson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 46.76
4 Won Hye-kyung Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 47.60
Final B
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
5 Kim So-hee Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 49.01
6 Wang Xiulan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 49.03

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References

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  2. "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.