| Women's 500 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | |||||||||
| Dates | February 6, 1976 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 42.76 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn. [1] [2]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Sheila Young (USA) | 40.91 | Davos, Switzerland | 31 January 1976 |
| Olympic record |  Anne Henning (USA) | 43.33 | Sapporo, Japan | 10 February 1972 |
The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition:
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 6 February | Pair 4 | Cathy Priestner |  Canada | 43.12 | OR | |
| 6 February | Pair 5 | Sheila Young | United States | 42.76 | OR |
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