Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

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Women's 500 metres
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
DatesFebruary 15, 1980
Competitors31 from 15 nations
Winning time41.78
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Karin Enke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Leah Poulos-Mueller Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Nataliya Petrusyova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1976
1984  

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink. [1] [2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Sheila Young  (USA)40.68 Inzell, West Germany 13 March 1976
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Sheila Young  (USA)42.76 Innsbruck, Austria 6 February 1976

The following new Olympic record was set.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
15 FebruaryFlag of East Germany.svg  Karin Enke  (GDR)41.78OR

Results

[1]

RankPairLaneAthleteCountryTimeDifferenceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg2o Karin Enke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 41.78 OR
Silver medal icon.svg4i Leah Poulos-Mueller Flag of the United States.svg  United States 42.26+0.48
Bronze medal icon.svg3o Natalya Petrusyova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 42.42+0.64
41i Ann-Sofie Järnström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 42.47+0.69
51o Makiko Nagaya Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 42.70+0.92
64o Cornelia Jacob Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 42.98+1.20
73i Beth Heiden Flag of the United States.svg  United States 43.18+1.40
89o Tetiana Tarasova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 43.26+1.48
910i Sylvia Burka Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43.43+1.65
105i Irina Kovrova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 43.50+1.72
1111i Erwina Ryś-Ferens Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 43.52+1.74
125o Christa Rothenburger Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 43.60+1.82
1310o Silvia Brunner Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 43.72+1.94
1416i Lee Nam-Sun Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 43.85+2.07
158i Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44.02+2.24
1614i Sylvia Filipsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 44.05+2.27
1711o Sigrid Smuda Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 44.11+2.33
188i Kathy Vogt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44.15+2.37
198o Sylvie Daigle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44.16+2.38
2012o Anneli Repola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 44.33+2.55
2113i Cao Guifeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 44.43+2.66
2213o Annie Borckink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44.47+2.69
232i Sarah Docter Flag of the United States.svg  United States 44.48+2.70
246o Annette Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 44.52+2.74
259i Monika Pflug Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 44.59+2.81
2614o Sijtje van der Lende Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44.74+2.96
2712i Shen Guoqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 45.03+3.25
287o Brigitte Flierl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 45.28+3.50
2915i Wang Limei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 45.57+3.79
3016o Kim Ferran Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 47.25+5.47
-7i Marzia Peretti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNFFall

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid 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 5, 2016.
  4. "500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.