| Women's 500 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 22, 1988 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 39.10 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | |
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows: [3] [4]
| World record |  Christa Rothenburger (GDR) | 39.39 | Calgary, Canada | 6 December 1987 |
| Olympic record |  Christa Rothenburger (GDR) | 41.02 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 10 February 1984 |
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
| Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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| 22 February | Pair 1 | Andrea Ehrig | East Germany | 40.71 | OR | |
| 22 February | Pair 2 | Karin Enke | East Germany | 39.12 | OR | WR |
| 22 February | Pair 4 | Bonnie Blair |  United States | 39.10 | OR | WR |
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