| Women's 500 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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 Pictogram for speed skating | ||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Oval | |||||||||
| Dates | February 22 | |||||||||
| 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 | |
The Women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on the 22nd of February, at the Olympic Oval. [1] [2]
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 |
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 19 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on February 12, at the L'anneau de vitesse.
The men's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 14 February, at the Olympic Oval.
The men's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 18 February, at the Olympic Oval.
The men's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 20 February, at the Olympic Oval.
The men's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the Olympic Oval. 38 competitors from 18 nations participated in the event.
The men's 10,000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 21 February, at the Olympic Oval. 32 competitors from 19 nations participated in the event.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 26 February, at the Olympic Oval.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on February 27, at the Olympic Oval.
The women's 3000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 23 February, at the Olympic Oval. 25 competitors from 14 nations participated in the event.
The women's 5000 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 28 February, at the Olympic Oval. 25 competitors from 15 nations participated in the event.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice Rink.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on February 9, at the Zetra Ice Rink.
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.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 17 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on February 14, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
The women's 1000 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 7 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
The women's 1500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on February 5, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
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