Speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

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Women's 500 metres
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
Speed skating pictogram.svg
Pictogram for speed skating
Venue M-Wave
DatesFebruary 13–14
Competitors38 from 14 nations
Winning time1:16.60
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Catriona Le May Doan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Susan Auch
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Tomomi Okazaki
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
  1994
2002  

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics took place on 13 and 14 February, at the M-Wave. [1] [2]

Records

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

World recordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Catriona Le May Doan  (CAN)37.55 Calgary, Canada 28 December 1997
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Bonnie Blair  (USA)39.10 Calgary, Canada 22 February 1988

The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateAthleteTimeORWR
13 FebruaryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Catriona Le May Doan  (CAN)38.39OR
14 FebruaryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Catriona Le May Doan  (CAN)38.21OR

Results

[1]

RankNameCountryRace 1Race 2TotalNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Catriona Le May Doan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 38.3938.211:16.60 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Susan Auch Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 38.4238.511:16.93
Bronze medal icon.svg Tomomi Okazaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 38.5538.551:17.10
4 Franziska Schenk Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 38.8838.571:17.45
5 Kyoko Shimazaki Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 38.7538.931:17.68
6 Marianne Timmer Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 39.1239.031:18.15
7 Sabine Völker Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 39.1939.001:18.19
8 Monique Garbrecht Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 39.1139.341:18.45
9 Svetlana Zhurova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 39.1139.381:18.49
10 Chris Witty Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39.0939.441:18.53
11 Eriko Sanmiya Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 39.2539.311:18.56
12 Shiho Kusunose Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 39.5639.241:18.80
13 Linda Johnson-Blair Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39.2439.571:18.81
14 Xue Ruihong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 39.4939.531:19.02
15 Anke Baier-Loef Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 39.7339.751:19.48
16 Anzhelika Kotyuga Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 39.7639.851:19.61
17 Sandra Zwolle Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 39.9839.881:19.86
17 Becky Sundstrom Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40.2039.661:19.86
19 Moira D'Andrea Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39.8340.091:19.92
20 Edel Therese Høiseth Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 40.0239.991:20.01
21 Oksana Ravilova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 39.9940.041:20.03
22 Wang Manli Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 40.0140.061:20.07
23 Yang Chunyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 39.9240.241:20.16
24 Choi Seung-yong Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 40.1740.621:20.79
25 Marieke Wijsman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 40.2240.571:20.79
26 Amy Sannes Flag of the United States.svg  United States 40.4140.491:20.90
27 Lesia Bilozub Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 40.4240.521:20.94
28 Tatyana Danshina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 40.5340.591:21.12
29 Cheon Hui-ju Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 40.6740.951:21.62
30 Gang Mi-yeong Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 40.9641.291:22.25
31 Lyudmila Kostyukevich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 41.0041.431:22.43
32 Krisztina Egyed Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 41.2041.411:22.61
33 Kim Ju-hyeon Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 41.3641.431:22.79
34 Michelle Morton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 42.9539.841:22.79
35 Kim Jong-hui Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 42.1741.571:23.74
36 Jin Hua Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 64.0740.321:44.39
37 Andrea Nuyt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 39.6278.321:57.94
- Emese Hunyady Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DQ--

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References

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