Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
| 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 22 February, at the Olympic Oval.[1][2]
Records
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 |
Results
References
- ^ a b "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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