Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueEisschnellaufbahn
DatesFebruary 6
Competitors27 from 13 nations
Winning time42.76
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sheila Young
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cathy Priestner
 Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tatyana Averina
 Soviet Union
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The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.[1][2]

Records

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

World record  Sheila Young (USA) 40.91 Davos, Switzerland 31 January 1976
Olympic record  Anne Henning (USA) 43.33 Sapporo, Japan 10 February 1972

The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition:

Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR
6 February Pair 4 Cathy Priestner  Canada 43.12 OR
6 February Pair 5 Sheila Young  United States 42.76 OR

Results

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Difference Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 o Sheila Young  United States 42.76 – OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 i Cathy Priestner  Canada 43.12 +0.36
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 12 o Tatyana Averina  Soviet Union 43.17 +0.41
4 8 i Leah Poulos  United States 43.21 +0.45
5 9 o Vera Krasnova  Soviet Union 43.23 +0.47
6 3 i Lyubov Sadchikova  Soviet Union 43.80 +1.04
7 9 i Makiko Nagaya  Japan 43.88 +1.12
8 6 o Paula-Irmeli Halonen  Finland 43.99 +1.23
9 14 i Lori Monk  United States 44.00 +1.24
10 2 i Heike Lange  East Germany 44.21 +1.45
11 10 i Sylvia Burka  Canada 44.35 +1.59
12 4 o Monika Pflug  West Germany 44.36 +1.60
13 1 i Ann-Sofie Järnström  Sweden 44.49 +1.73
14 10 o Stanisława Pietruszczak  Poland 44.68 +1.92
15 12 i Ines Bautzmann  East Germany 44.87 +2.11
16 1 o Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl  Norway 45.00 +2.24
17 3 o Keiko Hasegawa  Japan 45.09 +2.33
18 5 i Erwina Ryś-Ferens  Poland 45.37 +2.61
19 7 i Christa Jaarsma  Netherlands 45.45 +2.69
20 7 o Ute Dix  East Germany 45.60 +2.84
21 13 i Kathy Vogt  Canada 45.62 +2.86
22 8 o Sylvia Filipsson  Sweden 45.97 +3.21
23 6 i Annie Borckink  Netherlands 46.00 +3.24
24 13 o Sijtje van der Lende  Netherlands 46.06 +3.30
25 11 i Lee Nam-sun  South Korea 46.33 +3.57
26 11 o Ewa Malewicka  Poland 46.67 +3.91 Fall
27 2 o Linda Rombouts  Belgium 48.31 +5.56

References

  1. ^ a b "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 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.