Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
Women's 500 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | |||||||||
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Dates | February 6 | |||||||||
Competitors | 27 from 13 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 42.76 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]
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 |
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6 February | Pair 4 | Cathy Priestner | Canada | 43.12 | OR | |
6 February | Pair 5 | Sheila Young | United States | 42.76 | OR |
Results
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Sheila Young | United States | 42.76 | OR | |
Cathy Priestner | Canada | 43.12 | ||
Tatyana Averina | Soviet Union | 43.17 | ||
4 | Leah Poulos | United States | 43.21 | |
5 | Vera Krasnova | Soviet Union | 43.23 | |
6 | Lyubov Sadchikova | Soviet Union | 43.80 | |
7 | Makiko Nagaya | Japan | 43.88 | |
8 | Paula-Irmeli Halonen | Finland | 43.99 | |
9 | Lori Monk | United States | 44.00 | |
10 | Heike Lange | East Germany | 44.21 | |
11 | Sylvia Burka | Canada | 44.35 | |
12 | Monika Pflug | West Germany | 44.36 | |
13 | Ann-Sofie Järnström | Sweden | 44.49 | |
14 | Stanisława Pietruszczak | Poland | 44.68 | |
15 | Ines Bautzmann | East Germany | 44.87 | |
16 | Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl | Norway | 45.00 | |
17 | Keiko Hasegawa | Japan | 45.09 | |
18 | Erwina Ryś-Ferens | Poland | 45.37 | |
19 | Christa Jaarsma | Netherlands | 45.45 | |
20 | Ute Dix | East Germany | 45.60 | |
21 | Kathy Vogt | Canada | 45.62 | |
22 | Sylvia Filipsson | Sweden | 45.97 | |
23 | Annie Borckink | Netherlands | 46.00 | |
24 | Sijtje van der Lende | Netherlands | 46.06 | |
25 | Lee Nam-Sun | South Korea | 46.33 | |
26 | Ewa Malewicka | Poland | 46.67 | |
27 | Linda Rombouts | Belgium | 48.31 |
References
- 1 2 "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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