Short-track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres explained
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics took place on 18 and 20 February at La halle de glace Olympique.[1] [2]
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 18 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]
- Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 50.99 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 60.29 | Q |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.69 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.18 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.50 | | |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.49 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.41 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 50.11 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 52.24 | | |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.33 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.41 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.49 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 52.38 | | |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.79 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.98 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 52.53 | | |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.70 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 49.25 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 51.05 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 55.43 | | |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.00 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.48 | Q |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
- Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.09 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.29 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 49.10 | | |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]
- Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.51 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 51.04 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 57.69 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 68.41 | | |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.33 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.63 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 67.23 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 87.18 | | |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.56 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.95 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.25 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.49 | | |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.95 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 53.46 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 54.90 | |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
Semifinals
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[1]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.74 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.33 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 61.90 | QB |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 67.56 | QB | |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.41 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.52 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.04 | QB |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 68.90 | QB | |
Finals
The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.[1]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| align=left | | align=left | | 47.04 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 47.08 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 47.23 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.28 | | |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 5 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.42 | |
| 6 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.50 | |
| 7 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.70 | |
| 8 | align=left | | align=left | | 94.12 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Albertville 1992 Official Report . LA84 Foundation . Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville . 1992 . 16 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226202512/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/orw1992.pdf . 26 February 2008 .
- Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games: Women's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224712/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1992/STK/womens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 8 November 2019.
