Short-track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres explained
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1] [2]
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 24 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 | | 47.32 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.38 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 50.67 | | |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.22 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.08 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.36 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 49.59 | | |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.98 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.14 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.79 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.93 | | |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.92 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 49.06 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 79.96 | |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.49 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.56 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.59 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 50.30 | | |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.19 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.77 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 50.36 | | |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.23 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.47 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.90 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.44 | | |
- Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.02 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.35 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 50.47 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 77.18 | | |
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 | | 47.25 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.25 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.90 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 69.56 | | |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.59 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.64 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.97 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 88.77 | | |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.97 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.24 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.51 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 65.45 | | |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.40 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.87 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 55.59 | |
| – | 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 | | 46.01 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.28 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.36 | QB |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.54 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.63 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.00 | QB |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DQ | | |
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 | | 45.98 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 46.44 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 46.76 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.60 | | |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 5 | align=left | | align=left | | 49.01 | |
| 6 | align=left | | align=left | | 49.03 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation . Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee . 1994 . 16 January 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101202195105/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF . 2 December 2010 .
- Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/STK/womens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 10 November 2019.
