Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres explained
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
| Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|
| 16 February | Heat 3 | | 44.723 | OR | |
| 16 February | Semifinal 1 | | 44.118 | OR | | |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 16 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[2]
- Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.042 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.916 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.956 | | |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.547 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.717 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 52.496 | | |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.723 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.964 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.574 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.122 | | |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.313 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.422 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.631 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.980 | | |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.101 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.195 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.288 | | |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.193 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.448 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.180 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 48.488 | | |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.461 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.556 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 47.273 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 55.423 | | |
- Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.395 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.535 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.723 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.933 | | |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[2] Canada's Isabelle Charest was advanced to the semifinals, with Japan's Chikage Tanaka disqualified.
- Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.739 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.826 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.137 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.695 | | |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.810 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.992 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.120 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.422 | | |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.780 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.863 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.912 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.465 | | |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.846 | Q |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.876 | Q |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.011 | ADV |
| – | align=left | | align=left | | DSQ | | |
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.[2] In the first semifinal, a dead heat for second place, between Canada's Isabelle Charest and Caroline Hallisey of the United States, meant that both advanced to the final.
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.118 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.307 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.307 | QA |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.531 | QB |
| 5 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.647 | QB | |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.686 | QA |
| 2 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.734 | QA |
| 3 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.776 | QB |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 68.184 | QB | |
Finals
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four other raced for 6th place in Final B.[2]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| align=left | | align=left | | 44.187 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 44.252 | |
| align=left | | align=left | | 44.272 | |
| 4 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.662 | |
| 5 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.679 | | |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 6 | align=left | | align=left | | 44.930 | |
| 7 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.383 | |
| 8 | align=left | | align=left | | 45.494 | |
| 9 | align=left | | align=left | | 46.893 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2002/STK/womens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 13 November 2019.
- Web site: Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation . Salt Lake Organizing Committee . 2002 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220084643/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2002/SLC2002Results3.pdf . 20 February 2012 .
