Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 500 metres speed skating
Games:	1968 Winter
Venue:	L'Anneau de Vitesse
Date:	9 February 1968
Competitors:	28
Nations:	11
Win Value:	46.1
Gold:	Lyudmila Titova
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Jenny Fish
Silvernoc:	USA
Silver2:	Dianne Holum
Silvernoc2:	USA
Silver3:	Mary Meyers
Silvernoc3:	USA
Prev:	1964
Next:	1972

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 9 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

Results

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Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
			46.1
			46.3
			46.3
			46.3
5			46.6
6			46.7
			46.7
8			46.8
9			46.9
			46.9
11			47.0
12			47.4
			47.4
14			47.6
15			47.7
16			47.8
			47.8
18			48.1
19			48.2
			48.2
21			48.4
22			48.5
23			48.8
24			49.0
25			49.4
26			49.9
27			50.0
-			DNF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble. LA84 Foundation. Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. 1968. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124138/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/SSK/womens-500-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 31 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records. International Skating Union. January 29, 2014.
4. Web site: ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records. International Skating Union. January 29, 2014.