Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 500 metres
Games:	1976 Winter
Venue:	Eisschnellaufbahn
Dates:	February 6
Competitors:	27
Nations:	13
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	42.76
Gold:	Sheila Young
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Cathy Priestner
Silvernoc:	CAN
Bronze:	Tatyana Averina
Bronzenoc:	URS
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

The following new World and Olympic records was set during the competition:

Date	Pair	Athlete	Country	Time	OR	WR
6 February	Pair 4			43.12	OR
6 February	Pair 5			42.76	OR

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Difference	Notes
	5	o			42.76
	4	i			43.12
	12	o			43.17
4	8	i			43.21
5	9	o			43.23
6	3	i			43.80
7	9	i			43.88
8	6	o			43.99
9	14	i			44.00
10	2	i			44.21
11	10	i			44.35
12	4	o			44.36
13	1	i			44.49
14	10	o			44.68
15	12	i			44.87
16	1	o			45.00
17	3	o			45.09
18	5	i			45.37
19	7	i			45.45
20	7	o			45.60
21	13	i			45.62
22	8	o			45.97
23	6	i			46.00
24	13	o			46.06
25	11	i			46.33
26	11	o			46.67		Fall
27	2	o			48.31

Notes and References

1. Web site: Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. 1976. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games: Women's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/SSK/womens-500-metres.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 February 2018 . sports-reference.com.
3. Web site: 500m Ladies World Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 5, 2016.
4. Web site: 500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 5, 2016.