Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 500 metres
Games:	1980 Winter
Venue:	James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Dates:	February 15
Competitors:	31
Nations:	15
Win Value:	41.78
Gold:	Karin Enke
Goldnoc:	GDR
Silver:	Leah Poulos-Mueller
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Nataliya Petrusyova
Bronzenoc:	URS
Prev:	1976
Next:	1984

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place on 15 February, at the James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

The following new Olympic record was set.

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Difference	Notes
	2	o			41.78
	4	i			42.26
	3	o			42.42
4	1	i			42.47
5	1	o			42.70
6	4	o			42.98
7	3	i			43.18
8	9	o			43.26
9	10	i			43.43
10	5	i			43.50
11	11	i			43.52
12	5	o			43.60
13	10	o			43.72
14	16	i			43.85
15	8	i			44.02
16	14	i			44.05
17	11	o			44.11
18	8	i			44.15
19	8	o			44.16
20	12	o			44.33
21	13	i			44.43
22	13	o			44.47
23	2	i			44.48
24	6	o			44.52
25	9	i			44.59
26	14	o			44.74
27	12	i			45.03
28	7	o			45.28
29	15	i			45.57
30	16	o			47.25
-	7	i			DNF	–	Fall

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results. LA84 Foundation. Lake Placid Organizing Committee. 1980. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Women's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417120349/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1980/SSK/womens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 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.