Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 500 metres
Games:	1984 Winter
Venue:	Zetra Ice Rink
Dates:	February 10
Competitors:	33
Nations:	16
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	41.02
Gold:	Christa Rothenburger
Goldnoc:	GDR
Silver:	Karin Enke
Silvernoc:	GDR
Bronze:	Natalya Shive
Bronzenoc:	URS
Prev:	1980
Next:	1988

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Zetra Ice 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	Behind	Notes
	5	i			41.02
	6	i			41.28
	3	o			41.50
4	4	o			41.70
5	2	o			42.16
6	1	i			42.19
7	4	i			42.40
8	8	o			42.53
9	7	i			42.71
10	16	i			42.97
11	10	i			42.99
	7	o			42.99
13	10	o			43.05
14	14	i			43.13
15	16	o			43.43
16	13	o			43.46
17	5	o			43.63
18	6	o			43.65
19	9	i			43.70
20	2	i			43.74
	3	i			43.74
22	9	o			43.75
	11	i			43.75
24	15	o			43.96
25	8	i			44.11
26	15	i			44.21
27	12	o			44.31
28	17	i			44.49
29	14	o			44.79
30	11	o			45.05
31	12	i			51.99	+10.97
32	13	i			58.23	+17,21
33	1	o			62.05	+21,03

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sarajevo 1984 Official Report. LA84 Foundation. Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. 1984. January 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games: Women's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214008/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/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 4, 2016.
4. Web site: 500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression. International Skating Union. November 4, 2016.