Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres explained

Event:	Women's 500 metres
Games:	1994 Winter
Venue:	Hamar Olympic Hall
Dates:	February 19
Competitors:	34
Nations:	12
Longnames:	yes
Win Value:	39.25
Gold:	Bonnie Blair
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Susan Auch
Silvernoc:	CAN
Bronze:	Franziska Schenk
Bronzenoc:	GER
Prev:	1992
Next:	1998

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 19 February, at the Hamar Olympic Hall.^{[1] [2]}

Records

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

Results

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Rank	Pair	Lane	Athlete	Country	Time	Difference
	3	I			39.25	-
	6	I			39.61	+0.36
	2	I			39.70	+0.45
4	1	O			39.71	+0.46
5	5	I			39.92	+0.67
6	3	O			39.95	+0.70
7	8	I			40.17	+0.92
8	10	I			40.20	+0.95
9	14	I			40.23	+0.98
10	5	O			40.26	+1.01
11	7	I			40.37	+1.12
12	1	I			40.38	+1.13
13	6	O			40.42	+1.17
14	11	I			40.55	+1.31
15	4	I			40.59	+1.34
16	14	O			40.71	+1.46
17	9	O			40.72	+1.47
18	4	O			40.94	+1.69
19	12	I			41.01	+1.76
20	15	O			41.05	+1.80
	16	I			41.05	+1.80
22	17	O			41.06	+1.81
23	9	I			41.13	+1.88
	11	O			41.13	+1.88
25	8	I			41.20	+1.95
26	17	I			41.42	+2.17
27	7	O			41.59	+2.34
28	16	O			41.96	+2.71
29	10	O			42.15	+2.90
30	15	I			42.29	+3.04
31	13	I			42.63	+3.38
32	12	O			43.05	+3.80
33	2	O			59.75	+20.50
-	13	O			DQ

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3 . LA84 Foundation . Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee . 1994 . January 29, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101202195105/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1994/E_BOOK4.PDF . December 2, 2010 .
2. Web site: Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's 500 metres . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214140/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1994/SSK/womens-500-metres.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 2 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.