Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.[1][2]
| Women's 500 metres at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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 Pictogram for short track | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 24 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 45.98 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 3000 m relay | women | |
| 5000 m relay | men | |
Results
Heats
The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]
- Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Xiulan |  China | 47.32 | Q |
| 2 | Nathalie Lambert |  Canada | 47.38 | Q |
| 3 | Evgeniya Radanova |  Bulgaria | 50.67 |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Turner |  United States | 46.22 | Q |
| 2 | Won Hye-kyung | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | 48.08 | Q |
| 3 | Anke Jannie Landman |  Netherlands | 48.36 | |
| 4 | Bea Pintens | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 49.59 |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvie Daigle | Canada | 46.98 | Q |
| 2 | Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea | 47.14 | Q |
| 3 | Yelena Tikhanina |  Russia | 47.79 | |
| 4 | Debbie Palmer |  Great Britain | 47.93 |
- Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 46.92 | Q |
| 2 | Sandrine Daudet |  France | 49.06 | Q |
| 3 | Barbara Baldissera |  Italy | 79.96 | |
| – | Sofie Pintens | Belgium | DQ |
- Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayako Tsubaki | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 48.49 | Q |
| 2 | Karen Gardiner-Kah |  Australia | 48.56 | Q |
| 3 | Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina | Russia | 48.59 | |
| 4 | Valérie Barizza | France | 50.30 |
- Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marinella Canclini | Italy | 47.19 | Q |
| 2 | Kim So-hee | South Korea | 47.77 | Q |
| 3 | Yelena Sinitsina |  Kazakhstan | 50.36 |
- Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Yang (S) | China | 47.23 | Q |
| 2 | Marina Pylayeva | Russia | 47.47 | Q |
| 3 | Katia Mosconi | Italy | 47.90 | |
| 4 | Penèlope di Lella | Netherlands | 48.44 |
- Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Peterson | United States | 47.02 | Q |
| 2 | Zhang Yanmei | China | 47.35 | Q |
| 3 | Laure Drouet | France | 50.47 | |
| 4 | Cindy Meyer |  South Africa | 77.18 |
Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[1]
- Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 47.25 | Q |
| 2 | Yang Yang (S) | China | 47.25 | Q |
| 3 | Karen Gardiner-Kah | Australia | 47.90 | |
| 4 | Chun Lee-kyung | South Korea | 69.56 |
- Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Peterson | United States | 46.59 | Q OR |
| 2 | Zhang Yanmei | China | 46.64 | Q |
| 3 | Sandrine Daudet | France | 47.97 | |
| 4 | Marinella Canclini | Italy | 88.77 |
- Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim So-hee | South Korea | 46.97 | Q |
| 2 | Cathy Turner | United States | 47.24 | Q |
| 3 | Ayako Tsubaki | Japan | 47.51 | |
| 4 | Nathalie Lambert | Canada | 65.45 |
- Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Xiulan | China | 48.40 | Q |
| 2 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 48.87 | Q |
| 3 | Sylvie Daigle | Canada | 55.59 | |
| – | Marina Pylayeva | Russia | DQ |
Semifinals
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[1]
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Yanmei | China | 46.01 | QA OR |
| 2 | Amy Peterson | United States | 46.28 | QA |
| 3 | Kim So-hee | South Korea | 46.36 | QB |
| – | Yang Yang (S) | China | DQ |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cathy Turner | United States | 47.54 | QA |
| 2 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 47.63 | QA |
| 3 | Wang Xiulan | China | 48.00 | QB |
| – | Isabelle Charest | Canada | DQ |
Finals
The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.[1]
- Final A
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cathy Turner | United States | 45.98 | OR |
 | Zhang Yanmei | China | 46.44 | |
 | Amy Peterson | United States | 46.76 | |
| 4 | Won Hye-kyung | South Korea | 47.60 |
- Final B
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kim So-hee | South Korea | 49.01 | |
| 6 | Wang Xiulan | China | 49.03 |
References
- "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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