Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 9 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1][2]

Women's 500 metres speed skating
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
Date9 February 1968
Competitors28 from 11 nations
Winning time46.1
Medalists
Lyudmila Titova  Soviet Union
Jenny Fish  United States
Dianne Holum  United States
Mary Meyers  United States
Speed skating at the
1968 Winter Olympics
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Records

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

World record Tatyana Sidorova (URS)42.5Davos, Switzerland3 February 1968
Olympic record Lidia Skoblikova (URS)45.0Innsbruck, Austria30 January 1964

Results

[1]

RankAthleteCountryTime
Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union46.1
Jenny Fish United States46.3
Dianne Holum United States46.3
Mary Meyers United States46.3
5Ellie van den Brom Netherlands46.6
6Kaija Mustonen Finland46.7
Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Norway46.7
8Kirsti Biermann Norway46.8
9Irina Yegorova Soviet Union46.9
Tatyana Sidorova Soviet Union46.9
11Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Norway47.0
12Arja Kantola Finland47.4
Evi Sappl West Germany47.4
14Stien Kaiser Netherlands47.6
15Christina Lindblom-Scherling Sweden47.7
16Wil Burgmeijer Netherlands47.8
Ruth Schleiermacher East Germany47.8
18Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Finland48.1
19Marie-Louise Perrenoud France48.2
Wendy Thompson Canada48.2
21Hildegard Sellhuber West Germany48.4
22Martine Ivangine France48.5
23Marcia Parsons Canada48.8
24Doreen McCannell Canada49.0
25Misae Takeda Japan49.4
26Ylva Hedlund Sweden49.9
27Kaname Ide Japan50.0
-Sachiko Saito JapanDNF

References
  1. "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. "Speed Skating at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  4. "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
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