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

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Women's 500 metres
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
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VenueJames B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
DatesFebruary 15
Competitors31 from 15 nations
Winning time41.78
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Karin Enke  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leah Poulos-Mueller  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nataliya Petrusyova  Soviet Union
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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.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Sheila Young (USA) 40.68 Inzell, West Germany 13 March 1976
Olympic record  Sheila Young (USA) 42.76 Innsbruck, Austria 6 February 1976

The following new Olympic record was set.

Date Athlete Time OR WR
15 February  Karin Enke (GDR) 41.78 OR

Results

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Difference Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 o Karin Enke  East Germany 41.78 – OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 i Leah Poulos-Mueller  United States 42.26 +0.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 o Natalya Petrusyova  Soviet Union 42.42 +0.64
4 1 i Ann-Sofie Järnström  Sweden 42.47 +0.69
5 1 o Makiko Nagaya  Japan 42.70 +0.92
6 4 o Cornelia Jacob  East Germany 42.98 +1.20
7 3 i Beth Heiden  United States 43.18 +1.40
8 9 o Tetiana Tarasova  Soviet Union 43.26 +1.48
9 10 i Sylvia Burka  Canada 43.43 +1.65
10 5 i Irina Kovrova  Soviet Union 43.50 +1.72
11 11 i Erwina Ryś-Ferens  Poland 43.52 +1.74
12 5 o Christa Rothenburger  East Germany 43.60 +1.82
13 10 o Silvia Brunner  Switzerland 43.72 +1.94
14 16 i Lee Nam-Sun  South Korea 43.85 +2.07
15 8 i Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman  Netherlands 44.02 +2.24
16 14 i Sylvia Filipsson  Sweden 44.05 +2.27
17 11 o Sigrid Smuda  West Germany 44.11 +2.33
18 8 i Kathy Vogt  Canada 44.15 +2.37
19 8 o Sylvie Daigle  Canada 44.16 +2.38
20 12 o Anneli Repola  Finland 44.33 +2.55
21 13 i Cao Guifeng  China 44.43 +2.66
22 13 o Annie Borckink  Netherlands 44.47 +2.69
23 2 i Sarah Docter  United States 44.48 +2.70
24 6 o Annette Karlsson  Sweden 44.52 +2.74
25 9 i Monika Pflug  West Germany 44.59 +2.81
26 14 o Sijtje van der Lende  Netherlands 44.74 +2.96
27 12 i Shen Guoqin  China 45.03 +3.25
28 7 o Brigitte Flierl  West Germany 45.28 +3.50
29 15 i Wang Limei  China 45.57 +3.79
30 16 o Kim Ferran  Great Britain 47.25 +5.47
- 7 i Marzia Peretti  Italy DNF – Fall

References

  1. ^ a b "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ "500m Ladies World Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  4. ^ "500m Ladies Olympic Record Progression". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
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