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

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.[1][2]

Women's 500 metres
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
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
← 1976
1984 →

Records edit

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

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 edit

[1]

Rank Pair Lane Athlete Country Time Difference Notes
  2 o Karin Enke   East Germany 41.78 – OR
  4 i Leah Poulos-Mueller   United States 42.26 +0.48
  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 edit

  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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