Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

The 500 metres speed skating event for women was part of the demonstration sport programme of the 1932 Winter Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, February 8, 1932.

Women's 500 metres speed skating
at the III Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
VenueJames B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Date8 February 1932
Competitors10 from 2 nations
Winning time58.0

Ten speed skaters from two nations competed.

Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.

Podium

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1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place
Jean Wilson
  Canada
Elizabeth Dubois
  United States
Kit Klein
  United States

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.

World Record 58.7(*)   Liselotte Landbeck Davos (SUI) January 9, 1932
Olympic Record -

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Dorothy Franey skated the 500 metres in 54.8 seconds at the National Women's Championships at Oconomowoc, but in pack-style format.

Results

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First round

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Heat 1

Place Name Time Qual.
1   Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN) 62.4 Q
2   Elsie Muller-McLave (USA) Q
3   Helen Bina (USA) Q
4   Hattie Donaldson (CAN)
5   Geraldine Mackie (CAN)

Heat 2

Place Name Time Qual.
1   Jean Wilson (CAN) 60.4 Q
2   Kit Klein (USA) Q
3   Elizabeth Dubois (USA) Q
4   Dorothy Franey (USA)
5   Florence Hurd (CAN)

Final

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Place Name Time
1   Jean Wilson (CAN) 58.0
2   Elizabeth Dubois (USA)
3   Kit Klein (USA)
4   Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN)
5   Elsie Muller-McLave (USA)
6   Helen Bina (USA)

References

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