The women's 500 metres at the 1986 Asian Winter Games was held on 1 March 1986 in Sapporo, Japan.
| Women's 500 metres at the 1986 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Makomanai Open Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 1 March 1986 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 4 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Christa Rothenburger (GDR) |
39.69 | Alma-Ata, Soviet Union | 25 March 1983 |
| Games Record | — | — | — | — |
Results edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
 Seiko Hashimoto (JPN)
|
41.68 | GR |
|
Shoko Fusano (JPN)
|
42.53 | |
| 3 | Akemi Tanaka (JPN)
|
42.73 | |
|
 Ye Qiaobo (CHN)
|
43.03 | |
| 5 |  Pak Gum-hyon (PRK)
|
43.16 | |
| 6 |  Choi Seung-youn (KOR)
|
43.45 | |
| 6 | Song Hwa-son (PRK)
|
43.45 | |
| 8 | Noriko Toda (JPN)
|
43.62 | |
| 9 | Han Chun-ok (PRK)
|
44.03 | |
| 10 | Wang Xiuli (CHN)
|
1:06.74 |
- Ye Qiaobo was awarded bronze because of no three-medal sweep per country rule.