The women's 500 metres at the 1996 Asian Winter Games was held in February 1996 in Harbin, China.
| Women's 500 metres at the 1996 Asian Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Heilongjiang Indoor Rink | |||||||||
| Dates | 5–6 February 1996 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 9 from 3 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
500 meters edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Bonnie Blair (USA) |
38.69 | Calgary, Canada | 2 February 1995 |
| Games Record |  Seiko Hashimoto (JPN) |
41.68 | Sapporo, Japan | 1 March 1986 |
500 meters × 2 edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Monique Garbrecht (GER) |
1:20.98 | Berlin, Germany | 19 November 1994 |
| Games Record | — | — | — | — |
Results edit
- Legend
- DSQ — Disqualified
| Rank | Athlete | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
 Wang Manli (CHN)
|
40.51 GR | 40.92 | 1:21.43 | GR |
|
|
Xue Ruihong (CHN)
|
40.66 | 40.77 | 1:21.43 | GR |
|
Jin Hua (CHN)
|
40.78 | 40.99 | 1:21.77 | |
| 4 |  Chun Hee-joo (KOR)
|
41.34 | 41.29 | 1:22.63 | |
| 5 | Chihiro Monda (JPN)
|
41.42 | 41.39 | 1:22.81 | |
| 6 | Mayumi Kagawa (JPN)
|
41.40 | 41.48 | 1:22.88 | |
| 7 | Shihomi Shinya (JPN)
|
41.63 | 41.63 | 1:23.26 | |
| 8 | Kang Mee-yeong (KOR)
|
41.64 | 41.95 | 1:23.59 | |
| — | Tomomi Shimizu (JPN)
|
41.76 | DSQ | DSQ | |
| — | Xu Yanli (CHN)
|
41.65 | DSQ | DSQ |