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Women's 500 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueHamar Olympic Amphitheatre
Dates24 February
Competitors30 from 13 nations
Winning time45.98
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cathy Turner  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yanmei  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amy Peterson  United States
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Short-track speed skating at the
1994 Winter Olympics
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The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics took place on 24 February at the Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre.

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Wang Xiulan  China 47.32 Q
2 Nathalie Lambert  Canada 47.38 Q
3 Evgeniya Radanova  Bulgaria 50.67
Heat 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Cathy Turner  United States 46.22 Q
2 Won Hye-kyung  South Korea 48.08 Q
3 Anke Jannie Landman  Netherlands 48.36
4 Bea Pintens  Belgium 49.59
Heat 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Sylvie Daigle  Canada 46.98 Q
2 Chun Lee-kyung  South Korea 47.14 Q
3 Yelena Tikhanina  Russia 47.79
4 Debbie Palmer  Great Britain 47.93
Heat 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Isabelle Charest  Canada 46.92 Q
2 Sandrine Daudet  France 49.06 Q
3 Barbara Baldissera  Italy 79.96
– Sofie Pintens  Belgium DQ
Heat 5
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ayako Tsubaki  Japan 48.49 Q
2 Karen Gardiner-Kah  Australia 48.56 Q
3 Viktoriya Troitskaya-Taranina  Russia 48.59
4 Valérie Barizza  France 50.30
Heat 6
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marinella Canclini  Italy 47.19 Q
2 Kim So-hee  South Korea 47.77 Q
3 Yelena Sinitsina  Kazakhstan 50.36
Heat 7
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Yang Yang (S)  China 47.23 Q
2 Marina Pylayeva  Russia 47.47 Q
3 Katia Mosconi  Italy 47.90
4 Penèlope di Lella  Netherlands 48.44
Heat 8
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Amy Peterson  United States 47.02 Q
2 Zhang Yanmei  China 47.35 Q
3 Laure Drouet  France 50.47
4 Cindy Meyer  South Africa 77.18

Quarterfinals

The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Isabelle Charest  Canada 47.25 Q
2 Yang Yang (S)  China 47.25 Q
3 Karen Gardiner-Kah  Australia 47.90
4 Chun Lee-kyung  South Korea 69.56
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Amy Peterson  United States 46.59 Q OR
2 Zhang Yanmei  China 46.64 Q
3 Sandrine Daudet  France 47.97
4 Marinella Canclini  Italy 88.77
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Kim So-hee  South Korea 46.97 Q
2 Cathy Turner  United States 47.24 Q
3 Ayako Tsubaki  Japan 47.51
4 Nathalie Lambert  Canada 65.45
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Wang Xiulan  China 48.40 Q
2 Won Hye-kyung  South Korea 48.87 Q
3 Sylvie Daigle  Canada 55.59
– Marina Pylayeva  Russia DQ

Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.

Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Zhang Yanmei  China 46.01 QA OR
2 Amy Peterson  United States 46.28 QA
3 Kim So-hee  South Korea 46.36 QB
– Yang Yang (S)  China DQ
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Cathy Turner  United States 47.54 QA
2 Won Hye-kyung  South Korea 47.63 QA
3 Wang Xiulan  China 48.00 QB
– Isabelle Charest  Canada DQ

Finals

The four qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four others raced for 5th place in Final B.

Final A
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cathy Turner  United States 45.98 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yanmei  China 46.44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amy Peterson  United States 46.76
4 Won Hye-kyung  South Korea 47.60
Final B
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
5 Kim So-hee  South Korea 49.01
6 Wang Xiulan  China 49.03

References

  1. ^ "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. "Short Track Speed Skating at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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