Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres
at the XVII Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for short track
VenueHamar Olympic Amphitheatre
DatesFebruary 24
Competitors30 from 8 nations
Winning time45.98
Medalists
 Cathy Turner  United States
 Zhang Yanmei  China
 Amy Peterson  United States
Short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m men women
3000 m relay women
5000 m relay men

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.[1]

Results

Heats

The first round was held on 24 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[1]

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 Tikhonova  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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1]

Final A
Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Cathy Turner  United States 45.98 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yanmei  China 46.44
3rd, 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
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