Speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres
at the X Olympic Winter Games
Pictogram for speed skating
VenueL'Anneau de Vitesse
DatesFebruary 9
Competitors28 from 11 nations
Winning time46.1
Medalists
 Lyudmila Titova  Soviet Union
 Jenny Fish  United States
 Dianne Holum  United States
 Mary Meyers  United States
Speed skating at the
1968 Winter Olympics
500 m   men   women
1000 m women
1500 m men women
3000 m women
5000 m men
10,000 m men

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics took place on 9 February, at the L'Anneau de Vitesse.[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2][3]

World record  Tatyana Sidorova (URS) 42.5 Davos, Switzerland 3 February 1968
Olympic record  Lidia Skoblikova (URS) 45.0 Innsbruck, Austria 30 January 1964

Results

[1]

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union 46.1
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jenny Fish United States 46.3
2nd, silver medalist(s) Dianne Holum United States 46.3
2nd, silver medalist(s) Mary Meyers United States 46.3
5 Ellie van den Brom Netherlands 46.6
6 Kaija Mustonen Finland 46.7
6 Sigrid Sundby-Dybedahl Norway 46.7
8 Kirsti Biermann Norway 46.8
9 Irina Yegorova Soviet Union 46.9
9 Tatyana Sidorova Soviet Union 46.9
11 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg Norway 47.0
12 Arja Kantola Finland 47.4
12 Evi Sappl West Germany 47.4
14 Stien Kaiser Netherlands 47.6
15 Christina Lindblom-Scherling Sweden 47.7
16 Wil Burgmeijer Netherlands 47.8
16 Ruth Schleiermacher East Germany 47.8
18 Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka Finland 48.1
19 Marie-Louise Perrenoud France 48.2
19 Wendy Thompson Canada 48.2
21 Hildegard Sellhuber West Germany 48.4
22 Martine Ivangine France 48.5
23 Marcia Parsons Canada 48.8
24 Doreen McCannell Canada 49.0
25 Misae Takeda Japan 49.4
26 Ylva Hedlund Sweden 49.9
27 Kaname Ide Japan 50.0
- Sachiko Saito Japan DNF

References

  1. 1 2 "Rapport Officiel Xes Jeux Olympiques D'Hiver 1968 Grenoble" (PDF). Comité d'organisation des Xemes jeux olympiques d'hiver. LA84 Foundation. 1968. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

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