Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
Women's 500 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center | ||||||||||||
Dates | 16 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 44.187 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics | ||
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500 m | men | women |
1000 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m relay | women | |
5000 m relay | men | |
The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
World record | ![]() |
43.671 | Calgary, Canada | 19 October 2001 |
Olympic record | ![]() |
44.991 | Nagano, Japan | 19 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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16 February | Heat 3 | ![]() |
44.723 | OR | |
16 February | Semifinal 1 | ![]() |
44.118 | OR |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The first round was held on 16 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[2]
- Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Yang Yang (A) | ![]() |
45.042 | Q |
2 | Marina Georgieva-Nikolova | ![]() |
45.916 | Q |
3 | Katalin Kristo | ![]() |
46.956 |
- Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Joo Min-jin | ![]() |
45.547 | Q |
2 | Yvonne Kunze | ![]() |
45.717 | Q |
3 | Cordia Tsoi | ![]() |
52.496 |
- Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wang Chunlu | ![]() |
44.723 | Q OR |
2 | Isabelle Charest | ![]() |
44.964 | Q |
3 | Nataliya Dmitriyeva | ![]() |
46.574 | |
4 | Kateřina Novotná | ![]() |
47.122 |
- Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Marta Capurso | ![]() |
46.313 | Q |
2 | Olga Danilov | ![]() |
46.422 | Q |
3 | Jo Williams | ![]() |
46.631 | |
4 | Marianna Nagy | ![]() |
46.980 |
- Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Alanna Kraus | ![]() |
45.101 | Q |
2 | Evgeniya Radanova | ![]() |
45.195 | Q |
3 | Susanne Rudolph | ![]() |
45.288 |
- Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Chikage Tanaka | ![]() |
45.193 | Q |
2 | Amy Peterson | ![]() |
45.448 | Q |
3 | Nina Yevteyeva | ![]() |
46.180 | |
4 | Szandra Lajtos | ![]() |
48.488 |
- Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sarah Lindsay | ![]() |
45.461 | Q |
2 | Mara Zini | ![]() |
45.556 | Q |
3 | Yuliya Pavlovich-Yelsakova | ![]() |
47.273 | |
4 | Christy Ren | ![]() |
55.423 |
- Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Choi Eun-kyung | ![]() |
45.395 | Q |
2 | Caroline Hallisey | ![]() |
45.535 | Q |
3 | Stéphanie Bouvier | ![]() |
45.723 | |
4 | Yuka Kamino | ![]() |
45.933 |
Quarterfinals[edit]
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[2] Canada's Isabelle Charest was advanced to the semifinals, with Japan's Chikage Tanaka disqualified.
- Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wang Chunlu | ![]() |
44.739 | Q |
2 | Caroline Hallisey | ![]() |
44.826 | Q |
3 | Marta Capurso | ![]() |
45.137 | |
4 | Olga Danilov | ![]() |
46.695 |
- Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Yang Yang (A) | ![]() |
44.810 | Q |
2 | Joo Min-jin | ![]() |
44.992 | Q |
3 | Amy Peterson | ![]() |
46.120 | |
4 | Marina Georgieva-Nikolova | ![]() |
46.422 |
- Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Evgeniya Radanova | ![]() |
44.780 | Q |
2 | Alanna Kraus | ![]() |
44.863 | Q |
3 | Sarah Lindsay | ![]() |
44.912 | |
4 | Yvonne Kunze | ![]() |
46.465 |
- Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Choi Eun-kyung | ![]() |
44.846 | Q |
2 | Mara Zini | ![]() |
44.876 | Q |
3 | Isabelle Charest | ![]() |
45.011 | ADV |
– | Chikage Tanaka | ![]() |
DSQ |
Semifinals[edit]
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.[2] In the first semifinal, a dead heat for second place, between Canada's Isabelle Charest and Caroline Hallisey of the United States, meant that both advanced to the final.
- Semifinal 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Yang Yang (A) | ![]() |
44.118 | QA OR |
2 | Isabelle Charest | ![]() |
44.307 | QA |
2 | Caroline Hallisey | ![]() |
44.307 | QA |
4 | Mara Zini | ![]() |
44.531 | QB |
5 | Choi Eun-kyung | ![]() |
44.647 | QB |
- Semifinal 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Evgeniya Radanova | ![]() |
44.686 | QA |
2 | Wang Chunlu | ![]() |
44.734 | QA |
3 | Alanna Kraus | ![]() |
44.776 | QB |
4 | Joo Min-jin | ![]() |
68.184 | QB |
Finals[edit]
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four other raced for 6th place in Final B.[2]
- Final A
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Yang Yang (A) | ![]() |
44.187 | |
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Evgeniya Radanova | ![]() |
44.252 | |
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Wang Chunlu | ![]() |
44.272 | |
4 | Isabelle Charest | ![]() |
44.662 | |
5 | Caroline Hallisey | ![]() |
44.679 |
- Final B
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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6 | Alanna Kraus | ![]() |
44.930 | |
7 | Choi Eun-kyung | ![]() |
45.383 | |
8 | Mara Zini | ![]() |
45.494 | |
9 | Joo Min-jin | ![]() |
46.893 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012.