Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres at the XI Olympic Winter Games
Left-right: Krasnova, Henning, Titova
Venue	Makomanai Open Stadium
Dates	February 10
Competitors	29 from 12 nations
Winning time	43.33
Medalists
01 ! Anne Henning  United States 02 ! Vera Krasnova  Soviet Union 03 ! Lyudmila Titova  Soviet Union
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01 !		Anne Henning	United States
02 !		Vera Krasnova	Soviet Union
03 !		Lyudmila Titova	Soviet Union

The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

The following new Olympic and World records was set during the competition.

Sports-Reference - 1972 - Women's 500 metres