Women's 500 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
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Venue | Olympic Oval | ||||||||||||
Dates | February 22 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 39.10 | ||||||||||||
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Bonnie Blair | United States | ||
Christa Rothenburger | East Germany | ||
Karin Kania | East Germany |
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 22 February, at the Olympic Oval.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
Sports-Reference - 1988 - Women's 500 metres