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The Women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 22 February, at the Olympic Oval.[1][2]
Women's 500 metres at the XV Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Oval | |||||||||
Dates | February 22 | |||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 15 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 39.10 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[3][4]
World record | Christa Rothenburger (GDR) | 39.39 | Calgary, Canada | 6 December 1987 |
Olympic record | Christa Rothenburger (GDR) | 41.02 | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | 10 February 1984 |
The following new world and olympic records was set during the competition.
Date | Pair | Athlete | Country | Time | OR | WR |
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22 February | Pair 1 | Andrea Ehrig | East Germany | 40.71 | OR | |
22 February | Pair 2 | Karin Enke | East Germany | 39.12 | OR | WR |
22 February | Pair 4 | Bonnie Blair | United States | 39.10 | OR | WR |
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