The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics took place on 22 February, at the Olympic Oval.
Records 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.
Date Pair Athlete Country Time OR WR 22 February Pair 1 Andrea Ehrig 40.71 OR 22 February Pair 2 Christa Rothenburger 39.12 OR WR 22 February Pair 4 Bonnie Blair 39.10 OR WR
Results
Rank Athlete Country Time Difference Notes Bonnie Blair 39.10 Christa Rothenburger 39.12 Karin Kania 39.24 4 Angela Stahnke 39.68 5 Seiko Hashimoto 39.74 6 Shelley Rhead-Skarvan 40.36 7 Monika Pflug 40.53 8 Shoko Fusano 40.61 9 Natalya Glebova 40.66 10 Andrea Ehrig 40.71 11 Natalie Grenier 40.73 12 Katie Class 40.91 13 Yoo Seon-Hee 40.92 14 Edel Therese Høiseth 40.95 15 Ingrid Haringa 41.12 16 Yelena Ilyina 41.15 17 Christine Aaftink 41.22 18 Zofia Tokarczyk 41.37 19 Emese Hunyady 41.38 19 Erwina Ryś-Ferens 41.38 21 Noriko Toda 41.44 22 Song Hwa-son 41.46 23 Leslie Bader 41.57 23 Ariane Loignon 41.57 25 Kristen Talbot 41.71 26 Han Chun-Ok 42.25 27 Marie-France van Helden 42.49 28 Jasmin Krohn 42.81 29 Stéphanie Dumont 43.30 30 Bibija Kerla 44.47
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