The women's 500 m sprint competition in inline speed skating at the 2001 World Games took place on 24 August 2001 at the Akita Prefectural Skating Rink in Akita, Japan.
Competition format A total of 15 athletes entered the competition. Best two athletes from each heat advances to the next round.
Results Quarterfinals
Heat 1 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Pan Li-ling Chinese Taipei 47.08 Q2 Alexandra Vivas Colombia 47.22 Q3Ashley Horgan United States47.34
Heat 3 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Pan Yi-chin Chinese Taipei47.20Q2Liu Ling Chinese Taipei47.35Q3Silvia Niño Colombia47.414Megumi Sonoda Japan48.61
Heat 2 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Valentina Belloni Italy47.12Q2Melanie Knopf Germany47.22Q3Hou Hsin-yu Chinese Taipei47.364Masami Matsushita Japan51.89
Heat 4 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Berenice Moreno Colombia47.61Q2Sarina Hayden United States47.71Q3Rebecca Wooding New Zealand47.984Shannell Wooding New Zealand48.25
Semifinals
Heat 1 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Pan Li-ling Chinese Taipei 46.08 Q2Berenice Moreno Colombia46.88Q3 Alexandra Vivas Colombia 47.28 4Sarina Hayden United States47.42
Heat 2 Rank Name Country Time Notes1Valentina Belloni Italy47.24Q2Pan Yi-chin Chinese Taipei47.31Q3Melanie Knopf Germany47.384Liu Ling Chinese Taipei47.58
Final Rank Name Country Time Pan Li-ling Chinese Taipei46.74Pan Yi-chin Chinese Taipei46.84Berenice Moreno Colombia46.854Valentina Belloni Italy46.94
References
External links Results on IWGA website