Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics_–_Women's_500_metres
Quick Facts Women's 500 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games, Venue ...
| Women's 500 metres at the XIX Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Salt Lake Ice Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 16 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 44.187 | ||||||||||||
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The women's 500 metres in short track speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics took place on 16 February at the Salt Lake Ice Center.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  Evgeniya Radanova (BUL) | 43.671 | Calgary, Canada | 19 October 2001 |
| Olympic record |  Isabelle Charest (CAN) | 44.991 | Nagano, Japan | 19 February 1998 |
The following new Olympic records were set during this competition.
More information Date, Round ...
| Date | Round | Team | Time | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February | Heat 3 |  Wang Chunlu (CHN) | 44.723 | OR | |
| 16 February | Semifinal 1 | Yang Yang (A) (CHN) | 44.118 | OR |
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Heats
The first round was held on 16 February. There were eight heats, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.[2]
- Heat 1
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | China | 45.042 | Q |
| 2 | Marina Georgieva-Nikolova |  Bulgaria | 45.916 | Q |
| 3 | Katalin Kristo |  Romania | 46.956 |
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- Heat 2
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| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joo Min-jin |  South Korea | 45.547 | Q |
| 2 | Yvonne Kunze |  Germany | 45.717 | Q |
| 3 | Cordia Tsoi |  Hong Kong | 52.496 |
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- Heat 3
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Chunlu | China | 44.723 | Q OR |
| 2 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 44.964 | Q |
| 3 | Nataliya Dmitriyeva |  Russia | 46.574 | |
| 4 | Kateřina Novotná |  Czech Republic | 47.122 |
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- Heat 4
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta Capurso |  Italy | 46.313 | Q |
| 2 | Olga Danilov |  Israel | 46.422 | Q |
| 3 | Jo Williams |  Great Britain | 46.631 | |
| 4 | Marianna Nagy |  Hungary | 46.980 |
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- Heat 5
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alanna Kraus | Canada | 45.101 | Q |
| 2 | Evgeniya Radanova | Bulgaria | 45.195 | Q |
| 3 | Susanne Rudolph | Germany | 45.288 |
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- Heat 6
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chikage Tanaka |  Japan | 45.193 | Q |
| 2 | Amy Peterson |  United States | 45.448 | Q |
| 3 | Nina Yevteyeva | Russia | 46.180 | |
| 4 | Szandra Lajtos | Hungary | 48.488 |
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- Heat 7
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Lindsay | Great Britain | 45.461 | Q |
| 2 | Mara Zini | Italy | 45.556 | Q |
| 3 | Yuliya Pavlovich-Yelsakova |  Belarus | 47.273 | |
| 4 | Christy Ren | Hong Kong | 55.423 |
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- Heat 8
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Eun-kyung | South Korea | 45.395 | Q |
| 2 | Caroline Hallisey | United States | 45.535 | Q |
| 3 | Stéphanie Bouvier |  France | 45.723 | |
| 4 | Yuka Kamino | Japan | 45.933 |
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Quarterfinals
The top two finishers in each of the four quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals.[2] Canada's Isabelle Charest was advanced to the semifinals, with Japan's Chikage Tanaka disqualified.
- Quarterfinal 1
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Chunlu | China | 44.739 | Q |
| 2 | Caroline Hallisey | United States | 44.826 | Q |
| 3 | Marta Capurso | Italy | 45.137 | |
| 4 | Olga Danilov | Israel | 46.695 |
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- Quarterfinal 2
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | China | 44.810 | Q |
| 2 | Joo Min-jin | South Korea | 44.992 | Q |
| 3 | Amy Peterson | United States | 46.120 | |
| 4 | Marina Georgieva-Nikolova | Bulgaria | 46.422 |
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- Quarterfinal 3
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeniya Radanova | Bulgaria | 44.780 | Q |
| 2 | Alanna Kraus | Canada | 44.863 | Q |
| 3 | Sarah Lindsay | Great Britain | 44.912 | |
| 4 | Yvonne Kunze | Germany | 46.465 |
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- Quarterfinal 4
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Choi Eun-kyung | South Korea | 44.846 | Q |
| 2 | Mara Zini | Italy | 44.876 | Q |
| 3 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 45.011 | ADV |
| – | Chikage Tanaka | Japan | DSQ |
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Semifinals
The top two finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the A final, while the third and fourth place skaters advanced to the B Final.[2] In the first semifinal, a dead heat for second place, between Canada's Isabelle Charest and Caroline Hallisey of the United States, meant that both advanced to the final.
- Semifinal 1
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Yang (A) | China | 44.118 | QA OR |
| 2 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 44.307 | QA |
| 2 | Caroline Hallisey | United States | 44.307 | QA |
| 4 | Mara Zini | Italy | 44.531 | QB |
| 5 | Choi Eun-kyung | South Korea | 44.647 | QB |
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- Semifinal 2
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeniya Radanova | Bulgaria | 44.686 | QA |
| 2 | Wang Chunlu | China | 44.734 | QA |
| 3 | Alanna Kraus | Canada | 44.776 | QB |
| 4 | Joo Min-jin | South Korea | 68.184 | QB |
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Finals
The five qualifying skaters competed in Final A, while four other raced for 6th place in Final B.[2]
- Final A
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yang Yang (A) | China | 44.187 | |
 | Evgeniya Radanova | Bulgaria | 44.252 | |
 | Wang Chunlu | China | 44.272 | |
| 4 | Isabelle Charest | Canada | 44.662 | |
| 5 | Caroline Hallisey | United States | 44.679 |
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- Final B
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alanna Kraus | Canada | 44.930 | |
| 7 | Choi Eun-kyung | South Korea | 45.383 | |
| 8 | Mara Zini | Italy | 45.494 | |
| 9 | Joo Min-jin | South Korea | 46.893 |
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- "Short Track Speed Skating at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Salt Lake City 2002 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Salt Lake Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2012.