Dates February 10 Winning time 43.33 | Competitors 29 from 12 nations Venue Makomanai Open Stadium | |
Location Makomanai Open Stadium, Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan |
The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics took place on 10 February, at the Makomanai Open Stadium.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
The following new Olympic and World records was set during the competition.
References
Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA