Evolution of the world record 500 meters Women
# | name | time | place | track type | date | |||
1 | Zofia Nehringowa | POL | 1:02.0 | Warsaw | POL | outdoor - natural | 15 Feb 1931 | |
2 | Liselotte Landbeck | AUT | 0:58.7 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 9 Jan 1932 | |
3 | Synnøve Lie | NOR | 0:56.0 | Brandbu | NOR | outdoor - natural | 20 Mar 1932 | |
4 | Liselotte Landbeck | AUT | 0:51.5 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 20 Jan 1933 | |
5 | Liselotte Landbeck | AUT | 0:51.3 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 13 Jan 1934 | |
6 | Synnøve Lie | NOR | 0:50.3 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 12 Feb 1934 | |
7 | Laila Schou Nilsen | NOR | 0:49.3 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 27 Feb 1935 | |
8 | Laila Schou Nilsen | NOR | 0:46.4 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 30 Jan 1937 | |
9 | Tamara Rylova | URS | 0:45.6 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 11 Jan 1955 | |
10 | Inga Voronina-Artamonova | URS | 0:44.9 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 27 Jan 1962 | |
11 | Tatyana Sidorova | URS | 0:44.7 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 3 Feb 1968 | |
12 | Ruth Schleiermacher | GDR | 0:44.6 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 4 Feb 1969 | |
13 | Tatyana Sidorova | URS | 0:43.29 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 9 Jan 1970 | |
14 | Tatyana Sidorova | URS | 0:43.22 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 17 Jan 1970 | |
15 | Anne Henning | USA | 0:42.91 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 20 Feb 1971 | |
16 | Anne Henning | USA | 0:42.75 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 21 Feb 1971 | |
17 | Anne Henning | USA | 0:42.5 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 7 Jan 1972 | |
18 | Sheila Young | USA | 0:41.8 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 19 Jan 1973 | |
19 | Tatyana Averina | URS | 0:41.70 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 11 Mar 1975 | |
20 | Lyubov Sadchikova | URS | 0:41.69 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 21 Mar 1975 | |
21 | Tatyana Averina | URS | 0:41.06 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 29 Mar 1975 | |
22 | Sheila Young | USA | 0:40.91 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 31 Jan 1976 | |
23 | Sheila Young | USA | 0:40.68 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 13 Mar 1976 | |
24 | Christa Rothenburger | GDR | 0:40.28 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 27 Mar 1981 | |
25 | Christa Rothenburger | GDR | 0:40.18 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 28 Mar 1981 | |
26 | Christa Rothenburger | GDR | 0:39.69 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 25 Mar 1983 | |
27 | Karin Kania-Enke | GDR | 0:39.52 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 21 Mar 1986 | |
28 | Bonnie Blair | USA | 0:39.43 | Heerenveen | NED | indoor - artificial | 19 Mar 1987 | |
29 | Christa Rothenburger | GDR | 0:39.39 | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 6 Dec 1987 | |
30 | Bonnie Blair | USA | 0:39.10 | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 22 Feb 1988 | |
31 | Bonnie Blair | USA | 0:38.99 | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 26 Mar 1994 | |
32 | Bonnie Blair | USA | 0:38.69 | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 2 Feb 1995 | |
33 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 0:37.90 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 22 Nov 1997 |
34 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 0:37.90 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 23 Nov 1997 |
35 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 0:37.71 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 28 Dec 1997 |
36 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 0:37.55 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 29 Dec 1997 |
37 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 0:37.40 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 6 Jan 2001 |
38 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 0:37.29 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 9 Mar 2001 |
39 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 0:37.22 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 9 Dec 2001 |
40 | Jenny Wolf | GER | 0:37.04 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 10 Mar 2007 |
41 | Jenny Wolf | GER | 0:37.02 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 16 Nov 2007 |
42 | Jenny Wolf | GER | 0:37.00 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 11 Dec 2009 |
43 | Yu Jing | CHN | 0:36.94 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 29 Jan 2012 |
44 | Lee Sang-hwa | KOR | 0:36.80 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 20 Jan 2013 |
45 | Lee Sang-hwa | KOR | 0:36.74 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 9 Nov 2013 |
46 | Lee Sang-hwa | KOR | 0:36.57 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 15 Nov 2013 |
47 | Lee Sang-hwa | KOR | 0:36.36 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 16 Nov 2013 |
* | = record skated on klap skates |