Speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres
| Women's 500 metres at the XII Olympic Winter Games
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Pictogram for speed skating
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| Venue | Eisschnellaufbahn | ||||||||||||
| Dates | February 6 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 42.76 | ||||||||||||
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Sheila Young |
 United States
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Cathy Priestner |
 Canada
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Tatyana Averina |
 Soviet Union
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The women's 500 metres in speed skating at the 1976 Winter Olympics took place on 6 February, at the Eisschnellaufbahn.
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:
Sports-Reference - 1976 - Women's 500 metres
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