Speed Skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics |  | ||||
| Facts - Women's 500 m - Salt Lake City 2002 | |||||
 | Venue: Utah Olympic Oval | ||||
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Participants: 31 athletes participated in the event. | ||||
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Schedule: The final took place on Thursday, February 14, 2002 and competitions began on Wednesday, February 13, 2002. | ||||
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Format: Skaters raced in pairs on separate tracks (the inner and outer lanes) on a 400 m oval rink. Skaters switched lanes after the first half of the race in order to skate an equal distance. The 500 m distance was skated twice on the same day and the olympic gold medal winner was the athlete with the best total time for the two races
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| This information about Women's 500 m - Speed Skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||
 
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