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Women’s 500 metres
Held at 18 Games, 1960–2026. Most golds: United States (6). Most medals: Bonnie Blair (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games181960–2026
Medals55
Delegations13on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Milano Cortina | Femke Kok Netherlands | Jutta Leerdam Netherlands | Miho Takagi Japan |
| 2022 Beijing | Erin Jackson United States | Miho Takagi Japan | Angelina Golikova ROC |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | Nao Kodaira Japan | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | Karolína Erbanová Czechia |
| 2014 Sochi | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | Olga Fatkulina Russia | Margot Boer Netherlands |
| 2010 Vancouver | Lee Sang-hwa South Korea | Jenny Wolf Germany | Wang Beixing China |
| 2006 Turin | Svetlana Zhurova Russia | Wang Manli China | Ren Hui China |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | Catriona Le May Doan Canada | Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt Germany | Sabine Völker Germany |
| 1998 Nagano | Catriona Le May Doan Canada | Susan Auch Canada | Tomomi Okazaki Japan |
| 1994 Lillehammer | Bonnie Blair United States | Susan Auch Canada | Franziska Schenk Germany |
| 1992 Albertville | Bonnie Blair United States | Ye Qiaobo China | Christa Luding-Rothenburger Germany |
| 1988 Calgary | Bonnie Blair United States | Christa Luding-Rothenburger East Germany | Karin Kania East Germany |
| 1984 Sarajevo | Christa Luding-Rothenburger East Germany | Karin Kania East Germany | Natalya Glebova Soviet Union |
| 1980 Lake Placid | Karin Enke-Kania East Germany | Leah Poulos-Mueller United States | Nataliya Petrusyova Soviet Union |
| 1976 Innsbruck | Sheila Young United States | Cathy Priestner Canada | Tatyana Averina Soviet Union |
| 1972 Sapporo | Anne Henning United States | Vera Krasnova Soviet Union | Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union |
| 1968 Grenoble | Lyudmila Titova Soviet Union | Jenny Fish United States / Dianne Holum United States / Mary Meyers United States | — |
| 1964 Innsbruck | Lidiya Skoblikova Soviet Union | Irina Yegorova Soviet Union | Tatyana Sidorova Soviet Union |
| 1960 Squaw Valley | Helga Haase United Team of Germany | Natalya Donchenko Soviet Union | Jeanne Ashworth United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | China | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Czechia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |