World record progression 500 m speed skating women

The world record progression 500 m speed skating women as recognised by the International Skating Union:

Name	Result	Date	Venue
Zofia Nehringowa	1:02.0	15 February 1931	Warsaw
Liselotte Landbeck	58.7	9 January 1932	Davos
Synnøve Lie	56.0	20 March 1932	Brandbu
Liselotte Landbeck	51.5	20 January 1933	Davos
Liselotte Landbeck	51.3	13 January 1934	Davos
Synnøve Lie	50.3	12 February 1934	Oslo
Laila Schou Nilsen	49.3	27 February 1935	Oslo
Laila Schou Nilsen	46.4	30 January 1937	Davos
Tamara Rylova	45.6	11 January 1955	Medeo
Inga Artamonova	44.9	27 January 1962	Medeo
Tatyana Sidorova	44.7	3 February 1968	Davos
Ruth Schleiermacher	44.6	4 February 1969	Davos
Tatyana Sidorova	43.29	9 January 1970	Medeo
Tatyana Sidorova	43.22	17 January 1970	Medeo
Anne Henning	42.91	20 February 1971	Inzell
Anne Henning	42.75	21 February 1971	Inzell
Anne Henning	42.5	7 January 1972	Davos
Sheila Young	41.8	19 January 1973	Davos
Tatyana Averina	41.70	11 March 1975	Medeo
Lyubov Sadchikova	41.69	21 March 1975	Medeo
Tatyana Averina	41.06	29 March 1975	Medeo
Sheila Young	40.91	31 January 1976	Davos
Sheila Young	40.68	13 March 1976	Inzell
Christa Rothenburger	40.28	27 March 1981	Medeo
Christa Rothenburger	40.18	28 March 1981	Medeo
Christa Rothenburger	39.69	25 March 1983	Medeo
Karin Kania	39.52	21 March 1986	Medeo
Bonnie Blair	39.43	19 March 1987	Heerenveen
Christa Rothenburger	39.39	6 December 1987	Calgary
Bonnie Blair	39.10	22 February 1988	Calgary
Bonnie Blair	38.99	26 March 1994	Calgary
Bonnie Blair	38.69	2 February 1995	Calgary
Catriona Le May Doan	37.90	22 November 1997	Calgary
Catriona Le May Doan	37.90	23 November 1997	Calgary
Catriona Le May Doan	37.71	28 December 1997	Calgary
Catriona Le May Doan	37.55	29 December 1997	Calgary
Catriona Le May Doan	37.40	6 January 2001	Calgary
Catriona Le May Doan	37.29	9 March 2001	Salt Lake City
Catriona Le May Doan	37.29	8 December 2001	Calgary
Catriona Le May Doan	37.22	9 December 2001	Calgary
Jenny Wolf	37.04	10 March 2007	Salt Lake City
Jenny Wolf	37.02	16 November 2007	Calgary
Jenny Wolf	37.00	11 December 2009	Salt Lake City
Yu Jing	36.94	29 January 2012	Calgary
Lee Sang-hwa	36.80	20 January 2013	Calgary
Lee Sang-hwa	36.74	9 November 2013	Calgary
Lee Sang-hwa	36.57	15 November 2013	Salt Lake City
Lee Sang-hwa	36.36	16 November 2013	Salt Lake City

References

• Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
• "Evolution of the world record 500 meters Women". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.