Speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres

Women's 500 metres speed skating
at the III Olympic Winter Games
Women's 500 metres speed skating; at the III Olympic Winter Games
	Pictogram for speed skating
Venue	James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink
Date	8 February 1932
Competitors	10 from 2 nations
Winning time	58.0

The 500 metres speed skating event for women was part of the demonstration sport programme of the 1932 Winter Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, February 8, 1932.

Ten speed skaters from two nations competed.

Like all other speed skating events at this Olympics the competition was held in pack-style format, having all competitors skate at the same time.

Podium

1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Jean Wilson Canada	Elizabeth Dubois United States	Kit Klein United States

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1932 Winter Olympics.

World Record	58.7(*)	Liselotte Landbeck	Davos (SUI)	January 9, 1932
Olympic Record		-

(*) The record was set in a high altitude venue (more than 1000 metres above sea level) and on naturally frozen ice.

Dorothy Franey skated the 500 metres in 54.8 seconds at the National Women's Championships at Oconomowoc, but in pack-style format.

Heat 1

Place	Name	Time	Qual.
1	Lela Brooks-Potter (CAN)	62.4	Q
2	Elsie Muller-McLave (USA)		Q
3	Helen Bina (USA)		Q
4	Hattie Donaldson (CAN)
5	Geraldine Mackie (CAN)

Heat 2

Place	Name	Time	Qual.
1	Jean Wilson (CAN)	60.4	Q
2	Kit Klein (USA)		Q
3	Elizabeth Dubois (USA)		Q
4	Dorothy Franey (USA)
5	Florence Hurd (CAN)