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This soon proved not fast enough, as Verné Lesche from Finland set the record to 1:45.7 a month later, during the unofficial Women's World Allround Speed Skating Championships of 1934 in Oslo. At the end of the 1934/35 season that time fell to U.S. speed skater Kit Klein, who skated a 1:42.3 in Kongsberg.
The skaters only utilize the inner lane and the lap distance is accordingly less than the 400 meters of a regular lap skated with one inner curve and one outer curve. For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Zhang Hong during a 500m race in Salt Lake City on 20 November 2015, with a lap time of 25.93 seconds and an average speed ...
Lee Sang-hwa (Korean: 이상화; Hanja: 李相花, Korean pronunciation: [i.saŋ.ɦwa]; born 25 February 1989) is a South Korean retired speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is a two-time Olympic champion in 500 metres (2010 and 2014) and the 2010 World Sprint champion.
Jutta Monica Leerdam (pronounced [ˈjutaː ˈmoːnikaː leːrˈdɑm]; born 30 December 1998) is a Dutch speed skater specializing in long-track sprint events. She is the 2022 World Sprint Champion in the 500 and 1000 metres combined. In the 1000 metres, she is the 2020 and 2023 World Single Distance Champion.
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 ...
Natalya Sergeevna Voronina (Russian: Наталья Сергеевна Воронина; born 21 October 1994) is a Russian speed skater. She is a World Champion and a world record holder in the 5000 m event. Voronina is the current Russian record holder in the 3000 and 5000 metres. [1]
Erin Jackson (born September 19, 1992) [1] is an American speed skater, roller derby player, and Olympic gold medalist. Jackson is the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual sport. [2]
Anni Friesinger and Miho Takagi are the only female speed skaters who won world titles at three different championships – World Allround Championships, World Sprint Championships and World Single Distances Championships (at the latter competition Friesinger won 12 gold medals in 1998–2009 and Takagi won five gold medals in 2015–2024).