title: Speed skating at the 1986 Asian Winter Games – Women's 500 metres
text: # Speed skating at the 1986 Asian Winter Games – Women's 500 metres
  
  The women's 500 metres at the 1986 Asian Winter Games was held on 1 March 1986 in Sapporo, Japan.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Christa Rothenburger (GDR) | 39.69 | Alma-Ata, Soviet Union | 25 March 1983 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Games Record | — | — | — | — |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Seiko Hashimoto (JPN) | 41.68 | GR |
  | | Shoko Fusano (JPN) | 42.53 | |
  | 3 | Akemi Tanaka (JPN) | 42.73 | |
  | | Ye Qiaobo (CHN) | 43.03 | |
  | 5 | Pak Gum-hyon (PRK) | 43.16 | |
  | 6 | Choi Seung-youn (KOR) | 43.45 | |
  | 6 | Song Hwa-son (PRK) | 43.45 | |
  | 8 | Noriko Toda (JPN) | 43.62 | |
  | 9 | Han Chun-ok (PRK) | 44.03 | |
  | 10 | Wang Xiuli (CHN) | 1:06.74 | |
  
  * Ye Qiaobo was awarded bronze because of no three-medal sweep per country rule.
  