title: 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
text: # 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trial
  
  The Women's 500m Time Trial was one of the 6 women's events at the 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, held in Melbourne, Australia.
  
  20 Cyclists from 17 countries were due to participate in the race, Evgenia Radanova of Bulgaria did not start. The Final was held on July 31 at 19:15.
  
  ## World record
  
  World Record :
  
  | WR | 34.000 | Jiang Yonghua (CHN) | Kunming | August 11, 2002 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Name | 285m | Time | Speed (km/h) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Name | 285m | 285-500 | Speed (km/h) |
  | | Natallia Tsylinskaya (BLR) | 21.308 (1) | 34.078 | 52.820 |
  | | Natallia Tsylinskaya (BLR) | | 12.770 (1) | 52.820 |
  | | Nancy Contreras (MEX) | 21.547 (2) | 34.515 | 52.149 |
  | | Nancy Contreras (MEX) | | 12.969 (4) | 52.149 |
  | | Jiang Cuihua (CHN) | 21.950 (8) | 34.746 | 51.804 |
  | | Jiang Cuihua (CHN) | | 12.796 (2) | 51.804 |
  | 4 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | 21.602 (4) | 34.763 | 51.779 |
  | 4 | Yvonne Hijgenaar (NED) | | 13.161 (8) | 51.779 |
  | 5 | Jiang Yonghua (CHN) | 21.593 (3) | 34.847 | 51.654 |
  | 5 | Jiang Yonghua (CHN) | | 13.254 (13) | 51.654 |
  | 6 | Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) | 21.744 (5) | 34.861 | 51.633 |
  | 6 | Lori-Ann Muenzer (CAN) | | 13.117 (7) | 51.633 |
  | 7 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | 22.067 (12) | 34.927 | 51.536 |
  | 7 | Victoria Pendleton (GBR) | | 12.860 (3) | 51.536 |
  | 8 | Kathrin Freitag (GER) | 21.932 (7) | 35.008 | 51.416 |
  | 8 | Kathrin Freitag (GER) | | 13.076 (6) | 51.416 |
  | 9 | Anna Meares (AUS) | 21.868 (6) | 35.093 | 51.371 |
  | 9 | Anna Meares (AUS) | | 13.171 (9) | 51.371 |
  | 10 | Katrin Meinke (GER) | 21.994 (9) | 35.191 | 51.149 |
  | 10 | Katrin Meinke (GER) | | 13.197 (10) | 51.149 |
  | 11 | Kerrie Meares (AUS) | 22.029 (10) | 35.447 | 50.780 |
  | 11 | Kerrie Meares (AUS) | | 13.418 (16) | 50.780 |
  | 12 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | 22.061 (11) | 35.492 | 50.715 |
  | 12 | Clara Sanchez (FRA) | | 13.431 (17) | 50.715 |
  | 13 | Sayuri Osuga (JPN) | 22.211 (13) | 35.496 | 50.709 |
  | 13 | Sayuri Osuga (JPN) | | 13.285 (14) | 50.709 |
  | 14 | Tamilla Abassova (RUS) | 22.282 (14) | 35.516 | 50.681 |
  | 14 | Tamilla Abassova (RUS) | | 13.234 (12) | 50.681 |
  | 15 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | 22.460 (16) | 35.534 | 50.655 |
  | 15 | Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) | | 13.074 (5) | 50.655 |
  | 16 | Tanya Lindenmuth (USA) | 22.550 (18) | 35.773 | 50.317 |
  | 16 | Tanya Lindenmuth (USA) | | 13.223 (11) | 50.317 |
  | 17 | Yumari González (CUB) | 22.531 (17) | 35.882 | 50.164 |
  | 17 | Yumari González (CUB) | | 13.351 (15)) | 50.164 |
  | 18 | Oxana Grishina (RUS) | 22.457 (15) | 36.032 | 49.955 |
  | 18 | Oxana Grishina (RUS) | | 13.575 (18) | 49.955 |
  | | Evgenia Radanova (BUL) | | DNS | |
  