Sprint, Women

Competition 1978 ISU World Sprint Championships
Venue Lake Placid, New York USA
Held 11 – 12 February 1978
Status Medal
Competitors 26
Countries 12
Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark 500 m 1,000 m 500 m 1,000 m
🥇 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 174.670 43.32
(2)		 1:29.94
(4)		 42.38
(1)		 1:28.00
(1)
🥈 Beth Heiden USA 174.850 42.97
(1)		 1:29.16
(2)		 42.89
(2)		 1:28.82
(2)
🥉 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 177.485 44.07
(7)		 1:30.18
(6)		 43.57
(4)		 1:29.51
(4)
4 Kim Kostron USA 178.195 43.82
(4)		 1:28.77
(1)		 44.86
(13)		 1:30.26
(5)
5 Connie Paraskevin USA 178.505 43.36
(3)		 1:32.48
(17)		 43.35
(3)		 1:31.11
(11)
6 Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman NED 178.750 43.85
(5)		 1:30.48
(7)		 44.24
(7)		 1:30.84
(9)
7 Cornelia Jacob GDR 179.200 43.92
(6)		 1:32.52
(18)		 43.68
(5)		 1:30.68
(6)
8 Annette Karlsson SWE 179.965 44.30
(11)		 1:31.34
(11)		 44.64
(10)		 1:30.71
(7)
9 Lisbeth Korsmo NOR 180.030 44.17
(9)		 1:31.08
(9)		 44.50
(9)		 1:31.64
(13)
10 Sylvia Burka CAN 180.285 44.12
(8)		 1:32.05
(15)		 44.69
(11)		 1:30.90
(10)
11 Sophie Westenbroek NED 180.545 45.09
(18)		 1:31.22
(10)		 45.40
(18)		 1:28.89
(3)
12 Kathy Vogt CAN 181.300 44.37
(12)		 1:32.68
(19)		 44.34
(8)		 1:32.50
(17)
13 Pat Durnin CAN 181.360 44.51
(14)		 1:31.70
(13)		 44.81
(12)		 1:32.38
(16)
14 Cindy Seikkula USA 181.430 44.54
(15)		 1:30.92
(8)		 45.63
(19)		 1:31.60
(12)
15 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 182.295 45.47
(20)		 1:31.65
(12)		 44.86
(13)		 1:32.28
(15)
16 Sijtje van der Lende NED 182.580 45.27
(19)		 1:32.07
(16)		 45.86
(21)		 1:30.83
(8)
17 Ina Steenbruggen NED 182.610 44.62
(16)		 1:33.57
(22)		 45.08
(16)		 1:32.25
(14)
18 Makiko Nagaya JPN 183.320 44.77
(17)		 1:32.89
(20)		 45.09
(17)		 1:34.03
(19)
19 Silvia Brunner SUI 183.895 44.17
(9)		 1:31.95
(14)		 43.76
(6)		 1:39.98
(24)
20 Janne Tenmann NOR 186.935 45.95
(22)		 1:36.15
(23)		 45.89
(22)		 1:34.04
(20)
21 Marie-France Vives FRA 188.570 46.83
(24)		 1:33.27
(21)		 46.68
(24)		 1:36.85
(21)
22 Michiko Kuroiwa JPN 188.715 45.65
(21)		 1:38.07
(25)		 45.05
(15)		 1:37.96
(22)
23 Elisabeth Öhlin SWE 191.830 46.28
(23)		 1:37.67
(24)		 46.43
(23)		 1:40.57
(25)
24 Mandy Horsepool GBR 197.180 49.19
(25)		 1:38.17
(26)		 49.26
(25)		 1:39.29
(23)
25 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 215.140 1:17.70
(26)		 1:29.88
(3)		 45.67
(20)		 1:33.66
(18)
AC Sylvia Filipsson SWE 146.565 44.41
(13)		 1:30.05
(5)		 57.13
(26)		 —
(DNS)

500 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Beth Heiden USA 42.97 —
2 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 43.32 —
3 Connie Paraskevin USA 43.36 —
4 Kim Kostron USA 43.82 —
5 Haitske Pijlman NED 43.85 —
6 Cornelia Jacob GDR 43.92 —
7 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 44.07 —
8 Sylvia Burka CAN 44.12 —
9 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg NOR 44.17 —
9 Silvia Brunner SUI 44.17 —
11 Annette Carlén-Karlsson SWE 44.30 —
12 Kathy Vogt CAN 44.37 —
13 Sylvia Filipsson SWE 44.41 —
14 Pat Durnin CAN 44.51 —
15 Cindy Seikkula USA 44.54 —
16 Ina Steenbruggen NED 44.62 —
17 Makiko Nagaya JPN 44.77 —
18 Sophie Westenbroek NED 45.09 —
19 Sijtje van der Lende NED 45.27 —
20 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 45.47 —
21 Michiko Kuroiwa JPN 45.65 —
22 Janne Tenmann NOR 45.95 —
23 Elisabeth Öhlin SWE 46.28 —
24 Marie-France Vives FRA 46.83 —
25 Mandy Horsepool GBR 49.19 —
26 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 1:17.70 —

1,000 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Kim Kostron USA 1:28.77 —
2 Beth Heiden USA 1:29.16 —
3 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 1:29.88 —
4 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 1:29.94 —
5 Sylvia Filipsson SWE 1:30.05 —
6 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 1:30.18 —
7 Haitske Pijlman NED 1:30.48 —
8 Cindy Seikkula USA 1:30.92 —
9 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg NOR 1:31.08 —
10 Sophie Westenbroek NED 1:31.22 —
11 Annette Carlén-Karlsson SWE 1:31.34 —
12 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 1:31.65 —
13 Pat Durnin CAN 1:31.70 —
14 Silvia Brunner SUI 1:31.95 —
15 Sylvia Burka CAN 1:32.05 —
16 Sijtje van der Lende NED 1:32.07 —
17 Connie Paraskevin USA 1:32.48 —
18 Cornelia Jacob GDR 1:32.52 —
19 Kathy Vogt CAN 1:32.68 —
20 Makiko Nagaya JPN 1:32.89 —
21 Marie-France Vives FRA 1:33.27 —
22 Ina Steenbruggen NED 1:33.57 —
23 Janne Tenmann NOR 1:36.15 —
24 Elisabeth Öhlin SWE 1:37.67 —
25 Michiko Kuroiwa JPN 1:38.07 —
26 Mandy Horsepool GBR 1:38.17 —

500 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 42.38 —
2 Beth Heiden USA 42.89 —
3 Connie Paraskevin USA 43.35 —
4 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 43.57 —
5 Cornelia Jacob GDR 43.68 —
6 Silvia Brunner SUI 43.76 —
7 Haitske Pijlman NED 44.24 —
8 Kathy Vogt CAN 44.34 —
9 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg NOR 44.50 —
10 Annette Carlén-Karlsson SWE 44.64 —
11 Sylvia Burka CAN 44.69 —
12 Pat Durnin CAN 44.81 —
13 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 44.86 —
13 Kim Kostron USA 44.86 —
15 Michiko Kuroiwa JPN 45.05 —
16 Ina Steenbruggen NED 45.08 —
17 Makiko Nagaya JPN 45.09 —
18 Sophie Westenbroek NED 45.40 —
19 Cindy Seikkula USA 45.63 —
20 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 45.67 —
21 Sijtje van der Lende NED 45.86 —
22 Janne Tenmann NOR 45.89 —
23 Elisabeth Öhlin SWE 46.43 —
24 Marie-France Vives FRA 46.68 —
25 Mandy Horsepool GBR 49.26 —
26 Sylvia Filipsson SWE 57.13 —

1,000 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 1:28.00 —
2 Beth Heiden USA 1:28.82 —
3 Sophie Westenbroek NED 1:28.89 —
4 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 1:29.51 —
5 Kim Kostron USA 1:30.26 —
6 Cornelia Jacob GDR 1:30.68 —
7 Annette Carlén-Karlsson SWE 1:30.71 —
8 Sijtje van der Lende NED 1:30.83 —
9 Haitske Pijlman NED 1:30.84 —
10 Sylvia Burka CAN 1:30.90 —
11 Connie Paraskevin USA 1:31.11 —
12 Cindy Seikkula USA 1:31.60 —
13 Lisbeth Korsmo-Berg NOR 1:31.64 —
14 Ina Steenbruggen NED 1:32.25 —
15 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 1:32.28 —
16 Pat Durnin CAN 1:32.38 —
17 Kathy Vogt CAN 1:32.50 —
18 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 1:33.66 —
19 Makiko Nagaya JPN 1:34.03 —
20 Janne Tenmann NOR 1:34.04 —
21 Marie-France Vives FRA 1:36.85 —
22 Michiko Kuroiwa JPN 1:37.96 —
23 Mandy Horsepool GBR 1:39.29 —
24 Silvia Brunner SUI 1:39.98 —
25 Elisabeth Öhlin SWE 1:40.57 —
DNS Sylvia FilipssonDNS SWE — —