Sprint, Women

Competition 1979 ISU World Sprint Championships
Venue Inzell GER
Held 17 – 18 February 1979
Status Medal
Competitors 32
Countries 15
Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark 500 m 1,000 m 500 m 1,000 m
🥇 Leah Poulos-Mueller USA 171.020 42.21
(1)		 1:26.72
(4)		 42.10
(1)		 1:26.70
(5)
🥈 Beth Heiden USA 171.910 43.33
(7)		 1:26.09
(1)		 42.73
(5)		 1:25.61
(1)
🥉 Christa Rothenburger GDR 171.945 42.85
(3)		 1:26.30
(3)		 42.54
(2)		 1:26.81
(7)
4 Sylvia Albrecht GDR 171.970 42.50
(2)		 1:26.77
(5)		 42.86
(7)		 1:26.45
(4)
5 Sylvia Burka CAN 172.695 43.44
(10)		 1:26.87
(7)		 42.81
(6)		 1:26.02
(2)
6 Tatyana Barabash-Averina URS 172.845 43.40
(9)		 1:26.27
(2)		 42.91
(9)		 1:26.80
(6)
7 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 173.500 43.58
(11)		 1:26.85
(6)		 42.88
(8)		 1:27.23
(9)
8 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 174.325 44.01
(17)		 1:28.21
(13)		 43.08
(11)		 1:26.26
(3)
8 Monika Holzner-Pflug GER 174.325 43.08
(6)		 1:27.69
(10)		 43.22
(14)		 1:28.36
(15)
10 Silvia Brunner SUI 174.635 42.95
(5)		 1:28.50
(16)		 43.13
(13)		 1:28.61
(18)
11 Kim Kostron USA 174.990 44.43
(20)		 1:27.28
(9)		 43.47
(17)		 1:26.90
(8)
12 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 175.715 44.04
(18)		 1:29.17
(20)		 42.67
(3)		 1:28.84
(19)
13 Sijtje van der Lende NED 175.735 44.46
(22)		 1:27.10
(8)		 44.01
(22)		 1:27.43
(11)
14 Makiko Nagaya JPN 176.025 43.64
(12)		 1:28.51
(17)		 43.12
(12)		 1:30.02
(25)
15 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 176.070 42.88
(4)		 1:32.79
(30)		 42.70
(4)		 1:28.19
(14)
16 Brenda Webster CAN 176.520 43.97
(15)		 1:28.11
(12)		 44.04
(23)		 1:28.91
(21)
17 Lee Nam-Sun KOR 176.705 43.73
(13)		 1:29.51
(22)		 43.35
(15)		 1:29.74
(23)
18 Ina Steenbruggen NED 177.190 43.97
(15)		 1:28.68
(19)		 44.66
(29)		 1:28.44
(17)
19 Cindy Seikkula USA 177.230 45.06
(26)		 1:28.22
(14)		 44.39
(27)		 1:27.34
(10)
20 Yuko Yaegashi-Ota JPN 177.450 44.60
(23)		 1:28.26
(15)		 44.63
(28)		 1:28.18
(13)
21 Sylvia Filipsson SWE 178.005 44.85
(25)		 1:29.67
(24)		 43.88
(20)		 1:28.88
(20)
22 Sophie Westenbroek NED 178.465 45.54
(28)		 1:28.67
(18)		 43.81
(18)		 1:29.56
(22)
23 Ewa Białkowska POL 178.800 44.44
(21)		 1:30.21
(26)		 43.99
(21)		 1:30.53
(27)
24 Ann-Mari Tollefsen NOR 178.820 44.10
(19)		 1:29.32
(21)		 44.17
(24)		 1:31.78
(29)
25 Annette Karlsson SWE 178.890 44.77
(24)		 1:29.53
(23)		 44.37
(26)		 1:29.97
(24)
26 Wang Limei CHN 184.720 45.29
(27)		 1:32.66
(29)		 45.72
(30)		 1:34.76
(31)
27 Haitske Valentijn-Pijlman NED 184.735 43.94
(14)		 1:47.17
(31)		 43.03
(10)		 1:28.36
(15)
28 Dolores Lier SUI 184.840 45.68
(29)		 1:32.36
(27)		 45.98
(31)		 1:34.00
(30)
29 Kathy Vogt CAN 186.110 43.39
(8)		 1:50.55
(32)		 43.37
(16)		 1:28.15
(12)
30 Kim Ferran GBR 188.395 46.64
(30)		 1:32.56
(28)		 47.05
(32)		 1:36.85
(32)
AC Pat Durnin CAN 190.505 57.73
(DQ)		 1:27.71
(11)		 43.84
(19)		 1:30.16
(26)
AC Pirjo Hyvärinen FIN 135.055 —
(DQ)		 1:30.13
(25)		 44.21
(25)		 1:31.56
(28)

500 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Leah Poulos-Mueller USA 42.21 —
2 Sylvia Albrecht GDR 42.50 —
3 Christa Rothenburger GDR 42.85 —
4 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 42.88 —
5 Silvia Brunner SUI 42.95 —
6 Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug GER 43.08 —
7 Beth Heiden USA 43.33 —
8 Kathy Vogt CAN 43.39 —
9 Tatyana Averina-Barabash URS 43.40 —
10 Sylvia Burka CAN 43.44 —
11 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 43.58 —
12 Makiko Nagaya JPN 43.64 —
13 Lee Nam-Sun KOR 43.73 —
14 Haitske Pijlman NED 43.94 —
15 Brenda Webster CAN 43.97 —
15 Ina Steenbruggen NED 43.97 —
17 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 44.01 —
18 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 44.04 —
19 Ann-Mari Tollefsen NOR 44.10 —
20 Kim Kostron USA 44.43 —
21 Ewa Białkowska POL 44.44 —
22 Sijtje van der Lende NED 44.46 —
23 Yuko Yaegashi-Ota JPN 44.60 —
24 Annette Carlén-Karlsson SWE 44.77 —
25 Sylvia Filipsson SWE 44.85 —
26 Cindy Seikkula USA 45.06 —
27 Wang Limei CHN 45.29 —
28 Sophie Westenbroek NED 45.54 —
29 Dolores Lier SUI 45.68 —
30 Kim Ferran GBR 46.64 —
DQ Pat Durnin CAN 57.73 —
DQ Pirjo Hyvärinen FIN — —

1,000 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Beth Heiden USA 1:26.09 —
2 Tatyana Averina-Barabash URS 1:26.27 —
3 Christa Rothenburger GDR 1:26.30 —
4 Leah Poulos-Mueller USA 1:26.72 —
5 Sylvia Albrecht GDR 1:26.77 —
6 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 1:26.85 —
7 Sylvia Burka CAN 1:26.87 —
8 Sijtje van der Lende NED 1:27.10 —
9 Kim Kostron USA 1:27.28 —
10 Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug GER 1:27.69 —
11 Pat Durnin CAN 1:27.71 —
12 Brenda Webster CAN 1:28.11 —
13 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 1:28.21 —
14 Cindy Seikkula USA 1:28.22 —
15 Yuko Yaegashi-Ota JPN 1:28.26 —
16 Silvia Brunner SUI 1:28.50 —
17 Makiko Nagaya JPN 1:28.51 —
18 Sophie Westenbroek NED 1:28.67 —
19 Ina Steenbruggen NED 1:28.68 —
20 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 1:29.17 —
21 Ann-Mari Tollefsen NOR 1:29.32 —
22 Lee Nam-Sun KOR 1:29.51 —
23 Annette Carlén-Karlsson SWE 1:29.53 —
24 Sylvia Filipsson SWE 1:29.67 —
25 Pirjo Hyvärinen FIN 1:30.13 —
26 Ewa Białkowska POL 1:30.21 —
27 Dolores Lier SUI 1:32.36 —
28 Kim Ferran GBR 1:32.56 —
29 Wang Limei CHN 1:32.66 —
30 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 1:32.79 —
31 Haitske Pijlman NED 1:47.17 —
32 Kathy Vogt CAN 1:50.55 —

500 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Leah Poulos-Mueller USA 42.10 —
2 Christa Rothenburger GDR 42.54 —
3 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 42.67 —
4 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 42.70 —
5 Beth Heiden USA 42.73 —
6 Sylvia Burka CAN 42.81 —
7 Sylvia Albrecht GDR 42.86 —
8 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 42.88 —
9 Tatyana Averina-Barabash URS 42.91 —
10 Haitske Pijlman NED 43.03 —
11 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 43.08 —
12 Makiko Nagaya JPN 43.12 —
13 Silvia Brunner SUI 43.13 —
14 Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug GER 43.22 —
15 Lee Nam-Sun KOR 43.35 —
16 Kathy Vogt CAN 43.37 —
17 Kim Kostron USA 43.47 —
18 Sophie Westenbroek NED 43.81 —
19 Pat Durnin CAN 43.84 —
20 Sylvia Filipsson SWE 43.88 —
21 Ewa Białkowska POL 43.99 —
22 Sijtje van der Lende NED 44.01 —
23 Brenda Webster CAN 44.04 —
24 Ann-Mari Tollefsen NOR 44.17 —
25 Pirjo Hyvärinen FIN 44.21 —
26 Annette Carlén-Karlsson SWE 44.37 —
27 Cindy Seikkula USA 44.39 —
28 Yuko Yaegashi-Ota JPN 44.63 —
29 Ina Steenbruggen NED 44.66 —
30 Wang Limei CHN 45.72 —
31 Dolores Lier SUI 45.98 —
32 Kim Ferran GBR 47.05 —

1,000 m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark Points
1 Beth Heiden USA 1:25.61 —
2 Sylvia Burka CAN 1:26.02 —
3 Bjørg Eva Jensen NOR 1:26.26 —
4 Sylvia Albrecht GDR 1:26.45 —
5 Leah Poulos-Mueller USA 1:26.70 —
6 Tatyana Averina-Barabash URS 1:26.80 —
7 Christa Rothenburger GDR 1:26.81 —
8 Kim Kostron USA 1:26.90 —
9 Erwina Ryś-Ferens POL 1:27.23 —
10 Cindy Seikkula USA 1:27.34 —
11 Sijtje van der Lende NED 1:27.43 —
12 Kathy Vogt CAN 1:28.15 —
13 Yuko Yaegashi-Ota JPN 1:28.18 —
14 Lyubov Sadchikova URS 1:28.19 —
15 Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug GER 1:28.36 —
15 Haitske Pijlman NED 1:28.36 —
17 Ina Steenbruggen NED 1:28.44 —
18 Silvia Brunner SUI 1:28.61 —
19 Ann-Sofie Järnström SWE 1:28.84 —
20 Sylvia Filipsson SWE 1:28.88 —
21 Brenda Webster CAN 1:28.91 —
22 Sophie Westenbroek NED 1:29.56 —
23 Lee Nam-Sun KOR 1:29.74 —
24 Annette Carlén-Karlsson SWE 1:29.97 —
25 Makiko Nagaya JPN 1:30.02 —
26 Pat Durnin CAN 1:30.16 —
27 Ewa Białkowska POL 1:30.53 —
28 Pirjo Hyvärinen FIN 1:31.56 —
29 Ann-Mari Tollefsen NOR 1:31.78 —
30 Dolores Lier SUI 1:34.00 —
31 Wang Limei CHN 1:34.76 —
32 Kim Ferran GBR 1:36.85 —