Speed skating at the 1986 Asian Winter Games – Women's 500 metres
# 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.
