The 500 metres distance for women in the
2008–09 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over 13 races on seven occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in
Berlin
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, Germany, on 7–9 November 2008, and the final occasion taking place in
Salt Lake City
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, United States, on 6–7 March 2009.
Jenny Wolf
Jenny Wolf (born 31 January 1979) is a former German speed skater. On 10 March 2007 at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, she broke the world record for the women's 500 m in her second race. ...
of Germany successfully defended her title, while
Margot Boer
Margot Madelaine Boer (born 7 August 1985) is a Dutch former speed skater. She specialised in the 500, 1000 and 1500 m.
Sports career
After spending a few years at local teams in the South Holland area, Boer was seen as one of the Netherlands m ...
of the Netherlands came second.
Lee Sang-hwa
Lee Sang-hwa (Korean: 이상화, Hanja: 李相花, ; born 25 February 1989) is a South Korean retired speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances. She is a two-time Olympic champion in 500 metres (2010 and 2014) and the 2010 World Sp ...
of South Korea repeated her third place from the previous season.
Top three
Race medallists
Final standings
Standings as of 8 March 2009 (end of the season).
Classification of the 2008-09 World Cup 500 meters Women
''SpeedSkatingStats.com''.
References
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