| Times held | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 200 |
| Total countries | 32 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic (non-medal) | 32 | 11 |
| 1992 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 27 | 14 |
| 1994 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 30 | 15 |
| 1998 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 32 | 13 |
| 2002 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 29 | 17 |
| 2006 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 28 | 17 |
| 2010 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 32 | 17 |
| 2014 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 32 | 15 |
| 2018 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 32 | 14 |
| 2022 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 32 | 15 |
| 2026 | 500 metres, Women | Olympic | 32 | 16 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arianna Fontana | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Cathy Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wang Meng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Annie Perreault | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Yang Yang (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Li Jianrou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Xandra Velzeboer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |