| Times held | 10 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 180 |
| Total countries | 30 |
| 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 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Italy | ITA |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| United States | USA |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | CAN |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | PRK |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arianna Fontana | ITA |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Cathy Turner | USA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wang Meng | CHN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Annie Perreault | CAN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yang Yang (A) | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Li Jianrou | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |