Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Distance | Event | Record | Nationality | Year | Location |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 200m | K1 | 38.970s | Germany | 1994.0 | Milano , Italy |
| 200m | K2 | 36.320s | Germany | 2007.0 | Gerardmer , France |
| 200m | K4 | 33.778s | Romania | 1997.0 | Plovdiv , Bulgaria |
| 500m | K1 | 1:46.906s | South Africa | 2011.0 | Szeged , Hungary |
| 500m | K2 | 1:37.071s | Austria | 2011.0 | Szeged , Hungary |
| 500m | K4 | 1:30.338s | Poland | 2012.0 | London , United Kingdom |
| 1000m | K1 | 3:52.983s | Poland | 2001.0 | Sevilla , Spain |
| 1000m | K2 | 3:34.935s | Belarus | 2001.0 | Sevilla , Spain |
| 1000m | K4 | 3:13.296s | Hungary | 2003.0 | Gainesville , USA |
Question:
Which nationality's distance was 500m before 2012, when the record was 1:37.071s?
Answer:
Austria