Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres

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These are the results of the women's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics . The K-1 event is raced by single-person canoe sprint kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on August 12.

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Medalists

Gold medal with cup.svg Gold Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze
Flag of Denmark.svg  Karen Hoff  (DEN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Alida van der Anker-Doedens  (NED)Flag of Austria.svg  Fritzi Schwingl  (AUT)

Heats

The ten competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in both heats moved directly to the final.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Růžena Košťálová  (TCH)2:39.6QF
2.Flag of Finland.svg  Sylvi Saimo  (FIN)2:41.7QF
3.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Anna Van Marcke  (BEL)2:44.7QF
4.Flag of France.svg  Catherine Vautrin  (FRA)2:45.2QF
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joyce Richards  (GBR)3:00.1
Heat 2
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Karen Hoff  (DEN)2:32.2QF
2.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Alida van der Anker-Doedens  (NED)2:35.4QF
3.Flag of Austria.svg  Fritzi Schwingl  (AUT)2:35.7QF
4.Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Klára Fried-Bánfalvi  (HUN)2:37.5QF
5.Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingrid Wallgren  (SWE)2:38.5

Final

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Denmark.svg  Karen Hoff  (DEN)2:31.9
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Alida van der Anker-Doedens  (NED)2:32.8
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Austria.svg  Fritzi Schwingl  (AUT)2:32.9
4.Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Klára Fried-Bánfalvi  (HUN)2:33.8
5.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Růžena Košťálová  (TCH)2:38.2
6.Flag of Finland.svg  Sylvi Saimo  (FIN)2:38.4
7.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Anna Van Marcke  (BEL)2:43.4
8.Flag of France.svg  Catherine Vautrin  (FRA)2:44.4

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