Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres

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Left-right: Therese Zenz, Antonina Seredina, Daniela Walkowiak Therese Zenz, Antonina Seredina, Daniela Walkowiak-Pilecka 1960.jpg
Left-right: Therese Zenz, Antonina Seredina, Daniela Walkowiak

The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.

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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 the Soviet Union.svg  Antonina Seredina  (URS)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Therese Zenz  (EUA)Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Daniela Walkowiak  (POL)

Results

Heats

15 competitors entered, but only 13 competed. They first raced in two heats on August 26. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinal on the 27th while the rest competed in the repechages the 26th.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Daniela Walkowiak  (POL)2:15.34QS
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Alberta Zanardi  (ITA)2:17.14QS
3.Flag of Hungary.svg  Klára Fried-Bánfalvi  (HUN)2:17.39QS
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Marianne Tucker  (GBR)2:21.06QR
5.Flag of France.svg  Gabrielle Lutz  (FRA)2:22.05QR
6.Flag of Finland.svg  Eila Kyröläinen  (FIN)2:22.33QR
-Flag of Austria.svg  Helga Wiedermann  (AUT)Did not start
Heat 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Antonina Seredina  (URS)2:08.82QS
2.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Therese Zenz  (EUA)2:09.73QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Else-Marie Lindmark  (SWE)2:13.37QS
4.Flag of Denmark.svg  Annemarie Werner-Hansen  (DEN)2:14.04QR
5.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Eva Kutová  (TCH)2:16.35QR
6.Flag of Australia.svg  Heidi Sager  (AUS)2:19.75QR
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Glorianne Perrier  (USA)2:23.00QR
-Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg E. Dumitrasku (ROU)Did not start

Repechages

The seven competitors raced in two repechages on August 26. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinal on the following day.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Eva Kutová  (TCH)2:17.87QS
2.Flag of Finland.svg  Eila Kyröläinen  (FIN)2:18.54QS
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Marianne Tucker  (GBR)2:21.04QS
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Glorianne Perrier  (USA)2:21.20
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Annemarie Werner-Hansen  (DEN)2:13.76QS
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Heidi Sager  (AUS)2:15.27QS
3.Flag of France.svg  Gabrielle Lutz  (FRA)2:19.28QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 27) advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Daniela Walkowiak  (POL)2:11.07QF
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Else-Marie Lindmark  (SWE)2:13.19QF
3.Flag of Denmark.svg  Annemarie Werner-Hansen  (DEN)2:17.87QF
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Marianne Tucker  (GBR)2:18.96
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Antonina Seredina  (URS)2:07.20QF
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Klára Fried-Bánfalvi  (HUN)2:15.51QF
3.Flag of Finland.svg  Eila Kyröläinen  (FIN)2:17.28QF
4.Flag of Australia.svg  Heidi Sager  (AUS)2:18.42
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Therese Zenz  (EUA)2:08.51QF
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Alberta Zanardi  (ITA)2:15.58QF
3.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Eva Kutová  (TCH)2:16.90QF
4.Flag of France.svg  Gabrielle Lutz  (FRA)2:22.51

Final

The final was held on August 29.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Antonina Seredina  (URS)2:08.08
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Therese Zenz  (EUA)2:08.22
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Daniela Walkowiak  (POL)2:10.46
4.Flag of Denmark.svg  Annemarie Werner-Hansen  (DEN)2:13.88
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  Klára Fried-Bánfalvi  (HUN)2:14.02
6.Flag of Sweden.svg  Else-Marie Lindmark  (SWE)2:14.17
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Alberta Zanardi  (ITA)2:14.31
8.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Eva Kutová  (TCH)2:15.30
9.Flag of Finland.svg  Eila Kyröläinen  (FIN)2:17.28

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