Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres

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The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.

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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 East Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer  (GDR)Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vanja Gesheva-Tsvetkova  (BUL)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Antonina Melnikova  (URS)

Results

Heats

Thirteen competitors entered in two heats on July 30, but two withdrew. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the rest competed in the semifinal.

Heat 1
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer  (GDR)1:56.92QF
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vanja Gesheva  (BUL)1:58.40QF
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Antonina Melnikova  (URS)1:58.74QF
4.Flag of Hungary.svg  Katalin Povázsán  (HUN)2:01.21QS
5.Olympic flag.svg  Lucy Perret  (GBR)2:03.09QS
-Olympic flag.svg  Elisabetta Introini  (ITA)Did not start
-Olympic flag.svg  Ineke Bakker  (NED)Did not start
Heat 2
1.Flag of Poland.svg  Ewa Eichler  (POL)1:59.75QF
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maria Ştefan  (ROU)1:59.94QF
3.Olympic flag.svg  Béatrice Knopf  (FRA)2:00.59QF
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson  (SWE)2:01.00QS
5.Olympic flag.svg  Marleen Kuppens  (BEL)2:05.61QS
6.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jana Polakovičová  (TCH)2:07.68QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 1) advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Katalin Povázsán  (HUN)2:02.66QF
2.Olympic flag.svg  Lucy Perret  (GBR)2:03.73QF
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson  (SWE)2:04.39QF
4.Olympic flag.svg  Marleen Kuppens  (BEL)2:04.86
5.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jana Polakovičová  (TCH)2:08.99

Final

The final was held on August 1.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer  (GDR)1:57.96
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vanja Gesheva  (BUL)1:59.48
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Antonina Melnikova  (URS)1:59.66
4.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Maria Ştefan  (ROU)2:00.90
5.Flag of Poland.svg  Ewa Eichler  (POL)2:01.23
6.Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson  (SWE)2:01.33
7.Flag of Hungary.svg  Katalin Povázsán  (HUN)2:01.52
8.Olympic flag.svg  Béatrice Knopf  (FRA)2:02.91
9.Olympic flag.svg  Lucy Perret  (GBR)2:04.89

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