| Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Sprint | ||
| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program. This event debuted at these games. [1] [2] [3] [4]
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 Romania (ROU)Agafia Constantin Nastasia Ionescu Tecla Marinescu Maria Ştefan |  Sweden (SWE)Agneta Andersson Anna Olsson Eva Karlsson Susanne Wiberg |  Canada (CAN)Alexandra Barre Lucie Guay Susan Holloway Barbara Olmsted |
| | Agafia Constantin , Nastasia Ionescu , Tecla Marinescu , and Maria Ştefan (ROU) | 1:38.34 |
| | Agneta Andersson , Anna Olsson , Eva Karlsson , and Susanne Wiberg (SWE) | 1:38.87 |
| | Alexandra Barre , Lucie Guay , Susan Holloway , and Barbara Olmsted (CAN) | 1:39.40 |
| 4. |  Shelia Conover , Shirley Dery , Leslie Klein , and Ann Turner (USA) | 1:40.49 |
| 5. |  Josefa Idem , Regina Schmidt , Barbara Schüttpelz , and Judith Skolnik (FRG) | 1:42.68 |
| 6. |  Wenche Lægried , Kari Ofstad , Ingeborg Rasmussen , and Anne Wahl (NOR) | 1:42.97 |
| 7. |  Janine Lawler , Lucy Perrett , Lesley Smither , and Deborah Watson (GBR) | 1:46.30 |
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