Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres

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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.

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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 Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROU)
Agafia Constantin
Nastasia Ionescu
Tecla Marinescu
Maria Ştefan
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Agneta Andersson
Anna Olsson
Eva Karlsson
Susanne Wiberg
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Alexandra Barre
Lucie Guay
Susan Holloway
Barbara Olmsted

Final

With only seven crews entered, a final was held on August 11. This was the first time that less than nine competitors competed in a final at the Summer Olympics since the men's C-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956. As of the 2020 Summer Olympics, it is the only canoeing event since 1956 that did not have eight or nine competitors or crews in the final.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Agafia Constantin , Nastasia Ionescu , Tecla Marinescu , and Maria Ştefan  (ROU)1:38.34
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson , Anna Olsson , Eva Karlsson , and Susanne Wiberg  (SWE)1:38.87
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alexandra Barre , Lucie Guay , Susan Holloway , and Barbara Olmsted  (CAN)1:39.40
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Shelia Conover , Shirley Dery , Leslie Klein , and Ann Turner  (USA)1:40.49
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Josefa Idem , Regina Schmidt , Barbara Schüttpelz , and Judith Skolnik  (FRG)1:42.68
6.Flag of Norway.svg  Wenche Lægraid , Kari Ofstad , Ingeborg Rasmussen , and Anne Wahl  (NOR)1:42.97
7.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Janine Lawler , Lucy Perrett , Lesley Smither , and Deborah Watson  (GBR)1:46.30

In the official report, there was no time taken for the British team at the 250 m mark.

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