Canoeing at the 1988 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 1988 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 Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vanja Gesheva  (BUL)Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Schmidt  (GDR)Flag of Poland.svg  Izabela Dylewska  (POL)

Results

Heats

16 competitors entered in three heats on September 26, but one withdrew. The heats served as placement rounds for the semifinals that were held two days later.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vanja Gesheva  (BUL)1:55.44
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Izabela Dylewska  (POL)1:57.42
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson  (SWE)2:00.27
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Susie Perrett  (GBR)2:01.97
5.Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Mi-Ja  (KOR)2:11.76
6.Flag of Argentina.svg  María Miliauro  (ARG)2:12.32
Heat 2
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Yvonne Knudsen  (DEN)1:54.96
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Schmidt  (GDR)1:56.24
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Savenko  (URS)1:56.24
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Traci Phillips  (USA)1:59.53
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Caroline Brunet  (CAN)2:00.82
-Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Miyuki Kobayashi  (JPN)Did not start
Heat 3
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán  (HUN)1:57.04
2.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Hana Pleskačová  (TCH)1:59.28
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Josefa Idem  (FRG)2:00.42
4.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Inge Coeck  (BEL)2:01.69

Semifinals

Three semifinals were held on September 28. The top three finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Schmidt  (GDR)1:55.94QF
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vanja Gesheva  (BUL)1:56.26QF
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Josefa Idem  (FRG)1:59.04QF
4.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Inge Coeck  (BEL)2:02.74
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Caroline Brunet  (CAN)2:08.34
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Yvonne Knudsen  (DEN)1:57.83QF
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson  (SWE)1:59.30QF
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Traci Phillips  (USA)1:59.48QF
4.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Hana Pleskačová  (TCH)1:59.95
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Susie Perrett  (GBR)2:04.95
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of Poland.svg  Izabela Dylewska  (POL)1:56.47QF
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán  (HUN)1:57.03QF
3.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Savenko  (URS)2:01.56QF
4.Flag of Argentina.svg  María Miliauro  (ARG)2:11.07
5.Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Kim Mi-Ja  (KOR)2:11.99

Final

The final was held on September 30.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Vanja Gesheva  (BUL)1:55.19
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  Birgit Schmidt  (GDR)1:55.31
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Poland.svg  Izabela Dylewska  (POL)1:57.38
4.Flag of Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán  (HUN)1:57.58
5.Flag of Denmark.svg  Yvonne Knudsen  (DEN)1:58.80
6.Flag of the United States.svg  Traci Phillips  (USA)2:00.81
7.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Savenko  (URS)2:00.88
8.Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson  (SWE)2:01.00
9.Flag of Germany.svg  Josefa Idem  (FRG)2:01.80

Schmidt, who won all three ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships women's kayaking events in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, and 1987, was an overwhelming favorite in this event but was upset by the fast-finishing Gesheva.

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