Canoeing at the 1996 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 1996 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 Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán  (HUN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Caroline Brunet  (CAN)Flag of Italy.svg  Josefa Idem  (ITA)

Results

Heats

23 competitors entered in three heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the semifinals while the rest competed in the repechages.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Josefa Idem  (ITA)1:50.303QS
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán  (HUN)1:50.423QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Susanne Gunnarsson  (SWE)1:52.943QS
4.Flag of Poland.svg  Aneta Pastuszka  (POL)1:54.015QR
5.Flag of France.svg  Anna Michaut  (FRA)1:57.623QR
6.Flag of Israel.svg  Lior Carmi  (ISR)1:57.675QR
7.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Beibei  (CHN)1:59.943QR
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Traci Phillips  (USA)2:02.847QR
Heat 2
1.Flag of Austria.svg  Ursula Profanter  (AUT)1:51.440QS
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Caroline Brunet  (CAN)1:53.024QS
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer  (GER)1:54.880QS
4.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Sayuri Maruyama  (JPN)1:58.160QR
5.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ingrid Haralamow  (SUI)1:58.520QR
6.Flag of Mexico.svg  Erika Duron  (MEX)1:58.884QR
7.Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Irina Lyalina  (UZB)1:59.996QR
8.Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Heidi Lehrer  (ANT)3:00.672QR
Heat 3
1.Flag of Australia.svg  Katrin Borchert  (AUS)1:53.767QS
2.Flag of South Africa.svg  Ruth Nortje  (RSA)1:54.695QS
3.Flag of Spain.svg  Belén Sánchez  (ESP)1:55.043QS
4.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Delphine Van de Venne  (BEL)1:57.363QR
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrea Dallaway  (GBR)1:58.531QR
6.Flag of Romania.svg  Raluca Ioniţǎ  (ROU)2:00.059QR
7.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavlina Jobánková  (CZE)2:07.811QR

Repechages

Two repechages were held. The top four finishers in each repechage and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ingrid Haralamow  (SUI)1:57.891QS
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Aneta Pastuszka  (POL)1:58.359QS
3.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Delphine Van de Venne  (BEL)1:59.027QS
4.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Beibei  (CHN)1:59.095QS
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Traci Phillips  (USA)2:00.371QS
6.Flag of Mexico.svg  Erika Duron  (MEX)2:02.847
7.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavlina Jobánková  (CZE)2:12.219
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Sayuri Maruyama  (JPN)2:04.829QS
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrea Dallaway  (GBR)2:04.885QS
3.Flag of France.svg  Anna Michaut  (FRA)2:05.477QS
4.Flag of Israel.svg  Lior Carmi  (ISR)2:05.737QS
5.Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Irina Lyalina  (UZB)2:08.017
6.Flag of Romania.svg  Raluca Ioniţǎ  (ROU)2:11.941

Lehrer did not participate in the repechage.

Semifinals

Two semifinals were held. The top four finishers in each semifinal and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán  (HUN)1:48.842QF
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Susanne Gunnarsson  (SWE)1:49.886QF
3.Flag of Austria.svg  Ursula Profanter  (AUT)1:50.066QF
4.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ingrid Haralamow  (SUI)1:50.830QF
5.Flag of Australia.svg  Katrin Borchert  (AUS)1:51.142QF
6.Flag of Spain.svg  Belén Sánchez  (ESP)1:52.322
7.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrea Dallaway  (GBR)1:55.842
8.Flag of France.svg  Anna Michaut  (FRA)1:55.930
9.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Beibei  (CHN)1:57.948
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Josefa Idem  (ITA)1:49.079QF
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Caroline Brunet  (CAN)1:49.575QF
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer  (GER)1:51.863QF
4.Flag of Poland.svg  Aneta Pastuszka  (POL)1:53.255QF
5.Flag of South Africa.svg  Ruth Nortje  (RSA)1:53.611
6.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Delphine Van de Venne  (BEL)1:54.687
7.Flag of Israel.svg  Lior Carmi  (ISR)1:54.899
8.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Sayuri Maruyama  (JPN)1:54.943
9.Flag of the United States.svg  Traci Phillips  (USA)1:55.339

Final

The final was held on August 4.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán  (HUN)1:47.655
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Caroline Brunet  (CAN)1:47.891
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Josefa Idem  (ITA)1:48.731
4.Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer  (GER)1:49.383
5.Flag of Sweden.svg  Susanne Gunnarsson  (SWE)1:49.591
6.Flag of Austria.svg  Ursula Profanter  (AUT)1:50.271
7.Flag of Australia.svg  Katrin Borchert  (AUS)1:50.811
8.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ingrid Haralamow  (SUI)1:50.875
9.Flag of Poland.svg  Aneta Pastuszka  (POL)1:52.451

Three of the finalists (Borchert, Fischer, and Idem) were German-born, but Idem competed for Italy following the 1988 Summer Olympics while Borchert competed for Australia after the 1992 Summer Olympics. Pastuszka was the only finalist under 27 years of age. Kőbán overtook Brunet in the final 50 meters of the event to take the gold medal.

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