Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres

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The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs 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 Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson
and Susanne Gunnarsson  (SWE)
Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer
and Ramona Portwich  (GER)
Flag of Australia.svg  Anna Wood
and Katrin Borchert  (AUS)

Results

Heats

20 crews entered in three heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the semifinals while the rest advanced to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer and Ramona Portwich  (GER)1:45.504QS
2.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ingrid Haralamow and Daniela Baumer  (SUI)1:45.764QS
3.Flag of Romania.svg  Sanda Toma and Viorica Iordache  (ROU)1:47.200QS
4.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hanna Balabanova and Kateryna Yurchenko  (UKR)1:48.436QR
5.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bonka Pindzheva and Neli Zafirova  (BUL)1:48.652QR
6.Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Tatiana Levina and Inna Isakova  (UZB)1:50.544QR
7.Flag of Mexico.svg  Renata Hernández and Sandra Rojas  (MEX)1:51.252QR
Heat 2
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson and Susanne Gunnarsson  (SWE)1:43.022QS
2.Flag of Spain.svg  Izaskun Aramburu and Beatriz Manchón  (ESP)1:44.038QS
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Izabela Dylewska-Światowiak and Elżbieta Urbańczyk  (POL)1:44.906QS
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Larisa Kosorukova and Nataliya Guly  (RUS)1:47.186QR
5.Flag of the United States.svg  DeAnne Hemmens and Lia Rousset  (USA)1:47.914QR
6.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jitka Janáčková and Pavlína Jobánková  (CZE)1:51.346QR
7.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Helen Gilby and Alison Thorogood  (GBR)1:51.386QR
Heat 3
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán and Szilvia Mednyánszki  (HUN)1:43.313QS
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Anna Wood and Katrin Borchert  (AUS)1:43.633QS
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marie-Josée Gibeau and Corrina Kennedy  (CAN)1:44.685QS
4.Flag of France.svg  Sabine Kleinhenz and Séverine Loyau  (FRA)1:46.989QR
5.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ning Menghua and Hu Dongmei  (CHN)1:50.721QR
6.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chieko Akagi and Asako Watanabe  (JPN)1:52.109QR

Repechages

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

Repechage 1
1.Flag of France.svg  Sabine Kleinhenz and Séverine Loyau  (FRA)1:51.417QS
2.Flag of the United States.svg  DeAnne Hemmens and Lia Rousset  (USA)1:52.669QS
3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hanna Balabanova and Kateryna Yurchenko  (UKR)1:54.373QS
4.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jitka Janáčková and Pavlína Jobánková  (CZE)1:55.377QS
5.Flag of Mexico.svg  Renata Hernández and Sandra Rojas  (MEX)1:55.801QS
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Larisa Kosorukova and Nataliya Guly  (RUS)1:52.520QS
2.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ning Menghua and Hu Dongmei  (CHN)1:53.544QS
3.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bonka Pindzheva and Neli Zafirova  (BUL)1:53.644QS
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Helen Gilby and Alison Thorogood  (GBR)1:55.088QS
5.Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Tatiana Levina and Inna Isakova  (UZB)1:56.896
6.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Chieko Akagi and Asako Watanabe  (JPN)1:57.944

Semifinals

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 and Szilvia Mednyánszki  (HUN)1:42.789QF
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer and Ramona Portwich  (GER)1:43.069QF
3.Flag of Spain.svg  Izaskun Aramburu and Beatriz Manchón  (ESP)1:44.433QF
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marie-Josée Gibeau and Corrina Kennedy  (CAN)1:44.461QF
5.Flag of France.svg  Sabine Kleinhenz and Séverine Loyau  (FRA)1:46.589QF
6.Flag of Romania.svg  Sanda Toma and Viorica Iordache  (ROU)1:47.061
7.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hanna Balabanova and Kateryna Yurchenko  (UKR)1:48.857
8.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ning Menghua and Hu Dongmei  (CHN)1:49.189
9.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Helen Gilby and Alison Thorogood  (GBR)1:49.849
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson and Susanne Gunnarsson  (SWE)1:43.521QF
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Anna Wood and Katrin Borchert  (AUS)1:43.729QF
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Izabela Dylewska-Światowiak and Elżbieta Urbańczyk  (POL)1:45.190QF
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Larisa Kosorukova and Nataliya Guly  (RUS)1:45.505QF
5.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ingrid Haralamow and Daniela Baumer  (SUI)1:46.629
6.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bonka Pindzheva and Neli Zafirova  (BUL)1:48.313
7.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jitka Janáčková and Pavlína Jobánková  (CZE)1:49.125
8.Flag of the United States.svg  DeAnne Hemmens and Lia Rousset  (USA)1:49.465
9.Flag of Mexico.svg  Renata Hernández and Sandra Rojas  (MEX)1:52.053

Final

The final was held on August 4.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Andersson and Susanne Gunnarsson  (SWE)1:39.329
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Birgit Fischer and Ramona Portwich  (GER)1:39.689
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Australia.svg  Anna Wood and Katrin Borchert  (AUS)1:40.641
4.Flag of Hungary.svg  Rita Kőbán and Szilvia Mednyánszki  (HUN)1:40.893
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marie-Josée Gibeau and Corrina Kennedy  (CAN)1:41.313
6.Flag of Spain.svg  Izaskun Aramburu and Beatriz Manchón  (ESP)1:42.621
7.Flag of Poland.svg  Izabela Dylewska-Światowiak and Elżbieta Urbańczyk  (POL)1:42.753
8.Flag of Russia.svg  Larisa Kosorukova and Nataliya Guly  (RUS)1:43.237
9.Flag of France.svg  Sabine Kleinhenz and Séverine Loyau  (FRA)1:43.449

Andersson's Olympic medal total was brought to seven with three gold, two silver, and two bronze. Fischer's silver matched the total of Sweden's Gert Fredriksson with eight. Australia's bronze medal crew was foreign-born with Wood (formerly Annemarie Cox) from the Netherlands and Borchert from Germany.

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