Canoeing at the 2000 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 2000 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 Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Birgit Fischer
Manuela Mucke
Anett Schuck
Katrin Wagner
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Rita Kőbán
Katalin Kovács
Szilvia Szabó
Erzsébet Viski
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)
Raluca Ioniță
Mariana Limbău
Elena Radu
Sanda Toma

Results

Heats

10 crews entered in two heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinal.

Heat 1 of 2
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
PlaceOverallNationAthletesTimeQual.
11Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Rita Kőbán, Katalin Kovács, Szilvia Szabó, and Erzsébet Viski 1:33.312QF
23Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Olesya Bakunova, Yelena Bet, Natalya Bondarenko, and Svetlana Vakula 1:34.734QF
34Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Izaskun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez 1:35.298QF
45Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Hanna Balabanova, Olena Cherevatova, Nataliya Feklisova, and Mariya Ralcheva 1:35.454QS
58Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Nataliya Guly, Yelena Tissina, Olga Tishchenko, and Galina Poryvayeva 1:36.870QS
Heat 2 of 2
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
PlaceOverallNationAthletesTimeQual.
12Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Katrin Wagner, Birgit Fischer, Anett Schuck, and Manuela Mucke 1:33.895QF
26Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Aneta Pastuszka, Joanna Skowroń, Aneta Michalak, and Beata Sokołowska 1:35.887QF
37Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Raluca Ioniță, Mariana Limbău, Elena Radu, and Sanda Toma 1:35.935QF
49Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Natalie Hunter, Amanda Simper, Kerri Randle, and Shelley Oates-Wilding 1:37.081QS
510Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet, Carrie Lightbound, Julia Rivard, and Kamini Jain 1:38.580QS

Overall Results Heats

Heats
Overall Results
PlaceAthleteNationHeatPlaceTimeQual.
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Rita Kőbán, Katalin Kovács, Szilvia Szabó, and Erzsébet Viski 111:33.312QF
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Katrin Wagner, Birgit Fischer, Anett Schuck, and Manuela Mucke 211:33.895QF
3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Olesya Bakunova, Yelena Bet, Natalya Bondarenko, and Svetlana Vakula 121:34.734QF
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Izaskun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez 131:35.298QF
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Hanna Balabanova, Olena Cherevatova, Nataliya Feklisova, and Mariya Ralcheva 141:35.454QS
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Aneta Pastuszka, Joanna Skowroń, Aneta Michalak, and Beata Sokołowska 221:35.887QF
7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Raluca Ioniță, Mariana Limbău, Elena Radu, and Sanda Toma 231:35.935QF
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Nataliya Guly, Yelena Tissina, Olga Tishchenko, and Galina Poryvayeva 151:36.870QS
9Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Natalie Hunter, Amanda Simper, Kerri Randle, and Shelley Oates-Wilding 241:37.081QS
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet, Carrie Lightbound, Julia Rivard, and Kamini Jain 251:38.580QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final.

Heat 1 of 1
Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
PlaceNationAthletesTimeQual.
1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Hanna Balabanova, Olena Cherevatova, Nataliya Feklisova, and Mariya Ralcheva 1:37.704QF
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Nataliya Guly, Yelena Tissina, Olga Tishchenko, and Galina Poryvayeva 1:38.262QF
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet, Carrie Lightbound, Julia Rivard, and Kamini Jain 1:38.340QF
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Natalie Hunter, Amanda Simper, Kerri Randle, and Shelley Oates-Wilding 1:38.580

Final

Heat 1 of 1
Date: Saturday 30 September 2000
PlaceAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Katrin Wagner, Birgit Fischer, Anett Schuck, and Manuela Mucke 1:34.532
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Rita Kőbán, Katalin Kovács, Szilvia Szabó, and Erzsébet Viski 1:34.946
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Raluca Ioniță, Mariana Limbău, Elena Radu, and Sanda Toma 1:37.010
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Aneta Pastuszka, Joanna Skowroń, Aneta Michalak, and Beata Sokołowska 1:37.076
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Hanna Balabanova, Olena Cherevatova, Nataliya Feklisova, and Mariya Ralcheva 1:37.544
6Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus Olesya Bakunova, Yelena Bet, Natalya Bondarenko, and Svetlana Vakula 1:37.748
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Nataliya Guly, Yelena Tissina, Olga Tishchenko, and Galina Poryvayeva 1:38.624
8Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Izaskun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez 1:38.654
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Marie-Josée Gibeau-Ouimet, Carrie Lightbound, Julia Rivard, and Kamini Jain 1:39.566

Fischer became the first woman in any sport to win Olympic gold medals 20 years apart with this event and the first woman to win gold medals in five different Olympics in any sport. Kőbán's silver medal brought her career total to six: 2 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze.

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