Canoeing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heats were shown timed in tenths of a second (0.1) while the semifinal and final events were timed in hundredths of a second (0.01).

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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 the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Pinayeva  (URS)Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Renate Breuer  (FRG)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Viorica Dumitru  (ROU)

Results

Heats

The 13 competitors first raced in two heats on October 22. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the rest competed in the semifinal two days later.

Heat 1
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Pinayeva  (URS)2:07.1QF
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Anna Pfeffer  (HUN)2:08.6QF
3.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Iva Vávrová  (TCH)2:09.1QF
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Marcia Smoke  (USA)2:09.6QS
5.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stanisława Szydłowska  (POL)2:12.1QS
6.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sylvia Jackson  (GBR)2:13.6QS
7.Flag of Mexico.svg  Ann Margarit Henningsen  (MEX)2:18.2QS
Heat 2
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Viorica Dumitru  (ROU)2:10.0QF
2.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Renate Breuer  (FRG)2:10.3QF
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mieke Jaapies  (NED)2:10.9QF
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingmårie Svensson  (SWE)2:12.2QS
5.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Anita Nüssner  (GDR)2:17.0QS
6.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Majorie Homer-Dixon  (CAN)2:18.5QS

In the official report, Nüssner's surname is shown as Nübner and Svensson's first name is shown as Ing-Marie.

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on October 24) advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Marcia Smoke  (USA)2:12.67QF
2.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Anita Nüssner  (GDR)2:13.42QF
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingmårie Svensson  (SWE)2:14.55QF
4.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stanisława Szydłowska  (POL)2:15.32
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sylvia Jackson  (GBR)2:17.98
6.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Majorie Homer-Dixon  (CAN)2:20.84
7.Flag of Mexico.svg  Ann Margarit Henningsen  (MEX)2:21.39

Final

The final was held on October 25.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyudmila Pinayeva  (URS)2:11.09
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Renate Breuer  (FRG)2:12.71
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Viorica Dumitru  (ROU)2:13.22
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Marcia Smoke  (USA)2:14.68
5.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Iva Vávrová  (TCH)2:14.78
6.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Anita Nüssner  (GDR)2:16.02
7.Flag of Sweden.svg  Ingmårie Svensson  (SWE)2:16.04
8.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mieke Jaapies  (NED)2:18.38
-Flag of Hungary.svg  Anna Pfeffer  (HUN)DNF

Pfeffer capsized in the water midway through the final and had to be rescued by watercraft following the canoers.

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