Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres
| Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.[1]
Medalists[edit]
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Agneta Andersson (SWE)
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 Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG)
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 Annemiek Derckx (NED)
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Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Eleven competitors entered in two heats on August 6. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the rest competed in the semifinal.[2]
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Agneta Andersson (SWE) |
2:03.99 | QF |
| 2. |  Elizabeth Blencowe (AUS) |
2:05.51 | QF |
| 3. |  Tecla Marinescu (ROU) |
2:05.72 | QF |
| 4. |  Shelia Conover (USA) |
2:06.89 | QS |
| 5. |  Lesley Smither (GBR) |
2:10.81 | QS |
| 6. |  Ho Kim Fai (HKG) |
2:30.96 | QS |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG) |
2:02.14 | QF |
| 2. |  Béatrice Basson (FRA) |
2:03.61 | QF |
| 3. | Annemiek Derckx (NED) |
2:04.75 | QF |
| 4. |  Lucie Guay (CAN) |
2:06.94 | QS |
| 5. |  Ingeborg Rasmussen (NOR) |
2:09.33 | QS |
Semifinal[edit]
The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 8) advanced to the final.
| Semifinal | |||
| 1. | Lucie Guay (CAN) |
2:03.73 | QF |
| 2. | Shelia Conover (USA) |
2:03.79 | QF |
| 3. | Lesley Smither (GBR) |
2:03.80 | QF |
| 4. | Ingeborg Rasmussen (NOR) |
2:04.46 | |
| 5. | Ho Kim Fai (HKG) |
2:30.40 | |
Final[edit]
The final was held on August 10.
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Agneta Andersson (SWE) |
1:58.72 |
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Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG) |
1:59.93 |
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Annemiek Derckx (NED) |
2:00.11 |
| 4. | Tecla Marinescu (ROU) |
2:00.12 |
| 5. | Béatrice Basson (FRA) |
2:01.21 |
| 6. | Shelia Conover (USA) |
2:02.38 |
| 7. | Lucie Guay (CAN) |
2:02.49 |
| 8. | Elizabeth Blencowe (AUS) |
2:02.63 |
| 9. | Lesley Smither (GBR) |
2:04.09 |
Andersson earned three medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics with two golds and one silver. She credited her switch to organic foods.
References[edit]
- 1984 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2. p. 364. (in English and French)
- Sports-reference.com 1984 women's K-1 500 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Single 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 491.
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