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Canoeing at the 1992 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 1992 Summer Olympics program.

Medalists

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Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Birgit Schmidt (GER)  Rita Kőbán (HUN)  Izabela Dylewska (POL)

Results

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Heats

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16 competitors entered in three heats. The heats served as placement rounds for the semifinals.

Heat 1
1.  Birgit Schmidt (GER) 1:52.49
2.  Rita Kőbán (HUN) 1:53.36
3.  Josefa Idem (ITA) 1:54.08
4.  Izabela Dylewska (POL) 1:55.72
5.  Ursula Profanter (AUT) 1:56.25
6.  Yvonne Knudsen (DEN) 2:01.09
7.  Dene Simpson (RSA) 2:06.62
Heat 2
1.  Susanne Gunnarsson (SWE) 1:54.14
2.  Caroline Brunet (CAN) 1:56.32
3.  Sabine Goetschy (FRA) 1:57.68
4.  Ingrid Haralamow (SUI) 1:58.74
5.  Susana Torrejón (ESP) 2:03.76
Heat 3
1.  Shelia Conover (USA) 1:54.57
2.  Sanda Toma (ROU) 1:55.24
3.  Irina Vaag (EUN) 1:57.47
4.  Alison Thorogood (GBR) 1:57.63

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1
1.  Josefa Idem (ITA) 1:51.56 QF
2.  Birgit Schmidt (GER) 1:52.13 QF
3.  Caroline Brunet (CAN) 1:52.69 QF
4.  Ursula Profanter (AUT) 1:52.86 QF
5.  Shelia Conover (USA) 1:53.05
6.  Irina Vaag (EUN) 1:56.71
7.  Susana Torrejón (ESP) 2:00.33
8.  Dene Simpson (RSA) 2:02.42
Semifinal 2
1.  Rita Kőbán (HUN) 1:50.97 QF
2.  Izabela Dylewska (POL) 1:51.61 QF
3.  Sabine Goetschy (FRA) 1:51.98 QF
4.  Susanne Gunnarsson (SWE) 1:52.30 QF
5.  Sanda Toma (ROU) 1:52.82 QF
6.  Ingrid Haralamow (SUI) 1:55.63
7.  Yvonne Knudsen (DEN) 1:57.94
8.  Alison Thorogood (GBR) 1:58.23

Final

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The final was held on August 7.

Gold  Birgit Schmidt (GER) 1:51.80
Silver  Rita Kőbán (HUN) 1:51.96
Bronze  Izabela Dylewska (POL) 1:52.36
4.  Josefa Idem (ITA) 1:52.78
5.  Ursula Profanter (AUT) 1:53.17
6.  Sabine Goetschy (FRA) 1:53.53
7.  Caroline Brunet (CAN) 1:54.82
8.  Sanda Toma (ROU) 1:54.84
9.  Susanne Gunnarsson (SWE) 1:55.55

References

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