Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres
| Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Slalom | ||
| C-1 | men | |
| C-2 | men | |
| K-1 | men | women |
Sprint | ||
| 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 | |
These are the results of the women's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-person canoe sprint kayaks.
Medalists
[edit] Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
 Natasa Janics (HUN)
|
 Josefa Idem Guerrini (ITA)
|
 Caroline Brunet (CAN)
|
Heats
[edit]The 23 competitors first raced in three heats. The top finisher in each heat moved directly to the final, and the next 6 finishers in each heat qualified for the two semifinal races. Therefore, only two kayakers were eliminated in the heats. The heats were raced on August 24.
| Heat | Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nataša Janić | Hungary |
1:49.870 | QF |
| 1 | 2 | Katrin Wagner |  Germany |
1:53.234 | QS |
| 1 | 3 | Larissa Peisakhovitch |  Israel |
1:54.234 | QS |
| 1 | 4 | Li Ting |  China |
1:55.474 | QS |
| 1 | 5 | Nathalie Marie |  France |
1:57.342 | QS |
| 1 | 6 | Fernanda Lauro |  Argentina |
1:59.474 | QS |
| 1 | 7 | Doan Thi Cach |  Vietnam |
2:06.126 | QS |
| 1 | Natalya Sergeyeva |  Kazakhstan |
DSQ | ||
| 2 | 1 | Caroline Brunet | Canada |
1:50.366 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | Josefa Idem | Italy |
1:50.466 | QS |
| 2 | 3 | Petra Santy |  Belgium |
1:52.834 | QS |
| 2 | 4 | Lucy Hardy |  Great Britain |
1:54.518 | QS |
| 2 | 5 | Michaela Strnadova |  Czech Republic |
1:55.806 | QS |
| 2 | 6 | Yulia Borzova |  Uzbekistan |
1:56.586 | QS |
| 2 | 7 | Amanda Rankin |  Australia |
1:56.678 | QS |
| 2 | 8 | Sarce Aronggear |  Indonesia |
2:03.790 | |
| 3 | 1 | Marcela Erbanova |  Slovakia |
1:53.508 | QF |
| 3 | 2 | Aneta Pastuszka |  Poland |
1:53.840 | QS |
| 3 | 3 | Athina-Theodora Alexopoulou |  Greece |
1:54.828 | QS |
| 3 | 4 | Jenni Honkanen |  Finland |
1:55.244 | QS |
| 3 | 5 | Carrie Johnson |  United States |
1:57.708 | QS |
| 3 | 6 | Olga Kostenko |  Russia |
1:58.520 | QS |
| 3 | 7 | Miyuki Shirata |  Japan |
2:00.860 | QS |
Sergeyeva was disqualified for not keeping her boat in the automatic starting system, delaying the race start by five minutes. She was also disqualified for starting outside of the automatic starting system.
Semifinals
[edit]The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals qualified for the final. Fourth place and higher competitors were eliminated. The semifinals were raced on August 26.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Katrin Wagner (GER) |
1:52.630 | QF |
| 2. | Jenni Honkanen (FIN) |
1:53.050 | QF |
| 3. | Li Ting (CHN) |
1:53.598 | QF |
| 4. | Petra Santy (BEL) |
1:54.534 | |
| 5. | Athina-Theodora Alexopoulou (GRE) |
1:54.950 | |
| 6. | Olga Kostenko (RUS) |
1:55.766 | |
| 7. | Michaela Strnadova (CZE) |
1:56.154 | |
| 8. | Amanda Rankin (AUS) |
1:56.198 | |
| 9. | Fernanda Lauro (ARG) |
2:00.198 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Josefa Idem (ITA) |
1:50.844 | QF |
| 2. | Larissa Peisakhovitch (ISR) |
1:55.096 | QF |
| 3. | Lucy Hardy (GBR) |
1:56.432 | QF |
| 4. | Carrie Johnson (USA) |
1:56.712 | |
| 5. | Nathalie Marie (FRA) |
1:57.944 | |
| 6. | Yulia Borzova (UZB) |
1:59.560 | |
| 7. | Miyuki Shirata (JPN) |
2:03.076 | |
| 8. | Doan Thi Cach (VIE) |
2:06.692 | |
| 9. | Aneta Pastuszka (POL) |
DSQ | |
Pastuszka was disqualified for competing in an underweight boat.
Final
[edit]The final was raced on August 28.
|
Nataša Janić (HUN) |
1:47.741 |
|
Josefa Idem (ITA) |
1:49.729 |
|
Caroline Brunet (CAN) |
1:50.601 |
| 4. | Katrin Wagner (GER) |
1:52.557 |
| 5. | Marcela Erbanova (SVK) |
1:52.685 |
| 6. | Larissa Peisakhovitch (ISR) |
1:53.089 |
| 7. | Lucy Hardy (GBR) |
1:53.717 |
| 8. | Jenni Honkanen (FIN) |
1:53.937 |
| 9. | Li Ting (CHN) |
1:54.473 |
Janics, who switched her nationality from Serbia and Montenegro to Hungary three months before the 2004 Games, jumped to an early lead and then held off a late challenge from defending Olympic champion Idem.
References
[edit]- 2004 Summer Olympics Canoe sprint results (in English, French, and Greek)
- Sports-reference.com 2004 women's K-1 500 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jamie Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Singles 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 492.
- Yahoo! Sports Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Canoe/Kayak Results
|
