Canoeing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_K-1_500_metres

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres

Kayak competition of the XXVIII Olympic Games

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

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Natasa Janics (HUN)  Josefa Idem Guerrini (ITA)  Caroline Brunet (CAN)

Heats

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.

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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

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)1:52.630QF
2. Jenni Honkanen (FIN)1:53.050QF
3. Li Ting (CHN)1:53.598QF
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)1:50.844QF
2. Larissa Peisakhovitch (ISR)1:55.096QF
3. Lucy Hardy (GBR)1:56.432QF
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

The final was raced on August 28.

Gold Nataša Janić (HUN)1:47.741
Silver Josefa Idem (ITA)1:49.729
Bronze 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.

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