Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres
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| Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sprint File:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg | ||
| 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 | |
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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 1984 Summer Olympics program.[1]
Medalists
| Gold Gold | Silver Silver | Bronze Bronze |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Agneta Andersson (SWE) | File:Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annemiek Derckx (NED) |
Results
Heats
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. | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Agneta Andersson (SWE) | 2:03.99 | QF |
| 2. | File:Flag of Australia.svg Elizabeth Blencowe (AUS) | 2:05.51 | QF |
| 3. | File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Tecla Marinescu (ROU) | 2:05.72 | QF |
| 4. | File:Flag of the United States.svg Shelia Conover (USA) | 2:06.89 | QS |
| 5. | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Lesley Smither (GBR) | 2:10.81 | QS |
| 6. | File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Ho Kim Fai (HKG) | 2:30.96 | QS |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | File:Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG) | 2:02.14 | QF |
| 2. | File:Flag of France.svg Béatrice Basson (FRA) | 2:03.61 | QF |
| 3. | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annemiek Derckx (NED) | 2:04.75 | QF |
| 4. | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucie Guay (CAN) | 2:06.94 | QS |
| 5. | File:Flag of Norway.svg Ingeborg Rasmussen (NOR) | 2:09.33 | QS |
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Semifinal
The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 8) advanced to the final.
| Semifinal | |||
| 1. | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucie Guay (CAN) | 2:03.73 | QF |
| 2. | File:Flag of the United States.svg Shelia Conover (USA) | 2:03.79 | QF |
| 3. | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Lesley Smither (GBR) | 2:03.80 | QF |
| 4. | File:Flag of Norway.svg Ingeborg Rasmussen (NOR) | 2:04.46 | |
| 5. | File:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg Ho Kim Fai (HKG) | 2:30.40 | |
Final
The final was held on August 10.
| Gold | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Agneta Andersson (SWE) | 1:58.72 |
| Silver | File:Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG) | 1:59.93 |
| Bronze | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annemiek Derckx (NED) | 2:00.11 |
| 4. | File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Tecla Marinescu (ROU) | 2:00.12 |
| 5. | File:Flag of France.svg Béatrice Basson (FRA) | 2:01.21 |
| 6. | File:Flag of the United States.svg Shelia Conover (USA) | 2:02.38 |
| 7. | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucie Guay (CAN) | 2:02.49 |
| 8. | File:Flag of Australia.svg Elizabeth Blencowe (AUS) | 2:02.63 |
| 9. | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg 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
- 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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