Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom K-1

These are the results of the women's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The K-1 (kayak single) event is raced by one-person kayaks through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1996 Olympic competition was at the Toccoa/Ocoee River along the Georgia-Tennessee state line.

Medalists

File:Gold medal with cup.svg Gold	File:Silver medal with cup.svg Silver	File:Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)	File:Flag of the United States.svg Dana Chladek (USA)	File:Flag of France.svg Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (FRA)

Results

The 30 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on July 27. The best time of the two runs counted for the event. The gold medal was decided in a tie-breaker.

Rank	Name	Run 1			Run 2			Result
		Time	Points	Total	Time	Points	Total	Total
File:Gold medal with cup.svg	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE)	164.49	5	169.49	166.97	5	171.97	169.49
File:Silver medal with cup.svg	File:Flag of the United States.svg Dana Chladek (USA)	181.80	205	431.80	164.49	5	169.49	169.49
File:Bronze medal with cup.svg	File:Flag of France.svg Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi (FRA)	170.22	5	175.22	166.00	5	171.00	171.00
4	File:Flag of Italy.svg Cristina Giai Pron (ITA)	171.86	155	326.85	166.84	5	171.84	171.84
5	File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Gabriela Brosková (SVK)	170.67	60	230.67	167.57	5	172.57	172.57
6	File:Flag of France.svg Anne Boixel (FRA)	162.79	10	172.79	162.88	105	267.88	172.79
7	File:Flag of the United States.svg Cathy Hearn (USA)	173.03	0	173.03	169.93	60	229.93	173.03
8	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Margaret Langford (CAN)	178.49	15	193.49	168.59	5	173.59	173.59
9	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marcela Sadilová (CZE)	181.22	55	236.22	174.47	0	174.47	174.47
10	File:Flag of Germany.svg Elisabeth Micheler-Jones (GER)	171.56	5	176.56	156.73	305	461.73	176.56
11	File:Flag of Germany.svg Kordula Striepecke (GER)	171.63	155	326.63	176.98	0	176.98	176.98
12	File:Flag of Australia.svg Danielle Woodward (AUS)	181.05	105	286.05	177.60	0	177.60	177.60
13	File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sandra Friedli (SUI)	172.70	5	177.70	221.01	10	231.01	177.70
14	File:Flag of Australia.svg Mia Farrance (AUS)	192.58	0	192.58	180.30	0	180.30	180.30
15	File:Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Nadalin (ITA)	201.04	105	306.04	171.14	10	181.14	181.14
16	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Irena Pavelková (CZE)	184.45	55	239.45	166.89	15	181.89	181.89
17	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Hiroko Kobayashi (JPN)	178.66	5	183.66	186.01	5	191.01	183.66
18	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Rachel Crosbee (GBR)	165.24	25	190.24	168.24	25	193.24	190.24
19	File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Elena Kaliská (SVK)	174.85	55	229.85	170.45	20	190.45	190.45
20	File:Flag of Spain.svg María Eizmendi (ESP)	186.49	5	191.49	184.83	20	204.83	191.49
21	File:Flag of Poland.svg Bogusława Knapczyk (POL)	185.20	15	200.20	194.45	15	209.45	200.20
22	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Florence Fernandes (POR)	192.19	20	212.19	203.20	5	208.20	208.20
23	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Lynn Simpson (GBR)	177.07	160	337.07	161.71	50	211.71	211.71
24	File:Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Martínez (ESP)	204.09	20	224.09	215.91	65	280.91	224.09
25	File:Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Yelena Kurzina (BLR)	210.14	15	225.14	214.37	70	284.37	225.14
26	File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nagwa El Desouki (SUI)	185.39	55	230.39	220.68	15	235.68	240.39
27	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sheryl Boyle (CAN)	227.89	15	242.89	194.41	50	244.41	242.89
28	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Gilda Montenegro (CRC)	236.97	135	371.97	240.93	25	265.93	265.93
29	File:Flag of Macedonia.svg Ana Ugrinovska (MKD)	261.93	85	346.93	218.17	265	483.17	346.93
30	File:Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg Dzintra Blūma (LAT)	-	-	Did not finish	267.81	105	372.81	372.81

References

• 1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 162. (in English and French)
• 1996 women's slalom K-1 results
• Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Slalom Singles". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 496.