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 edit
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Birgit Schmidt (GER)
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 Rita Kőbán (HUN)
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 Izabela Dylewska (POL)
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Results edit
Heats edit
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 edit
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 edit
The final was held on August 7.
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Birgit Schmidt (GER) |
1:51.80 |
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Rita Kőbán (HUN) |
1:51.96 |
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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 edit
- 1992 Summer Olympics official report Volume 5. p. 146. (in Catalan, English, French, and Spanish)
- Sports-reference.com 1992 women's K-1 500 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Singles 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 492.