Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres

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 edit

  Gold   Silver   Bronze
  Agneta Andersson (SWE)   Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG)   Annemiek Derckx (NED)

Results edit

Heats edit

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.   Agneta Andersson (SWE) 2:03.99 QF
2.   Elizabeth Blencowe (AUS) 2:05.51 QF
3.   Tecla Marinescu (ROU) 2:05.72 QF
4.   Shelia Conover (USA) 2:06.89 QS
5.   Lesley Smither (GBR) 2:10.81 QS
6.   Ho Kim Fai (HKG) 2:30.96 QS
Heat 2
1.   Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG) 2:02.14 QF
2.   Béatrice Basson (FRA) 2:03.61 QF
3.   Annemiek Derckx (NED) 2:04.75 QF
4.   Lucie Guay (CAN) 2:06.94 QS
5.   Ingeborg Rasmussen (NOR) 2:09.33 QS

Semifinal edit

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 8) advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1.   Lucie Guay (CAN) 2:03.73 QF
2.   Shelia Conover (USA) 2:03.79 QF
3.   Lesley Smither (GBR) 2:03.80 QF
4.   Ingeborg Rasmussen (NOR) 2:04.46
5.   Ho Kim Fai (HKG) 2:30.40

Final edit

The final was held on August 10.

    Agneta Andersson (SWE) 1:58.72
    Barbara Schüttpelz (FRG) 1:59.93
    Annemiek Derckx (NED) 2:00.11
4.   Tecla Marinescu (ROU) 2:00.12
5.   Béatrice Basson (FRA) 2:01.21
6.   Shelia Conover (USA) 2:02.38
7.   Lucie Guay (CAN) 2:02.49
8.   Elizabeth Blencowe (AUS) 2:02.63
9.   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 edit

  1. ^ Sports Reference
  2. ^ "Los Angeles 1984 Canoe Sprint - Olympic Results by Discipline".