Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres


The women's canoe sprint K-1 500 metres competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place between 17 and 18 August at Lagoa Stadium.

Format

The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round. The leading five in each heat plus the fastest sixth place advanced to the semifinals. The top two from each of the three semifinals plus the two best third-place times advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. The next eight fastest advanced to the "B" final.

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time
DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 17 August 201609:58
11:17
Heats
Semifinals
Thursday, 18 August 201610:04Finals

Results

Heats

The leading five in each heat plus the fastest sixth place advanced to the semifinals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals

The top two from each of the semifinals plus the two best third-place times advanced to the "A" final. The next eight fastest advanced to the "B" final.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 3

Finals

Final B

Final A