Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres

Canoeing at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Slalom
C-1 men
C-2 men
K-1 men women
Sprint
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

The women's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics will take place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-2 event is raced in two-person kayaks.

Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advances directly to the final, while the remaining top nine finishers in both heats move on to the semifinal. The top three finishers in the semifinals join the heats winners in the final.

Heats took place on August 19, semifinal will take place on August 21, and the final on August 23.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 17:50-18:10 Heats
Thursday, August 21, 2008 17:00-17:10 Semifinal
Saturday, August 23, 2008 17:20-17:35 Final

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Katalin Kovács
and Natasa Janics (HUN)		  Beata Mikołajczyk
and Aneta Konieczna (POL)		  Marie Delattre
and Anne-Laure Viard (FRA)

Results

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest Out

Heat 1

Rank Athletes Country Time Notes
1 Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt Germany 1:43.412 QF
2 Beata Mikołajczyk, Aneta Konieczna Poland 1:44.631 QF
3 Michaela Mrůzková, Jana Blahová Czech Republic 1:45.104 QF
4 Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen Finland 1:45.735 QS
5 Beatriz Manchon, Sonia Molanes Spain 1:46.646 QS
6 Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya Japan 1:46.980 QS
7 Ivana Kmetová, Martina Koholova Slovakia 1:47.284 QS
8 Michele Eray, Bridgette Hartley South Africa 1:47.341 QS
9 Jessica Walker, Anna Hemmings Great Britain 1:47.435

Heat 2

Rank Athletes Country Time Notes
1 Katalin Kovács, Nataša Janić Hungary 1:42.162 QF
2 Marie Delattre, Anne-Laure Viard France 1:43.832 QF
3 Hannah Davis, Lyndsie Fogarty Australia 1:45.124 QF
4 Kristin Ann Gauthier, Mylanie Barre Canada 1:46.129 QS
5 Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz Austria 1:46.980 QS
6 Stefania Cicali, Fabiana Sgori Italy 1:47.018 QS
7 Beatriz Gomes, Helena Rodrigues Portugal 1:47.588 QS
8 Xu Linbei, Wang Feng China 1:47.645

Semifinal

Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out

Rank Athletes Country Time Notes
1 Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya Japan 1:43.541 QF
2 Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen Finland 1:44.624 QF
3 Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz Austria 1:44.834 QF
4 Beatriz Manchon, Sonia Molanes Spain 1:45.313
5 Beatriz Gomes, Helena Rodrigues Portugal 1:46.021
6 Stefania Cicali, Fabiana Sgori Italy 1:46.163
7 Ivana Kmetová, Martina Koholova Slovakia 1:46.380
8 Michele Eray, Bridgette Hartley South Africa 1:47.018
9 Kristin Ann Gauthier, Mylanie Barre Canada 1:47.510

Final

Rank Athletes Country Time Notes
Katalin Kovács, Nataša Janić Hungary 1:41.308
Beata Mikołajczyk, Aneta Konieczna Poland 1:42.092
Marie Delattre, Anne-Laure Viard France 1:42.128
4 Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt Germany 1:42.899
5 Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya Japan 1:43.291
6 Hannah Davis, Lyndsie Fogarty Australia 1:43.969
7 Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen Finland 1:44.176
8 Michaela Mrůzkova, Jana Blahová Czech Republic 1:44.870
9 Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz Austria 1:44.965

References

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