Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres
Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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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-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Hungary (HUN) Rita Kőbán Éva Dónusz Erika Mészáros Kinga Czigány |
Germany (GER) Katrin Borchert Ramona Portwich Birgit Schmidt Anke von Seck |
Sweden (SWE) Anna Olsson Agneta Andersson Maria Haglund Susanne Rosenqvist |
Results[]
Heats[]
16 crews entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.
Semifinals[]
The top two finishers in each of the semifinals and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.
Final[]
The final was held on August 8.
Éva Dónusz, Kinga Czigány, Rita Kőbán, and Erika Mészáros (HUN) | 1:36.32 | |
Katrin Borchert, Ramona Portwich, Birgit Schmidt, and Anke von Seck (GER) | 1:38.47 | |
Agneta Andersson, Maria Haglund, Anna Olsson, and Susanne Rosenqvist (SWE) | 1:39.79 | |
4. | Viorica Iordache, Claudia Nicula, Carmen Simion, and Sanda Toma (ROU) | 1:41.02 |
5. | Ning Menghua, Wang Jing, Wen Yanfang, and Zhao Xiaoli (CHN) | 1:41.12 |
6. | Caroline Brunet, Alison Herst, Klari McAskill, and Kevyn Stafford (CAN) | 1:42.28 |
7. | Shelia Conover, Alexandra Harbold, Cathy Marino-Geers, and Traci Phillips (USA) | 1:43.00 |
8. | Denise Cooper, Lynda Lehmann, Gayle Mayes, and Anna Wood (AUS) | 1:43.88 |
9. | Irina Samoylova, Galina Savenko, Irina Vaag, and Olga Tishchenko (EUN) | 1:44.84 |
Hungary beat Germany (formerly East and West Germany) after finishing second to them in every major competition since 1988.
References[]
- 1992 Summer Olympics official report Volume 5. Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine pp. 148–9. (in Catalan, English, French, and Spanish)
- Sports-reference.com women's 1992 K-4 500 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Fours 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 494–5.
Categories:
- Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- 1992 in women's canoeing
- Women's events at the 1992 Summer Olympics