Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres

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The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.

Medalists[]

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Germany (GER)
Anett Schuck
Birgit Fischer
Manuela Mucke
Ramona Portwich 		 Switzerland (SUI)
Gabi Müller
Ingrid Haralamow
Sabine Eichenberger
Daniela Baumer 		 Sweden (SWE)
Susanne Rosenqvist
Anna Olsson
Ingela Ericsson
Agneta Andersson

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.

Heat 1
1.  Xian Bangdi, Gao Beibei, Dong Ying, and Zhang Qin (CHN) 1:40.045 QF
2.  Ingrid Haralamow, Daniela Baumer, Sabine Eichenberger, and Gabi Müller (SUI) 1:40.197 QF
3.  Shelley Oates, Yanda Nossiter, Lynda Lehmann, and Natalie Hunter (AUS) 1:41.185 QS
4.  Sanda Toma, Viorica Iordache, Raluca Ioniţǎ, and Mihaela Bene (ROU) 1:41.685 QS
5.  Szilvia Mednyánski, Éva Dónusz, Kinga Czigány, and Erika Mészáros (HUN) 1:42.821 QS
6.  Hanna Balabanova, Nataliya Feklisova, Tetyana Teklyan, and Kateryna Yurchenko (UKR) 1:43.381 QS
7.  Tatyana Levina, Inna Isakova, Irina Lyalina, and Yelena Lebedeva (UZB) 1:45.905 QS
8.  Sayuri Maruyama, Keiko Muto, Asako Watanabe, and Natsuki Nishi (JPN) 1:49.505 QS
Heat 2
1.  Ramona Portwich, Birgit Fischer, Anett Schuck, and Manuela Mucke (GER) 1:37.895 QF
2.  Agneta Andersson, Ingela Ericsson, Anna Olsson, and Susanne Rosenqvist (SWE) 1:39.363 QF
3.  Marie-Josée Gibeau, Alison Herst, Corrina Kennedy, and Klari MacAskill (CAN) 1:39.691 QS
4.  Izaksun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez (ESP) 1:39.863 QS
5.  Olga Tishchenko, Tatyana Tishchenko, Larisa Kosorukova, and Nataliya Guly (RUS) 1:41.695 QS
6.  Alexandra Harbold, DeAnne Hemmens, Lia Rousset, and Druella Van Hengel (USA) 1:43.311 QS
7.  Jitka Janáčková, Kateřina Heková, Kateřina Hluchá, and Milena Pergnerová (CZE) 1:44.707 QS
8.  Erika Duron, Renata Hernández, Sandra Rojas, and Itzel Reza (MEX) 1:45.215 QS

Semifinals[]

The top two finishers in each of the semifinals and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.  Marie-Josée Gibeau, Alison Herst, Corrina Kennedy, and Klari MacAskill (CAN) 1:38.712 QF
2.  Olga Tishchenko, Tatyana Tishchenko, Larisa Kosorukova, and Nataliya Guly (RUS) 1:39.764 QF
3.  Sanda Toma, Viorica Iordache, Raluca Ioniţǎ, and Mihaela Bene (ROU) 1:40.088
4.  Hanna Balabanova, Nataliya Feklisova, Tetyana Teklyan, and Kateryna Yurchenko (UKR) 1:40.092
5.  Jitka Janáčková, Kateřina Heková, Kateřina Hluchá, and Milena Pergnerová (CZE) 1:42.216
6.  Sayuri Maruyama, Keiko Muto, Asako Watanabe, and Natsuki Nishi (JPN) 1:45.996
Semifinal 2
1.  Szilvia Mednyánski, Éva Dónusz, Kinga Czigány, and Erika Mészáros (HUN) 1:37.145 QF
2.  Izaksun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez (ESP) 1:37.365 QF
3.  Shelley Oates, Yanda Nossiter, Lynda Lehmann, and Natalie Hunter (AUS) 1:37.905 QF
4.  Alexandra Harbold, DeAnne Hemmens, Lia Rousset, and Druella Van Hengel (USA) 1:40.045
5.  Tatyana Levina, Inna Isakova, Irina Lyalina, and Yelena Lebedeva (UZB) 1:40.893
6.  Erika Duron, Renata Hernández, Sandra Rojas, and Itzel Reza (MEX) 1:42.157

Final[]

The final was held on August 3.

Gold  Ramona Portwich, Birgit Fischer, Anett Schuck, and Manuela Mucke (GER) 1:31.077
Silver  Ingrid Haralamow, Daniela Baumer, Sabine Eichenberger, and Gabi Müller (SUI) 1:32.701
Bronze  Agneta Andersson, Ingela Ericsson, Anna Olsson, and Susanne Rosenqvist (SWE) 1:32.917
4.  Xian Bangdi, Gao Beibei, Dong Ying, and Zhang Qin (CHN) 1:33.089
5.  Marie-Josée Gibeau, Alison Herst, Corrina Kennedy, and Klari MacAskill (CAN) 1:33.093
6.  Izaksun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez (ESP) 1:33.577
7.  Olga Tishchenko, Tatyana Tishchenko, Larisa Kosorukova, and Nataliya Guly (RUS) 1:34.345
8.  Shelley Oates, Yanda Nossiter, Lynda Lehmann, and Natalie Hunter (AUS) 1:34.673
9.  Szilvia Mednyánski, Éva Dónusz, Kinga Czigány, and Erika Mészáros (HUN) 1:34.693

Fischer became the first woman in any sport to win Olympic gold medals 16 years apart. She won the women's K-1 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

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