These are the results of the women's K-4 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-4 event is raced by four-person canoe sprint kayaks.
Medalists Gold Silver BronzeBirgit FischerMaike NollenKatrin WagnerCarolin LeonhardtKatalin KovácsSzilvia SzabóErzsébet ViskiKinga BótaInna OsypenkoTetyana SemykinaHanna BalabanovaOlena Cherevatova
Heats The 10 teams first raced in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced directly to the final, and the remaining four teams advanced to the semifinal. No teams were eliminated in the heats. The heats were raced on August 23.
Heat 11. Birgit Fischer, Maike Nollen, Katrin Wagner, Carolin Leonhardt 1:31.606 QF2. Katalin Kovács, Szilvia Szabó, Erzsébet Viski, Kinga Bóta 1:32.298 QF3. Xu Linbei, Zhong Hongyan, He Jing, Gao Yi 1:34.206 QF4. Chantal Meek, Amanda Rankin, Kate Barclay, Lisa Oldenhof 1:35.078 QS5. Carrie Johnson, Kathryn Colin, Lauren Spalding, Marie Mijalis 1:36.994 QS Heat 21. Karolina Sadalska, Joanna Skowroń, Małgorzata Czajczyńska, Aneta Białkowska 1:31.949 QF2. Inna Osypenko, Tetyana Semykina, Hanna Balabanova, Olena Cherevatova 1:33.057 QF3. Isabel Garcia, Beatriz Manchon, Jana Smidakova, Maria Teresa Portela 1:34.525 QF4. Shinobu Kitamoto, Yumiko Suzuki, Mikiko Takeya, Miho Adachi 1:36.873 QS5. Karen Furneaux, Carrie Lightbound, Kamini Jain, Jillian D'Alessio 1:36.877 QS
Semifinal The top three finishers in the semifinal race qualified for the final, joining the six teams that had advanced directly from the heats. The last place team was eliminated. The semifinal was raced on August 25. 1. 1:33.977 QF2. 1:35.493 QF3. 1:35.645 QF4. 1:35.869
Final The final was raced on August 27. 1:34.340 1:34.536 1:36.1924. 1:36.3765. 1:37.9086. 1:38.1167. 1:38.1448. 1:39.9529. 1:40.188
References 2004 Summer Olympics Canoe sprint results Sports-reference.com women's 2004 K-4 500 m results. Yahoo! Sports Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Canoe/Kayak Results