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

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 Silver BronzeAnett SchuckBirgit FischerManuela MuckeRamona PortwichGabi MüllerIngrid HaralamowSabine EichenbergerDaniela BaumerSusanne RosenqvistAnna OlssonIngela EricssonAgneta 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 11. 1:40.045 QF2. 1:40.197 QF3. 1:41.185 QS4. 1:41.685 QS5. 1:42.821 QS6. 1:43.381 QS7. 1:45.905 QS8. 1:49.505 QSHeat 21. 1:37.895 QF2. 1:39.363 QF3. 1:39.691 QS4. 1:39.863 QS5. 1:41.695 QS6. 1:43.311 QS7. 1:44.707 QS8. 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 11. 1:38.712 QF2. 1:39.764 QF3. 1:40.088 4. 1:40.092 5. 1:42.216 6. 1:45.996 Semifinal 21. 1:37.145 QF2. 1:37.365 QF3. 1:37.905 QF4. 1:40.045 5. 1:40.893 6. 1:42.157

Final The final was held on August 3.

1:31.077 1:32.701 1:32.9174. 1:33.0895. 1:33.0936. 1:33.5777. 1:34.3458. 1:34.6739. 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.

References 1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. pp. 168–9. Sports-reference.com women's 1996 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. p. 495.