Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres











































































These are the results of the women's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-person canoe sprint kayaks.




Contents






  • 1 Medalists


  • 2 Heats


  • 3 Semifinal


  • 4 Final


  • 5 References





Medalists














GoldGold

SilverSilver

BronzeBronze

 Katalin Kovács and Nataša Janić (HUN)

 Birgit Fischer and Carolin Leonhardt (GER)

 Aneta Pastuszka and Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza (POL)


Heats


The 15 teams first raced in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced directly to the final, and the remaining nine teams advanced to the semifinal. No teams were eliminated in the heats. The heats were raced on August 24.



































































































































Heat
Place
Athlete
Country
Time
Notes
1 1
Katalin Kovács and Nataša Janić

 Hungary
1:38.606
QF
1 2
Beatriz Manchon and Maria Teresa Portela

 Spain
1:41.338
QF
1 3
Caroline Brunet and Mylanie Barre

 Canada
1:43.434
QF
1 4
Shinobu Kitamoto and Yumiko Suzuki

 Japan
1:44.730 QS
1 5
Anne Laure Viard and Marie Delattre

 France
1:45.090 QS
1 6
Kathryn Colin and Lauren Spalding

 United States
1:45.158 QS
1 7
Florica Vulpeş and Lidia Talpă

 Romania
1:45.386 QS
1 8
Natalya Sergeyeva and Ellina Uzhakhova

 Kazakhstan
1:46.710 QS
2 1
Birgit Fischer and Carolin Leonhardt

 Germany
1:39.588
QF
2 2
Xu Linbei and Zhong Hongyan

 China
1:40.943
QF
2 3
Aneta Pastuszka and Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza

 Poland
1:41.164
QF
2 4
Sofia Paldanius and Anna Karlsson

 Sweden
1:44.059 QS
2 5
Delyana Dacheva and Bonka Pindzheva

 Bulgaria
1:44.268 QS
2 6
Hanna Puchkova and Alena Bets

 Belarus
1:45.279 QS
2 7
Paula Harvey and Susan Tegg

 Australia
1:46.319 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 other six teams were eliminated. The semifinal was raced on August 26.



















































1.
 Delyana Dacheva and Bonka Pindzheva (BUL)
1:44.246
QF
2.
 Sofia Paldanius and Anna Karlsson (SWE)
1:44.570
QF
3.
 Hanna Puchkova and Alena Bets (BLR)
1:45.234
QF
4.
 Anne Laure Viard and Marie Delattre (FRA)
1:45.626
5.
 Florica Vulpeş and Lidia Talpă (ROU)
1:45.770
6.
 Natalya Sergeyeva and Ellina Uzhakhova (KAZ)
1:46.214
7.
 Kathryn Colin and Lauren Spalding (USA)
1:46.786
8.
 Shinobu Kitamoto and Yumiko Suzuki (JPN)
1:47.614
9.
 Paula Harvey and Susan Tegg (AUS)
1:51.402


Final


The final was raced on August 28.
















































Gold
 Katalin Kovács and Nataša Janić (HUN)
1:38.101
Silver
 Birgit Fischer and Carolin Leonhardt (GER)
1:39.533
Bronze
 Aneta Pastuszka and Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza (POL)
1:40.077
4.
 Xu Linbei and Zhong Hongyan (CHN)
1:40.913
5.
 Beatriz Manchon and Maria Teresa Portela (ESP)
1:42.409
6.
 Delyana Dacheva and Bonka Pindzheva (BUL)
1:42.553
7.
 Caroline Brunet and Mylanie Barre (CAN)
1:42.833
8.
 Sofia Paldanius and Anna Karlsson (SWE)
1:43.077
9.
 Hanna Puchkova and Alena Bets (BLR)
1:43.729


References




  • 2004 Summer Olympics Canoe sprint results (in English), (in French), & (in Greek)

  • Sports-reference.com 2004 women's K-2 500 m results.

  • Yahoo! Sports Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Canoe/Kayak Results









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