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 [ edit ] Results [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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
The final was held on August 3.
Ramona Portwich , Birgit Fischer , Anett Schuck , and Manuela Mucke (GER ) 1:31.077 Ingrid Haralamow , Daniela Baumer , Sabine Eichenberger , and Gabi Müller (SUI ) 1:32.701 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 .
References [ edit ]
1984 : Agafia Constantin , Nastasia Ionescu , Tecla Marinescu , Maria Ștefan (ROU ) 1988 : Birgit Fischer , Anke Nothnagel , Ramona Portwich , Heike Singer (GDR ) 1992 : Rita Kőbán , Éva Dónusz , Erika Mészáros , Kinga Czigány (HUN ) 1996 : Anett Schuck , Birgit Fischer , Manuela Mucke , Ramona Portwich (GER ) 2000 : Birgit Fischer , Manuela Mucke , Anett Schuck , Katrin Wagner-Augustin (GER ) 2004 : Birgit Fischer , Maike Nollen , Katrin Wagner-Augustin , Carolin Leonhardt (GER ) 2008 : Fanny Fischer , Nicole Reinhardt , Katrin Wagner-Augustin , Conny Waßmuth (GER ) 2012 : Gabriella Szabó , Danuta Kozák , Katalin Kovács , Krisztina Fazekas Zur (HUN ) 2016 : Gabriella Szabó , Danuta Kozák , Tamara Csipes , Krisztina Fazekas Zur (HUN ) 2020 : Danuta Kozák , Tamara Csipes , Anna Kárász , Dóra Bodonyi (HUN )