The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 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. Ning Menghua , Wang Jing , Wen Yanfang , and Zhao Xiaoli (CHN ) 1:36.15 QF 2. Shelia Conover , Alexandra Harbold , Cathy Marino-Geers , and Traci Phillips (USA ) 1:36.74 QF 3. Viorica Iordache , Claudia Nicula , Carmen Simion , and Sanda Toma (ROU ) 1:36.82 QS 4. Annacatia Casagrande , Amalia Calzavara , Chiara Dal Santo , and Lucia Micheli (ITA ) 1:38.82 QS 5. Françoise Lasak , Bernadette Brégeon , Isabelle Boulogne , and Anne Michaut (FRA ) 1:39.27 QS 6. Denise Cooper , Lynda Lehmann , Gayle Mayes , and Anna Wood (AUS ) 1:39.32 QS 7. Pavlína Jobánková , Jitka Janáčková , Vladimíra Havelková , and Ivana Vokurková (TCH ) 1:40.57 QS 8. Bonka Pindzheva , Mariya Kichukova, Kinka Racheva , and Tanya Georgieva (BUL ) 1:43.59 QS Heat 2 1. Éva Dónusz , Kinga Czigány , Rita Kőbán , and Erika Mészáros (HUN ) 1:32.94 QF 2. Agneta Andersson , Maria Haglund , Anna Olsson , and Susanne Rosenqvist (SWE ) 1:33.25 QF 3. Katrin Borchert , Ramona Portwich , Birgit Schmidt , and Anke von Seck (GER ) 1:34.13 QS 4. Caroline Brunet , Alison Herst , Klari McAskill , and Kevyn Stafford (CAN ) 1:36.34 QS 5. Irina Samoylova , Galina Savenko , Irina Vaag , and Olga Tishchenko (EUN ) 1:38.25 QS 6. Belén Sánchez , Joaquina Costa , Luisa Álvárez , and Ana María Penas (ESP ) 1:38.72 QS 7. Hilary Dresser , Andrea Dallaway , Alison Thorogood , and Sandra Troop (GBR ) 1:40.22 QS 8. Hege Brannsten , Nina Bergsvik , Tone Rasmussen , and Ingeborg Rasmussen (NOR ) 1:40.53 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. Katrin Borchert , Ramona Portwich , Birgit Schmidt , and Anke von Seck (GER ) 1:37.48 QF 2. Irina Samoylova , Galina Savenko , Irina Vaag , and Olga Tishchenko (EUN ) 1:38.56 QF 3. Denise Cooper , Lynda Lehmann , Gayle Mayes , and Anna Wood (AUS ) 1:39.81 QF 4. Annacatia Casagrande , Amalia Calzavara , Chiara Dal Santo , and Lucia Micheli (ITA ) 1:41.08 5. Hilary Dresser , Andrea Dallaway , Alison Thorogood , and Sandra Troop (GBR ) 1:41.24 6. Bonka Pindzheva , Mariya Kichukova, Kinka Racheva , and Tanya Georgieva (BUL ) 1:45.90 Semifinal 2 1. Caroline Brunet , Alison Herst , Klari McAskill , and Kevyn Stafford (CAN ) 1:37.86 QF 2. Viorica Iordache , Claudia Nicula , Carmen Simion , and Sanda Toma (ROU ) 1:38.21 QF 3. Pavlína Jobánková , Jitka Janáčková , Vladimíra Havelková , and Ivana Vokurková (TCH ) 1:40.12 4. Belén Sánchez , Joaquina Costa , Luisa Álvárez , and Ana María Penas (ESP ) 1:40.17 5. Françoise Lasak , Bernadette Brégeon , Isabelle Boulogne , and Anne Michaut (FRA ) 1:41.83 6. Hege Brannsten , Nina Bergsvik , Tone Rasmussen , and Ingeborg Rasmussen (NOR ) 1:41.88
The final was held on August 8.
Éva Dónusz , Kinga Czigány , Rita Kőbán , and Erika Mészáros (HUN ) 1:36.32 Katrin Borchert , Ramona Portwich , Birgit Schmidt , and Anke von Seck (GER ) 1:38.47 Agneta Andersson , Maria Haglund , Anna Olsson , and Susanne Rosenqvist (SWE ) 1:39.79 4. Viorica Iordache , Claudia Nicula , Carmen Simion , and Sanda Toma (ROU ) 1:41.02 5. Ning Menghua , Wang Jing , Wen Yanfang , and Zhao Xiaoli (CHN ) 1:41.12 6. Caroline Brunet , Alison Herst , Klari McAskill , and Kevyn Stafford (CAN ) 1:42.28 7. Shelia Conover , Alexandra Harbold , Cathy Marino-Geers , and Traci Phillips (USA ) 1:43.00 8. Denise Cooper , Lynda Lehmann , Gayle Mayes , and Anna Wood (AUS ) 1:43.88 9. Irina Samoylova , Galina Savenko , Irina Vaag , and Olga Tishchenko (EUN ) 1:44.84
Hungary beat Germany (formerly East and West Germany) after finishing second to them in every major competition since 1988.
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 )