The women's canoe sprint K-4 500 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 6 and 8 August at Eton Dorney.[1]
| Women's canoe sprint K-4 500 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Eton Dorney |
| Date | 6 to 8 August |
| Competitors | 44 from 11 nations |
| Winning time | 1:30.827 |
| Medalists | |
Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Katalin Kovács and Krisztina Fazekas Zur, representing Hungary, won the gold medal. Germany's team won silver and Belarus took the bronze.
Competition format edit
The competition comprised three heats, a semi-finals, and a final. The first boat and second-best in each heat qualified for the final, with the remainder going to the semi-final where the top five boats then qualified for the final.[2]
Schedule edit
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 10:39 11:51 |
Heats Semi-finals |
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 10:44 | Finals |
Results edit
Heats edit
The first boat from each heat and the fastest runner-up qualified for the final, with the remainder going to the semi-finals.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Szabó Danuta Kozák Katalin Kovács Krisztina Fazekas Zur |
 Hungary
|
1:35.769 | Q |
| 2 | Jess Walker Rachel Cawthorn Angela Hannah Louisa Sawers |
 Great Britain
|
1:37.355 | |
| 3 | Marie Delattre-Demory Joanne Mayer Sarah Guyot Gabrielle Tuleu |
 France
|
1:40.022 | |
| 4 | Yu Lamei Li Zhangli Ren Wenjun Liu Haiping |
 China
|
1:40.661 | |
| 5 | Antonia Horvat-Panda Antonija Nađ Renata Major-Kubik Marta Tibor |
 Serbia
|
1:40.756 | |
| 6 | Rach Lovell Hannah Davis Jo Brigden-Jones Lyndsie Fogarty |
 Australia
|
1:41.794 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolin Leonhardt Franziska Weber Katrin Wagner-Augustin Tina Dietze |
 Germany
|
1:31.633 | Q |
| 2 | Teresa Portela Joana Vasconcelos Beatriz Gomes Helena Rodrigues |
 Portugal
|
1:32.785 | Q |
| 3 | Iryna Pamialova Nadzeya Papok Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran |
 Belarus
|
1:33.676 | |
| 4 | Yuliana Salakhova Vera Sobetova Natalia Podolskaya Yulia Kachalova |
 Russia
|
1:33.680 | |
| 5 | Marta Walczykiewicz Aneta Konieczna Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk |
 Poland
|
1:35.843 |
Semifinal edit
The top five boats qualified for the final.
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta Walczykiewicz Aneta Konieczna Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk |
Poland
|
1:30.338 | Q, WB |
| 2 | Iryna Pamialova Nadzeya Papok Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran |
Belarus
|
1:30.883 | Q |
| 3 | Yuliana Salakhova Vera Sobetova Natalia Podolskaya Yulia Kachalova |
Russia
|
1:31.824 | Q |
| 4 | Jess Walker Rachel Cawthorn Angela Hannah Louisa Sawers |
Great Britain
|
1:32.550 | Q |
| 5 | Marie Delattre-Demory Joanne Mayer Sarah Guyot Gabrielle Tuleu |
France
|
1:33.303 | Q |
| 6 | Rach Lovell Hannah Davis Jo Brigden-Jones Lyndsie Fogarty |
Australia
|
1:33.671 | |
| 7 | Antonia Horvat-Panda Antonija Nađ Renata Major-Kubik Marta Tibor |
Serbia
|
1:33.823 | |
| 8 | Yu Lamei Li Zhangli Ren Wenjun Liu Haiping |
China
|
1:34.004 |
Final edit
After winning three straight Olympic silvers in this event, Kovacs finally won her gold, beating out the German team led by Wagner-Augustin, who had won three straight Olympic golds in this event.
References edit
- ^ "Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Format Competition – Sprint". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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