| Event: | Women's C-1 5000 metres |
| Championship: | 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships |
| Dates: | 19 September |
| Venue: | Lake Bagsværd |
| Location: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Win Value: | 26:18.94 |
| Gold: | Volha Klimava |
| Gold Nation: | BLR |
| Silver: | Zsófia Kisbán |
| Silver Nation: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Maria Mailliard |
| Bronze Nation: | CHI |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The women's C-1 5000 metres competition at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen took place on Lake Bagsværd.[1]
The schedule was as follows:[2]
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)As a long-distance event, it was held as a direct final.[3]
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volha Klimava | 26:18.94 | |||
| Zsófia Kisbán | 26:37.32 | |||
| Maria Mailliard | 26:39.51 | |||
| 4 | María Corbera | 26:58.12 | ||
| 5 | Annika Loske | 27:31.04 | ||
| 6 | Katie Vincent | 27:32.14 | ||
| 7 | Alina Kovaleva | RCF | 27:42.98 | |
| 8 | Jana Zetek | 28:19.73 | ||
| 9 | Julia Walczak | 28:33.75 | ||
| 10 | Yarisleidis Cirilo | 28:56.49 | ||
| 11 | Bethany Gill | 29:11.37 | ||
| – | Olena Tsyhankova |