| Event: | Women's K-1 5000 metres |
| Championship: | 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships |
| Dates: | 19 September |
| Venue: | Lake Bagsværd |
| Location: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Win Value: | 22:57.48 |
| Gold: | Emese Kőhalmi |
| Gold Nation: | HUN |
| Silver: | Jennifer Egan |
| Silver Nation: | IRL |
| Bronze: | Lizzie Broughton |
| Bronze Nation: | GBR |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The women's K-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 | Kayaker | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emese Kőhalmi | 22:57.48 | |||
| Jennifer Egan | 22:58.58 | |||
| Lizzie Broughton | 22:59.45 | |||
| 4 | Linnea Stensils | 22:59.66 | ||
| 5 | Eva Barríos | 23:06.24 | ||
| 6 | Ana Roxana Lehaci | 23:13.12 | ||
| 7 | Cathrine Rask | 23:21.10 | ||
| 8 | Kristina Bedeč | 23:21.76 | ||
| 9 | Inna Hryshchun | 23:22.53 | ||
| 10 | Bridgitte Hartley | 23:23.40 | ||
| 11 | Madeline Schmidt | 23:24.93 | ||
| 12 | Hermien Peters | 23:53.40 | ||
| 13 | Elena Mironchenko | RCF | 23:55.25 | |
| 14 | Uladzislava Skryhanava | 24:09.58 | ||
| 15 | Paulina Paszek | 24:10.24 | ||
| 16 | Agata Fantini | 24:26.86 | ||
| 17 | Ruth Vorsselman | 24:50.70 | ||
| – | Jia Saw |