| Event: | Women's K-1 500 metres |
| Championship: | 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships |
| Dates: | 17–19 September |
| Venue: | Lake Bagsværd |
| Location: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Win Value: | 1:48.08 |
| Gold: | Aimee Fisher |
| Gold Nation: | NZL |
| Silver: | Tamara Csipes |
| Silver Nation: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Emma Jørgensen |
| Bronze Nation: | DEN |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The women's K-1 500 metres competition at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen took place on Lake Bagsværd.[1]
The schedule was as follows:[2]
| Date | Time | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 17 September 2021 | 09:45 | Heats | ||
| 16:25 | Semifinals | |||
| Sunday 19 September 2021 | 10:30 | Final B | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | 11:19 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final A |
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final.
The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.[3] [4] [5]
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aimee Fisher | 1:54.97 | |||
| 2 | Mariya Povkh | 2:00.44 | |||
| 3 | Milica Novaković | 2:01.62 | |||
| 4 | Manon Hostens | 2:01.93 | |||
| 5 | Deborah Kerr | 2:01.94 | |||
| 6 | Agata Fantini | 2:03.21 | |||
| 7 | Małgorzata Puławska | 2:03.35 | |||
| 8 | Netta Malinen | 2:05.92 |
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamara Csipes | 1:57.02 | |||
| 2 | Linnea Stensils | 1:59.91 | |||
| 3 | Paulina Paszek | 2:00.28 | |||
| 4 | Svetlana Chernigovskaya | RCF | 2:03.70 | ||
| 5 | Michelle Russell | 2:04.67 | |||
| 6 | Chen Jiexian | 2:05.58 | |||
| 7 | Jennifer Egan | 2:05.77 | |||
| 8 | Esti Olivier | 2:15.95 |
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Jørgensen | 1:59.15 | |||
| 2 | Anežka Paloudová | 2:01.23 | |||
| 3 | Teresa Portela | 2:01.34 | |||
| 4 | Isabel Contreras | 2:01.55 | |||
| 5 | Anamaria Govorčinović | 2:01.83 | |||
| 6 | Ruth Vorsselman | 2:03.28 | |||
| 7 | Madara Aldiņa | 2:03.93 | |||
| 8 | Mariana Petrušová | 2:10.41 |
Qualification was as follows:
The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final.
The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final.[6] [7]
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariya Povkh | 1:53.12 | |||
| 2 | Teresa Portela | 1:53.79 | |||
| 3 | Paulina Paszek | 1:53.85 | |||
| 4 | Isabel Contreras | 1:54.90 | |||
| 5 | Agata Fantini | 1:55.51 | |||
| 6 | Manon Hostens | 1:56.23 | |||
| 7 | Michelle Russell | 1:56.85 | |||
| 8 | Ruth Vorsselman | 1:58.36 | |||
| 9 | Jennifer Egan | 2:00.36 |
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linnea Stensils | 1:53.18 | |||
| 2 | Milica Novaković | 1:53.36 | |||
| 3 | Anežka Paloudová | 1:54.81 | |||
| 4 | Deborah Kerr | 1:55.02 | |||
| 5 | Małgorzata Puławska | 1:56.00 | |||
| 6 | Madara Aldiņa | 1:58.18 | |||
| 7 | Anamaria Govorčinović | 1:58.44 | |||
| 8 | Chen Jiexian | 1:59.18 | |||
| 9 | Svetlana Chernigovskaya | RCF | 2:03.24 |
Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.[8]
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anamaria Govorčinović | 1:53.83 | ||
| 2 | Isabel Contreras | 1:54.18 | ||
| 3 | Deborah Kerr | 1:54.73 | ||
| 4 | Manon Hostens | 1:54.95 | ||
| 5 | Małgorzata Puławska | 1:55.57 | ||
| 6 | Michelle Russell | 1:56.68 | ||
| 7 | Agata Fantini | 1:56.96 | ||
| 8 | Ruth Vorsselman | 1:58.00 | ||
| 9 | Madara Aldiņa | 2:00.69 |
Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.[9]
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aimee Fisher | 1:48.08 | |||
| Tamara Csipes | 1:49.00 | |||
| Emma Jørgensen | 1:49.85 | |||
| 4 | Linnea Stensils | 1:51.16 | ||
| 5 | Mariya Povkh | 1:51.33 | ||
| 6 | Teresa Portela | 1:51.97 | ||
| 7 | Paulina Paszek | 1:53.50 | ||
| 8 | Milica Novaković | 1:54.35 | ||
| 9 | Anežka Paloudová | 1:55.07 |