2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's C-4 500 metres explained

Event:	Women's C-4 500 metres
Championship:	2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	24–27 August
Venue:	Sportpark Duisburg
Location:	Duisburg, Germany
Competitors:	40
Nations:	10
Win Value:	1:47.186
Gold:	Shuai Changwen Lin Wenjun Li Li Wan Yin
Gold Nation:	CHN
Silver:	Lisa Jahn Hedi Kliemke Annika Loske Ophelia Preller
Silver Nation:	GER
Bronze:	Sophia Jensen Sloan MacKenzie Jacy Grant Julia Lilley
Bronze Nation:	CAN
Prev:	2022

The women's C-4 500 metres competition at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg took place in Sportpark Duisburg.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 24 August 2023	11:07	Heats
Saturday 26 August 2023	16:20	Semifinals
style=background:lemonchiffon	Sunday 27 August 2023	style=background:lemonchiffon	12:17	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final A

Results

Heats

The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.^{[2] [3]}

Heat 1

Rank	Canoeist	Country	Time	Notes
1	Shuai Changwen Lin Wenjun Li Li Wan Yin		1:46.705
2	Amelia Braun Katarzyna Szperkiewicz Julia Walczak Julia Walczak		1:49.628
3	Rufina Iskakova Margarita Torlopova Ulyana Kisseleva Mariya Brovkova		1:49.858
4	Daniela Cociu Andreea Paraschiv Elena Glizan Maria Olărașu		1:59.105
5	Azusa Murphy Emma Albrecht Audrey Harper Andreea Ghizila		1:59.943
6	Kaveri Dimar Neha Devi Leichonbam Megha Pradeep Shivani Verma		2:00.609

Heat 2

Rank	Canoeist	Country	Time	Notes
1	Maria Moreno Claudia Couto Valeria Oliveira Antía Otero		1:48.144
2	Sophia Jensen Sloan MacKenzie Jacy Grant Julia Lilley		1:48.549
3	Giada Bragato Zsófia Csorba Réka Opavszky Bianka Nagy		1:50.205
4	Lisa Jahn Hedi Kliemke Annika Loske Ophelia Preller		1:53.292

Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.^[4]

Rank	Canoeist	Country	Time	Notes
1	Lisa Jahn Hedi Kliemke Annika Loske Ophelia Preller		1:49.757
2	Azusa Murphy Emma Albrecht Audrey Harper Andreea Ghizila		1:52.789
3	Daniela Cociu Andreea Paraschiv Elena Glizan Maria Olărașu		1:54.534
4	Kaveri Dimar Neha Devi Leichonbam Megha Pradeep Shivani Verma		1:58.224

Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.^[5]

Rank	Canoeist	Country	Time
	Shuai Changwen Lin Wenjun Li Li Wan Yin		1:47.186
	Lisa Jahn Hedi Kliemke Annika Loske Ophelia Preller		1:47.780
	Sophia Jensen Sloan MacKenzie Jacy Grant Julia Lilley		1:48.143
4	Giada Bragato Zsófia Csorba Réka Opavszky Bianka Nagy		1:48.761
5	Maria Moreno Claudia Couto Valeria Oliveira Antía Otero		1:51.378
6	Amelia Braun Katarzyna Szperkiewicz Julia Walczak Julia Walczak		1:51.478
7	Rufina Iskakova Margarita Torlopova Ulyana Kisseleva Mariya Brovkova		1:52.911
8	Daniela Cociu Andreea Paraschiv Elena Glizan Maria Olărașu		1:52.942
9	Azusa Murphy Emma Albrecht Audrey Harper Andreea Ghizila		1:59.312

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timetable. ICF. 25 August 2023. 28 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230828232031/https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/timetable_0-287_en_with_medals.pdf. live.
2. Web site: C4 Women 500m - 1st Heat. Spotfokus. 6 September 2023. 29 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230829084811/https://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=290. live.
3. Web site: C4 Women 500m - 2nd Heat. Spotfokus. 6 September 2023. 28 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230828232046/https://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=291. live.
4. Web site: C4 Women 500m - Semifinal 1. Spotfokus. 6 September 2023. 28 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230828232112/https://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=292. live.
5. Web site: C4 Women 500m - Final A. Spotfokus. 6 September 2023. 28 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230828232057/https://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=277. live.