Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres explained

The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.

Results

Heats

Thirteen competitors entered in two heats on July 30, but two withdrew. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the rest competed in the semifinal.

Heat 1
width=30	1.		width=80	1:56.92	QF
2.		1:58.40	QF
3.		1:58.74	QF
4.		2:01.21	QS
5.		2:03.09	QS
-		Did not start
-		Did not start
Heat 2
1.		1:59.75	QF
2.		1:59.94	QF
3.		2:00.59	QF
4.		2:01.00	QS
5.		2:05.61	QS
6.		2:07.68	QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 1) advanced to the final.

Semifinal
width=30	1.		width=60	2:02.66	QF
2.		2:03.73	QF
3.		2:04.39	QF
4.		2:04.86
5.		2:08.99

Final

The final was held on August 1.

width=30 bgcolor=gold			width=60	1:57.96
bgcolor=silver			1:59.48
		1:59.66
4.		2:00.90
5.		2:01.23
6.		2:01.33
7.		2:01.52
8.		2:02.91
9.		2:04.89

References

• 1980 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 195.
• Sports-reference.com 1980 women's K-1 500 m results.