Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres explained

The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.

Results

Heats

20 crews entered in three heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the semifinals while the rest advanced to the repechages.

Heat 1
width=301.width=601:45.504 QS
2.1:45.764 QS
3.1:47.200 QS
4.1:48.436 QR
5.1:48.652 QR
6.1:50.544 QR
7.1:51.252 QR
Heat 2
1.1:43.022 QS
2.1:44.038 QS
3.1:44.906 QS
4.1:47.186 QR
5.1:47.914 QR
6.1:51.346 QR
7.1:51.386 QR
Heat 3
1.1:43.313 QS
2.1:43.633 QS
3.1:44.685 QS
4.1:46.989 QR
5.1:50.721 QR
6.1:52.109 QR

Repechages

The top four finishers in each repechage and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
width=301.width=601:51.417 QS
2.1:52.669 QS
3.1:54.373 QS
4.1:55.377 QS
5.1:55.801 QS
Repechage 2
width=301.width=601:52.520 QS
2.1:53.544 QS
3.1:53.644 QS
4.1:55.088 QS
5.1:56.896
6.1:57.944

Semifinals

The top four finishers in each semifinal and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
width=301.width=601:42.789 QF
2.1:43.069 QF
3.1:44.433 QF
4.1:44.461 QF
5.1:46.589 QF
6.1:47.061
7.1:48.857
8.1:49.189
9.1:49.849
Semifinal 2
width=301.width=601:43.521 QF
2.1:43.729 QF
3.1:45.190 QF
4.1:45.505 QF
5.1:46.629
6.1:48.313
7.1:49.125
8.1:49.465
9.1:52.053

Final

The final was held on August 4.

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bgcolor=silver1:39.689
1:40.641
4.1:40.893
5.1:41.313
6.1:42.621
7.1:42.753
8.1:43.237
9.1:43.449

Andersson's Olympic medal total was brought to seven with three gold, two silver, and two bronze. Fischer's silver matched the total of Sweden's Gert Fredriksson with eight. Australia's bronze medal crew was foreign-born with Wood (formerly Annemarie Cox) from the Netherlands and Borchert from Germany.

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