Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres explained

The women's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-2 event is raced in two-person kayaks.

Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advances directly to the final, while the remaining top nine finishers in both heats move on to the semifinal. The top three finishers in the semifinals join the heats winners in the final.

Heats took place on August 19, the semifinal took place on August 21, and the final was on August 23.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 17:50-18:10 Heats
Thursday, August 21, 2008 17:00-17:10 Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffonSaturday, August 23, 2008 style=background:lemonchiffon17:20-17:35 style=background:lemonchiffonFinal

Results

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest Out

Heat 1

RankAthletesCountryTimeNotes
1Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt1:43.412 QF
2Beata Mikołajczyk, Aneta Konieczna1:44.631 QF
3Michaela Mrůzková, Jana Blahová1:45.104 QF
4Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen1:45.735QS
5Beatriz Manchon, Sonia Molanes1:46.646 QS
6Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya1:46.980QS
7Ivana Kmetová, Martina Koholova1:47.284 QS
8Michele Eray, Bridgette Hartley1:47.341 QS
9Jessica Walker, Anna Hemmings1:47.435

Heat 2

RankAthletesCountryTimeNotes
1Katalin Kovács, Nataša Janić1:42.162 QF
2Marie Delattre, Anne-Laure Viard1:43.832 QF
3Hannah Davis, Lyndsie Fogarty1:45.124 QF
4Kristin Ann Gauthier, Mylanie Barre1:46.129QS
5Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz1:46.980 QS
6Stefania Cicali, Fabiana Sgroi1:47.018QS
7Beatriz Gomes, Helena Rodrigues1:47.588QS
8Xu Linbei, Wang Feng1:47.645

Semifinal

Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out

RankAthletesCountryTimeNotes
1Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya1:43.541 QF
2Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen1:44.624 QF
3Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz1:44.834 QF
4Beatriz Manchon, Sonia Molanes1:45.313
5Beatriz Gomes, Helena Rodrigues1:46.021
6Stefania Cicali, Fabiana Sgroi1:46.163
7Ivana Kmetová, Martina Koholova1:46.380
8Michele Eray, Bridgette Hartley1:47.018
9Kristin Ann Gauthier, Mylanie Barre1:47.510

Final

RankAthletesCountryTimeNotes
Katalin Kovács, Nataša Janić1:41.308
Beata Mikołajczyk, Aneta Konieczna1:42.092
Marie Delattre, Anne-Laure Viard1:42.128
4Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt1:42.899
5Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya 1:43.291
6Hannah Davis, Lyndsie Fogarty1:43.969
7Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen 1:44.176
8Michaela Mrůzková, Jana Blahová1:44.870
9Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz1:44.965

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