| Event: | Women's canoe sprint K-4 500 metres |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Venue: | Eton Dorney |
| Date: | 6 to 8 August |
| Competitors: | 44 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Gold: | Gabriella Szabó Danuta Kozák Katalin Kovács Krisztina Fazekas Zur |
| Goldnoc: | HUN |
| Silver: | Carolin Leonhardt Franziska Weber Katrin Wagner-Augustin Tina Dietze |
| Silvernoc: | GER |
| Bronze: | Iryna Pamialova Nadzeya Papok Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran |
| Bronzenoc: | BLR |
| Win Value: | 1:30.827 |
| Prev: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The women's canoe sprint K-4 500 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 6 and 8 August at Eton Dorney.[1]
Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Katalin Kovács and Krisztina Fazekas Zur, representing Hungary, won the gold medal. Germany's team won silver and Belarus took the bronze.
The competition comprised three heats, a semi-finals, and a final. The first boat and second-best in each heat qualified for the final, with the remainder going to the semi-final where the top five boats then qualified for the final.[2]
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 10:39 11:51 | Heats Semi-finals | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Wednesday 8 August 2012 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 10:44 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Finals |
The first boat from each heat and the fastest runner-up qualified for the final, with the remainder going to the semi-finals.
The top five boats qualified for the final.
After winning three straight Olympic silvers in this event, Kovacs finally won her gold, beating out the German team led by Wagner-Augustin, who had won three straight Olympic golds in this event.