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

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

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 17:50-18:10 Heats
Thursday, August 21, 2008 17:00-17:10 Semifinal
Saturday, August 23, 2008 17:20-17:35 Final

Medalists

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  Gold   Silver   Bronze
  Katalin Kovács
and Natasa Janics (HUN)
  Beata Mikołajczyk
and Aneta Konieczna (POL)
  Marie Delattre
and Anne-Laure Viard (FRA)

Results

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Heats

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

Heat 1

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Rank Athletes Country Time Notes
1 Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt   Germany 1:43.412 QF
2 Beata Mikołajczyk, Aneta Konieczna   Poland 1:44.631 QF
3 Michaela Mrůzková, Jana Blahová   Czech Republic 1:45.104 QF
4 Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen   Finland 1:45.735 QS
5 Beatriz Manchon, Sonia Molanes   Spain 1:46.646 QS
6 Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya   Japan 1:46.980 QS
7 Ivana Kmetová, Martina Koholova   Slovakia 1:47.284 QS
8 Michele Eray, Bridgette Hartley   South Africa 1:47.341 QS
9 Jessica Walker, Anna Hemmings   Great Britain 1:47.435

Heat 2

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Rank Athletes Country Time Notes
1 Katalin Kovács, Nataša Janić   Hungary 1:42.162 QF
2 Marie Delattre, Anne-Laure Viard   France 1:43.832 QF
3 Hannah Davis, Lyndsie Fogarty   Australia 1:45.124 QF
4 Kristin Ann Gauthier, Mylanie Barre   Canada 1:46.129 QS
5 Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz   Austria 1:46.980 QS
6 Stefania Cicali, Fabiana Sgroi   Italy 1:47.018 QS
7 Beatriz Gomes, Helena Rodrigues   Portugal 1:47.588 QS
8 Xu Linbei, Wang Feng   China 1:47.645

Semifinal

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

Rank Athletes Country Time Notes
1 Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya   Japan 1:43.541 QF
2 Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen   Finland 1:44.624 QF
3 Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz   Austria 1:44.834 QF
4 Beatriz Manchon, Sonia Molanes   Spain 1:45.313
5 Beatriz Gomes, Helena Rodrigues   Portugal 1:46.021
6 Stefania Cicali, Fabiana Sgroi   Italy 1:46.163
7 Ivana Kmetová, Martina Koholova   Slovakia 1:46.380
8 Michele Eray, Bridgette Hartley   South Africa 1:47.018
9 Kristin Ann Gauthier, Mylanie Barre   Canada 1:47.510

Final

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Rank Athletes Country Time Notes
  Katalin Kovács, Nataša Janić   Hungary 1:41.308
  Beata Mikołajczyk, Aneta Konieczna   Poland 1:42.092
  Marie Delattre, Anne-Laure Viard   France 1:42.128
4 Fanny Fischer, Nicole Reinhardt   Germany 1:42.899
5 Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya   Japan 1:43.291
6 Hannah Davis, Lyndsie Fogarty   Australia 1:43.969
7 Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen   Finland 1:44.176
8 Michaela Mrůzková, Jana Blahová   Czech Republic 1:44.870
9 Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz   Austria 1:44.965

References

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