Canoeing_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_K-4_500_metres
| Women's canoe sprint K-4 500 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Eton Dorney |
| Date | 6 to 8 August |
| Competitors | 44 from 11 nations |
| Winning time | 1:30.827 |
| Medalists | |
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 (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 10:39 11:51 | Heats Semi-finals |
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 10:44 | Finals |
Heats
The first boat from each heat and the fastest runner-up qualified for the final, with the remainder going to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriella Szabó Danuta Kozák Katalin Kovács Krisztina Fazekas Zur |
 Hungary |
1:35.769 | Q |
| 2 | Jess Walker Rachel Cawthorn Angela Hannah Louisa Sawers |
 Great Britain |
1:37.355 | |
| 3 | Marie Delattre-Demory Joanne Mayer Sarah Guyot Gabrielle Tuleu |
 France |
1:40.022 | |
| 4 | Yu Lamei Li Zhangli Ren Wenjun Liu Haiping |
 China |
1:40.661 | |
| 5 | Antonia Horvat-Panda Antonija Nađ Renata Major-Kubik Marta Tibor |
 Serbia |
1:40.756 | |
| 6 | Rach Lovell Hannah Davis Jo Brigden-Jones Lyndsie Fogarty |
 Australia |
1:41.794 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolin Leonhardt Franziska Weber Katrin Wagner-Augustin Tina Dietze |
 Germany |
1:31.633 | Q |
| 2 | Teresa Portela Joana Vasconcelos Beatriz Gomes Helena Rodrigues |
 Portugal |
1:32.785 | Q |
| 3 | Iryna Pamialova Nadzeya Papok Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran |
 Belarus |
1:33.676 | |
| 4 | Yuliana Salakhova Vera Sobetova Natalia Podolskaya Yulia Kachalova |
 Russia |
1:33.680 | |
| 5 | Marta Walczykiewicz Aneta Konieczna Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk |
 Poland |
1:35.843 |
Semifinal
The top five boats qualified for the final.
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta Walczykiewicz Aneta Konieczna Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk |
Poland |
1:30.338 | Q, WB |
| 2 | Iryna Pamialova Nadzeya Papok Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran |
Belarus |
1:30.883 | Q |
| 3 | Yuliana Salakhova Vera Sobetova Natalia Podolskaya Yulia Kachalova |
Russia |
1:31.824 | Q |
| 4 | Jess Walker Rachel Cawthorn Angela Hannah Louisa Sawers |
Great Britain |
1:32.550 | Q |
| 5 | Marie Delattre-Demory Joanne Mayer Sarah Guyot Gabrielle Tuleu |
France |
1:33.303 | Q |
| 6 | Rach Lovell Hannah Davis Jo Brigden-Jones Lyndsie Fogarty |
Australia |
1:33.671 | |
| 7 | Antonia Horvat-Panda Antonija Nađ Renata Major-Kubik Marta Tibor |
Serbia |
1:33.823 | |
| 8 | Yu Lamei Li Zhangli Ren Wenjun Liu Haiping |
China |
1:34.004 |
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.
- "Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- "Format Competition – Sprint". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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