The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested on Lake Casitas. The women's K-4 500 m event was introduced to the Olympic program at these Games.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...

 program.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

Eleven competitors entered in two heats on August 6. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the rest competed in the semifinal.

Heat 1
1.		2:03.99	QF
2.		2:05.51	QF
3.		2:05.72	QF
4.		2:06.89	QS
5.		2:10.81	QS
6.		2:30.96	QS
Heat 2
1.		2:02.14	QF
2.		2:03.61	QF
3.		2:04.75	QF
4.		2:06.94	QS
5.		2:09.33	QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 8) advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1.		2:03.73	QF
2.		2:03.79	QF
3.		2:03.80	QF
4.		2:04.46
5.		2:30.40

Final

The final was held on August 10.

		1:58.72
		1:59.93
		2:00.11
4.		2:00.12
5.		2:01.21
6.		2:02.38
7.		2:02.49
8.		2:02.63
9.		2:04.09

Andersson earned three medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 with two golds and one silver. She credited her switch to organic foods though the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott

1984 Summer Olympics boycott

The boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The boycott was a follow up to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The boycott involved 14 Eastern Bloc countries and allies, led by the Soviet Union who initiated the boycott on May 8, 1984, and joined...

 led by the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

was a factor.