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 1992 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20 year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games...

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

16 competitors entered in three heats. The heats served as placement rounds for the semifinals.

Heat 1
1.		1:52.49
2.		1:53.36
3.		1:54.08
4.		1:55.72
5.		1:56.25
6.		2:01.09
7.		2:06.62
Heat 2
1.		1:54.14
2.		1:56.32
3.		1:57.68
4.		1:58.74
5.		2:03.76
Heat 3
1.		1:54.57
2.		1:55.24
3.		1:57.47
4.		1:57.63

Semifinals

Two semifinals were held. The top four finishers in each semifinal and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.		1:51.56	QF
2.		1:52.13	QF
3.		1:52.69	QF
4.		1:52.86	QF
5.		1:53.05
6.		1:56.71
7.		2:00.33
8.		2:02.42
Semifinal 2
1.		1:50.97	QF
2.		1:51.61	QF
3.		1:51.98	QF
4.		1:52.30	QF
5.		1:52.82	QF
6.		1:55.63
7.		1:57.94
8.		1:58.23

Final

The final was held on August 7.

		1:51.80
		1:51.96
		1:52.36
4.		1:52.78
5.		1:53.17
6.		1:53.53
7.		1:54.82
8.		1:54.84
9.		1:55.55