The Women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs 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 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...

 program.

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer is a kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany , then four times representing the reunited nation...   and Katrin Wagner Katrin Wagner Katrin Wagner-Augustin is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...	Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds and four silvers .Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 31 golds Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976...   and Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won three silvers ....	Beata Sokołowska  and Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Konieczna, née Pastuszka, born May 11, 1978 in Krosno Odrzańskie) is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s...

Heats

13 crews entered in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the final while the rest advanced to the semifinal.

Heat 1 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place	Overall	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1	2		Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer is a kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany , then four times representing the reunited nation...  and Katrin Wagner Katrin Wagner Katrin Wagner-Augustin is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...	1:42.557	QF
2	3		Beata Sokołowska and Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Konieczna, née Pastuszka, born May 11, 1978 in Krosno Odrzańskie) is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s...	1:42.905	QF
3	7		Anna Olsson and Ingela Ericsson Ingela Ericsson Ingela Ericsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996....	1:45.491	QF
4	8		Maria Garcia Maria Garcia (canoer) María Isabel García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and four bronzes .García also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-4 500...  and Belén Sánchez Belen Sánchez Belén Sánchez is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .Sánchez also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event...	1:45.527	QS
5	11		Tamara Jenkins Tamara Jenkins (canoer) Tamara Jenkins is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.-References:*...  and Kathryn Colin Kathryn Colin Kathryn A. Colin is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won two medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a gold in the K-2 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event.Colin also competed in two Summer Olympics, but was...	1:47.735	QS
6	12		Lior Carmi and Larisa Pesyakhovich	1:48.647	QS
7	13		Yelena Bet Yelena Bet Yelena Bet is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000....  and Svetlana Vakula Svetlana Vakula Svetlana Vaklua is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she finished sixth in the K-4 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event....	1:55.757	QS

Heat 2 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place	Overall	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1	1		Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds and four silvers .Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 31 golds Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976...  and Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won three silvers ....	1:42.298	QF
2	4		Raluca Ioniţǎ Raluca Ionita Raluca Ioniţǎ is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...  and Mariana Limbău Mariana Limbau Mariana Limbǎu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	1:43.204	QF
3	5		Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004...  and Karen Furneaux Karen Furneaux Karen Furneaux is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has been competing since 1988. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, she won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...	1:44.476	QF
4	6		Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...  and Anna Wood Anna Wood (kayaker) Anna Wood is a Dutch-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s...	1:45.250	QS
5	9		Hanna Balabanova Hanna Balabanova Hanna Balabanova is a Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Athens in 2004....  and Nataliya Fiklisova	1:46.942	QS
6	10		Nataliya Guly and Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina, Rus. Елена Тиссина is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in 1997 and one in 1998 .Tissina also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, finishing seventh in...	1:47.356	QS

Overall Results Heats

Heats Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Place	Time	Qual.
1		Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds and four silvers .Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 31 golds Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976...  and Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won three silvers ....	2	1	1:42.298	QF
2		Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer is a kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany , then four times representing the reunited nation...  and Katrin Wagner Katrin Wagner Katrin Wagner-Augustin is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...	1	1	1:42.557	QF
3		Beata Sokołowska and Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Konieczna, née Pastuszka, born May 11, 1978 in Krosno Odrzańskie) is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s...	1	2	1:42.905	QF
4		Raluca Ioniţǎ Raluca Ionita Raluca Ioniţǎ is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...  and Mariana Limbău Mariana Limbau Mariana Limbǎu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	2	2	1:43.204	QF
5		Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004...  and Karen Furneaux Karen Furneaux Karen Furneaux is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has been competing since 1988. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, she won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...	2	3	1:44.476	QF
6		Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...  and Anna Wood Anna Wood (kayaker) Anna Wood is a Dutch-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s...	2	4	1:45.250	QS
7		Anna Olsson and Ingela Ericsson Ingela Ericsson Ingela Ericsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996....	1	3	1:45.491	QF
8		Maria Garcia Maria Garcia (canoer) María Isabel García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and four bronzes .García also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-4 500...  and Belén Sánchez Belen Sánchez Belén Sánchez is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .Sánchez also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event...	1	4	1:45.527	QS
9		Hanna Balabanova Hanna Balabanova Hanna Balabanova is a Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Athens in 2004....  and Nataliya Fiklisova	2	5	1:46.942	QS
10		Nataliya Guly and Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina, Rus. Елена Тиссина is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in 1997 and one in 1998 .Tissina also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, finishing seventh in...	2	6	1:47.356	QS
11		Tamara Jenkins Tamara Jenkins (canoer) Tamara Jenkins is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.-References:*...  and Kathryn Colin Kathryn Colin Kathryn A. Colin is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won two medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a gold in the K-2 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event.Colin also competed in two Summer Olympics, but was...	1	5	1:47.735	QS
12		Lior Carmi and Larisa Pesyakhovich	1	6	1:48.647	QS
13		Yelena Bet Yelena Bet Yelena Bet is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000....  and Svetlana Vakula Svetlana Vakula Svetlana Vaklua is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she finished sixth in the K-4 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event....	1	7	1:55.757	QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final.

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...  and Anna Wood Anna Wood (kayaker) Anna Wood is a Dutch-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s...	1:44.682	QF
2		Maria Garcia Maria Garcia (canoer) María Isabel García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and four bronzes .García also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-4 500...  and Belén Sánchez Belen Sánchez Belén Sánchez is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .Sánchez also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event...	1:45.144	QF
3		Nataliya Guly and Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina, Rus. Елена Тиссина is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in 1997 and one in 1998 .Tissina also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, finishing seventh in...	1:46.554	QF
4		Hanna Balabanova Hanna Balabanova Hanna Balabanova is a Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Athens in 2004....  and Nataliya Fiklisova	1:47.370	QS
5		Lior Carmi and Larisa Pesyakhovich	1:48.120
6		Tamara Jenkins Tamara Jenkins (canoer) Tamara Jenkins is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.-References:*...  and Kathryn Colin Kathryn Colin Kathryn A. Colin is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won two medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a gold in the K-2 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event.Colin also competed in two Summer Olympics, but was...	1:48.300
7		Yelena Bet Yelena Bet Yelena Bet is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000....  and Svetlana Vakula Svetlana Vakula Svetlana Vaklua is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, she finished sixth in the K-4 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event....	1:49.758

Final

The final was held on October 1.

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Sunday 1 October 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1		Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer Birgit Fischer is a kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany , then four times representing the reunited nation...  and Katrin Wagner Katrin Wagner Katrin Wagner-Augustin is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...	1:56.996
2		Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds and four silvers .Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 31 golds Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976...  and Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won three silvers ....	1:58.580
3		Beata Sokołowska and Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Konieczna, née Pastuszka, born May 11, 1978 in Krosno Odrzańskie) is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s...	1:58.784
4		Raluca Ioniţǎ Raluca Ionita Raluca Ioniţǎ is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...  and Mariana Limbău Mariana Limbau Mariana Limbǎu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	1:59.264
5		Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004...  and Karen Furneaux Karen Furneaux Karen Furneaux is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has been competing since 1988. A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, she won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...	2:01.046
6		Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...  and Anna Wood Anna Wood (kayaker) Anna Wood is a Dutch-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s...	2:01.472
7		Maria Garcia Maria Garcia (canoer) María Isabel García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and four bronzes .García also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of fifth in the K-4 500...  and Belén Sánchez Belen Sánchez Belén Sánchez is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .Sánchez also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of sixth in the K-4 500 m event...	2:04.208
8		Anna Olsson and Ingela Ericsson Ingela Ericsson Ingela Ericsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996....	2:04.574
9		Nataliya Guly and Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina Yelena Tissina, Rus. Елена Тиссина is a Russian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with one in 1997 and one in 1998 .Tissina also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, finishing seventh in...	2:04.994

Fischer made history in this race in three ways. First, she becane the first woman to win two or more medals in four Summer Olympics. Second, Fischer became the fourth woman to earn seven gold medals. Third, she joined American swimmer Jenny Thompson

Jenny Thompson

Jennifer Beth Thompson is an American former competitive swimmer, and one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning twelve medals, including eight gold medals , in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympics.Thompson, a Massachusetts native who calls Dover, New Hampshire her...

 as the only non-gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

competitors to win ten medals in the Summer Olympics.