The women's
canoe sprint K-2 500 metres competition at the
2012 Olympic Games
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in
London took place between 7 and 9 August at
Eton Dorney
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.
Franziska Weber and
Tina Dietze
Tina Dietze (born 25 January 1988) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won the gold medal in K-2 (with Franziska Weber) and the silver medal in K-4 at the 2012 Olympic Games.
Career
She won 14 medals at the ICF ...
, representing
Germany, won the gold medal.
Hungary's
Katalin Kovács and
Natasa Dusev-Janics
Natasa Dusev-Janics ( sr-Latn, Nataša Dušev-Janić, sr-Cyrl, Наташа Душев-Јанић; born 24 June 1982) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed for Hungary since 2001 and has won six Olympic medals in the sprint canoe even ...
took silver and the bronze medal was won by
Karolina Naja
Karolina Elżbieta Naja (Polish pronunciation: ; born 5 February 1990) is a Polish sprint canoeist who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in Women's K-4 500 metres, and silver medal in Women ...
and
Beata Mikołajczyk from
Poland.
Competition format
The competition comprised heats, semi-finals, and a final round. The top five boats from each heat, and the fastest loser, advanced to the semi-finals. The top four boats in each semi-final advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the other semi-finalists.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
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( UTC+01:00)
Results
Heats
The five fastest boats and the best-timed loser qualified to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Semifinals
The fastest four canoeists in each semi-final qualified for the 'A' final. The slowest four qualified for the placing 'B' final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Finals
Final B
Final A
References
Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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