The women's

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K-1 500 metres at the 2012 Olympic Games in

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took place between 7 and 9 August at

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Danuta Kozák Danuta Kozák (; born 11 January 1987) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist. She has won one silver, one bronze and six Olympic gold medals, three of which in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, making her the only female to win K1, K2 and K4 at the same Oly ...

from

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won the gold medal. Inna Osypenko from

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won silver and

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Bridgette Hartley Bridgitte Ellen Hartley (born 14 July 1983) is a South African sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 1000 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth. Three years later, ...

took bronze.

Competition format

The competition comprised heats, semi-finals and a final round.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00)

Results

Heats

The fastest six boats in each heat qualified for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals

The first two canoeists in each semi-final and the two fastest third placed boats qualified for the 'A' final. The fourth and fifth ranked canoeists in each semi-final and the two fastest sixth placed boats qualified for the 'B' final.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 3

Finals

Final B

Final A

References

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