The women's
canoe sprint
Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water.
Overview
Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are s ...
K-4 500 metres at the
2016 Olympic Games
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
took place between 19 and 20 August at
Lagoa Stadium.
The medals were presented by
Pál Schmitt,
IOC member
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, Hungary and
Cecilia Farias, Board Member of the
ICF.
Competition format
The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round.
Schedule
All times are Brasilia Time
Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00.
Time zones
Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02 ...
( UTC-03:00)
Results
Heats
The first boat from each heat qualified for the final, with the remainder going to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Semifinals
The top three boats qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Finals
Final B
Final A
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's K-4 500 metres
Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Women's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics