| Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| C-1 | men | |
| C-2 | men | |
| K-1 | men | women |
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| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists
Results
Heats
16 crews entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.
Semifinals
The top two finishers in each of the semifinals and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.
Final
The final was held on August 3.
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 Ramona Portwich, Birgit Fischer, Anett Schuck, and Manuela Mucke (GER) |
1:31.077 |
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 Ingrid Haralamow, Daniela Baumer, Sabine Eichenberger, and Gabi Müller (SUI) |
1:32.701 |
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 Agneta Andersson, Ingela Ericsson, Anna Olsson, and Susanne Rosenqvist (SWE) |
1:32.917 |
| 4. |  Xian Bangdi, Gao Beibei, Dong Ying, and Zhang Qin (CHN) |
1:33.089 |
| 5. |  Marie-Josée Gibeau, Alison Herst, Corrina Kennedy, and Klari MacAskill (CAN) |
1:33.093 |
| 6. |  Izaksun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez (ESP) |
1:33.577 |
| 7. |  Olga Tishchenko, Tatyana Tishchenko, Larisa Kosorukova, and Nataliya Guly (RUS) |
1:34.345 |
| 8. |  Shelley Oates, Yanda Nossiter, Lynda Lehmann, and Natalie Hunter (AUS) |
1:34.673 |
| 9. |  Szilvia Mednyánski, Éva Dónusz, Kinga Czigány, and Erika Mészáros (HUN) |
1:34.693 |
Fischer became the first woman in any sport to win Olympic gold medals 16 years apart. She won the women's K-1 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
References
- 1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. pp. 168–9. (in English and French)
- Sports-reference.com women's 1996 K-4 500 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Fours 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 495.
