Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres
| Women's canoe sprint K-1 500 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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| Venue | Eton Dorney | ||||||||||||
| Date | 7 to 9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 25 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:51.456 | ||||||||||||
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Danuta Kozák |
 Hungary
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Inna Osypenko |
 Ukraine
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Bridgette Hartley |
 South Africa
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The women's canoe sprint K-1 500 metres at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 7 and 9 August at Eton Dorney.
Danuta Kozák from Hungary won the gold medal. Inna Osypenko from Ukraine won silver and South Africa's Bridgette Hartley took bronze.
The competition comprised heats, semi-finals and a final round.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
The fastest six boats in each heat qualified for the semi-finals.
The first two canoeists in each semi-final and the two fastest third plcaed 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.
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