The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the Man-made Basin, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The canoeing schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. 11 canoeing events were contested....

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

Thirteen competitors entered in two heats on July 30, but two withdrew. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the rest competed in the semifinal.

Heat 1
1.		1:56.92	QF
2.		1:58.40	QF
3.		1:58.74	QF
4.		2:01.21	QS
5.		2:03.09	QS
-		Did not start
-		Did not start
Heat 2
1.		1:59.75	QF
2.		1:59.94	QF
3.		2:00.59	QF
4.		2:01.00	QS
5.		2:05.61	QS
6.		2:07.68	QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 1) advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1.		2:02.66	QF
2.		2:03.73	QF
3.		2:04.39	QF
4.		2:04.86
5.		2:08.99

Final

The final was held on August 1.

		1:57.96
		1:59.48
		1:59.66
4.		2:00.90
5.		2:01.23
6.		2:01.33
7.		2:01.52
8.		2:02.91
9.		2:04.89