The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs 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 1984 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested on Lake Casitas. The women's K-4 500 m event was introduced to the Olympic program at these Games.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

Ten crews entered in two heats on August 6. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the remaining four teams were relegated to the semifinal.

Heat 1
1.		1:51.41	QF
2.		1:53.61	QF
3.		1:54.98	QF
4.		1:56.17	QS
5.		1:50.51	QS
Heat 2
1.		1:47.82	QF
2.		1:49.85	QF
3.		1:50.84	QF
4.		1:54.61	QS
5.		1:56.19	QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 8) advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1.		1:53.69	QF
2.		1:55.98	QF
3.		1:57.88	QF
4.		2:11.71

Final

The final was held on August 10.

		1:45.25
		1:47.13
		1:47.32
4.		1:47.56
5.		1:49.51
6.		1:51.40
7.		1:51.61
8.		1:51.73
9.		1:51.92