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 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...

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Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Guerrini is a West German-born Italian sprint canoer. Competing in seven Summer Olympics, she has five medals... ,	Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004... ,	Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994... ,

Heats

17 competitors entered in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the finals. Fourth-place through seventh-place finishers and the fastest eighth-place finisher advanced to the semi-final.

Heat 1 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place	Overall	Athlete	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	4	Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004...		1:51.558	QF
2	6	Anna Olsson		1:52.785	QF
3	7	Elżbieta Urbańczyk Elżbieta Urbańczyk Elżbieta Urbańczyk is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1988 to 2002. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , three silvers , and two bronzes .Urbańczyk also competed in four Summer...		1:53.202	QF
4	9	Sanda Toma Sanda Toma (canoer) Sanda Toma is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000....		1:54.738	QS
5	10	Manuela Mucke Manuela Mucke Manuela Mucke is a German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s...		1:54.870	QS
6	12	Marcela Erbanová Marcela Erbanová Marcela Erbanová is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fifth in the K-1 500 m event at Athens in 2004.-References:*...		1:55.782	QS
7	13	Ursula Profanter Ursula Profanter Ursula "Uschi" Profanter is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.Profanter also competed in three Summer Olympics,...		1:56.118	QS
8	15	Anna Hemmings Anna Hemmings Anna Lucina Hemmings MBE is a British marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s, winning six world championship gold medals....		1:59.190	QS
9	17	Inna Osypenko Inna Osypenko Inna Volodymyrivna Osipenko-Radomska is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two medals with a gold in the K-1 500 m in 2008 and a bronze in the K-4 500 m in 2004....		2:02.712

Heat 2 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place	Overall	Athlete	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	1	Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Guerrini is a West German-born Italian sprint canoer. Competing in seven Summer Olympics, she has five medals...		1:49.889	QF
2	2	Rita Kőbán Rita Köbán Rita Kőbán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 2000. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds , three silvers , and one bronze .Kőbán has also been very successful in...		1:50.777	QF
3	3	Ruth Nortje Ruth Nortje Ruth Nortje is a South African-born, American sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. She won three medals for the United States at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo....		1:51.047	QF
4	5	Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...		1:52.187	QS
5	8	Nataša Janić Natasa Janics Nataša Janić is a Hungarian sprint canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...		1:54.395	QS
6	11	Kathryn Colin Kathryn Colin Kathryn A. Colin is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won two medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a gold in the K-2 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event.Colin also competed in two Summer Olympics, but was...		1:55.373	QS
7	14	María Teresa Portela Maria Teresa Portela María Teresa Portela is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds six silvers and five bronzes María Teresa Portela (born May 5, 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the...		1:59.153	QS
8	16	Sayuri Maruyama Sayuri Maruyama Sayuri Maruyama is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-4 500 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Maruyama was eliminated in the heats of the K-1...		2:00.833	QS

Overall Results Heats

Heats Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Place	Time	Qual.
1	Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Guerrini is a West German-born Italian sprint canoer. Competing in seven Summer Olympics, she has five medals...		2	1	1:49.889	QF
2	Rita Kőbán Rita Köbán Rita Kőbán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 2000. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds , three silvers , and one bronze .Kőbán has also been very successful in...		2	2	1:50.777	QF
3	Ruth Nortje Ruth Nortje Ruth Nortje is a South African-born, American sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. She won three medals for the United States at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo....		2	3	1:51.047	QF
4	Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004...		1	1	1:51.558	QF
5	Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...		2	4	1:52.187	QS
6	Anna Olsson		2	2	1:52.785	QF
7	Elżbieta Urbańczyk Elżbieta Urbańczyk Elżbieta Urbańczyk is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1988 to 2002. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , three silvers , and two bronzes .Urbańczyk also competed in four Summer...		1	3	1:53.202	QF
8	Nataša Janić Natasa Janics Nataša Janić is a Hungarian sprint canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...		2	5	1:54.395	QS
9	Sanda Toma Sanda Toma (canoer) Sanda Toma is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000....		1	4	1:54.738	QS
10	Manuela Mucke Manuela Mucke Manuela Mucke is a German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s...		1	5	1:54.870	QS
11	Kathryn Colin Kathryn Colin Kathryn A. Colin is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won two medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a gold in the K-2 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event.Colin also competed in two Summer Olympics, but was...		2	6	1:55.373	QS
12	Marcela Erbanová Marcela Erbanová Marcela Erbanová is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fifth in the K-1 500 m event at Athens in 2004.-References:*...		1	6	1:55.782	QS
13	Ursula Profanter Ursula Profanter Ursula "Uschi" Profanter is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.Profanter also competed in three Summer Olympics,...		1	7	1:56.118	QS
14	María Teresa Portela Maria Teresa Portela María Teresa Portela is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds six silvers and five bronzes María Teresa Portela (born May 5, 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the...		2	7	1:59.153	QS
15	Anna Hemmings Anna Hemmings Anna Lucina Hemmings MBE is a British marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s, winning six world championship gold medals....		1	8	1:59.190	QS
16	Sayuri Maruyama Sayuri Maruyama Sayuri Maruyama is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-4 500 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Maruyama was eliminated in the heats of the K-1...		2	8	2:00.833
17	Inna Osypenko Inna Osypenko Inna Volodymyrivna Osipenko-Radomska is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two medals with a gold in the K-1 500 m in 2008 and a bronze in the K-4 500 m in 2004....		1	9	2:02.712

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final.

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...		1:53.070	QF
2	Nataša Janić Natasa Janics Nataša Janić is a Hungarian sprint canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...		1:55.482	QF
3	Ursula Profanter Ursula Profanter Ursula "Uschi" Profanter is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.Profanter also competed in three Summer Olympics,...		1:55.626	QF
4	Manuela Mucke Manuela Mucke Manuela Mucke is a German sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s...		1:55.794
5	Sanda Toma Sanda Toma (canoer) Sanda Toma is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at Sydney in 2000....		1:56.310
6	Kathryn Colin Kathryn Colin Kathryn A. Colin is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won two medals at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with a gold in the K-2 500 m event and a silver in the K-4 500 m event.Colin also competed in two Summer Olympics, but was...		1:57.000
7	María Teresa Portela Maria Teresa Portela María Teresa Portela is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won thirteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds six silvers and five bronzes María Teresa Portela (born May 5, 1982) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the...		1:58.932
8	Marcela Erbanová Marcela Erbanová Marcela Erbanová is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of fifth in the K-1 500 m event at Athens in 2004.-References:*...		1:59.472
9	Anna Hemmings Anna Hemmings Anna Lucina Hemmings MBE is a British marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s and 2000s, winning six world championship gold medals....		1:59.664

Final

Final Date: Sunday 1 October 2000
Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Guerrini is a West German-born Italian sprint canoer. Competing in seven Summer Olympics, she has five medals...		2:13.848
2	Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet Caroline Brunet is a Canadian sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1980s to 2004...		2:14.646
3	Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert is a German-born Australian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver and two bronzes .Borchert emigrated to Australia in February 1994...		2:15.138
4	Nataša Janić Natasa Janics Nataša Janić is a Hungarian sprint canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...		2:16.506
5	Elżbieta Urbańczyk Elżbieta Urbańczyk Elżbieta Urbańczyk is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1988 to 2002. She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold , three silvers , and two bronzes .Urbańczyk also competed in four Summer...		2:18.018
6	Rita Kőbán Rita Köbán Rita Kőbán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1985 to 2000. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds , three silvers , and one bronze .Kőbán has also been very successful in...		2:19.668
7	Ruth Nortje Ruth Nortje Ruth Nortje is a South African-born, American sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. She won three medals for the United States at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo....		2:20.274
8	Ursula Profanter Ursula Profanter Ursula "Uschi" Profanter is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. She won two bronze medals at the 1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth, earning them in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events.Profanter also competed in three Summer Olympics,...		2:20.598
9	Anna Olsson		2:24.774

Brunet had won the past three world championships in this event and was undefeated in this event in over two years. High winds delayed the final by five hours. The Canadian led at the halfway mark, but was passed by Idem, competing in her fifth Summer Olympics. Idem defeated Brunet by half a boat length.