- Medalists
- Results Heats Semifinal Final
- References
{{CanoeingAt1964SummerOlympics}}The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan. The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 13 kayakers entered and were split into two heats of 7 and 6. The top three placers in each heat advanced to the semifinal, while the remaining 7 competitors were relegated to the semifinal held the next day. All 7 competed in the same semifinal, with the top 3 placers joining the 6 winners of the heats in the final. The final was held on 22 October. MedalistsGold | Silver | Bronze | Lyudmila Khvedosiuk|URS|1964 Summer}} | Hilde Lauer|ROU|1964 Summer}} | Marcia Jones|USA|1964 Summer}} |
ResultsHeatsThe 13 competitors first raced in two heats on 20 October. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final; the rest competed in the semifinal the next day. Heat 1 | 1. | {{flagIOCathlete|Hilde Lauer|ROU|1964 Summer}} | 2:10.91 | QF | 2. | {{flagIOCathlete|Elke Felten|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 2:11.94 | QF | 3. | {{flagIOCathlete|Hanneliese Spitz|AUT|1964 Summer}} | 2:12.14 | QF | 4. | {{flagIOCathlete|Zdenka Hradilova|TCH|1964 Summer}} | 2:13.56 | QS | 5. | {{flagIOCathlete|Maria Roka|HUN|1964 Summer}} | 2:13.74 | QS | 6. | {{flagIOCathlete|Marianne Tucker|GBR|1964 Summer}} | 2:14.37 | QS | 7. | {{flagIOCathlete|Margaret Buck|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 2:31.91 | QS | Heat 2 | 1. | {{flagIOCathlete|Lyudmila Khvedosiuk|URS|1964 Summer}} | 2:10.38 | QF | 2. | {{flagIOCathlete|Marcia Jones|USA|1964 Summer}} | 2:11.50 | QF | 3. | {{flagIOCathlete|Else-Marie Ljungdahl|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 2:12.82 | QF | 4. | {{flagIOCathlete|Nikolina Ruseva|BUL|1964 Summer}} | 2:13.26 | QS | 5. | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniela Pilecka|POL|1964 Summer}} | 2:13.38 | QS | 6. | {{flagIOCathlete|Birthe Hansen|DEN|1964 Summer}} | 2:14.02 | QS |
SemifinalThe top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on 21 October) advanced to the final. All other kayakers were eliminated. Semifinal | 1. | {{flagIOCathlete|Maria Roka|HUN|1964 Summer}} | 2:14.63 | QF | 2. | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniela Pilecka|POL|1964 Summer}} | 2:14.71 | QF | 3. | {{flagIOCathlete|Birthe Hansen|DEN|1964 Summer}} | 2:15.28 | QF | 4. | {{flagIOCathlete|Nikolina Ruseva|BUL|1964 Summer}} | 2:15.49 | 5. | {{flagIOCathlete|Marianne Tucker|GBR|1964 Summer}} | 2:16.56 | 6. | {{flagIOCathlete|Zdenka Hradilova|TCH|1964 Summer}} | 2:16.63 | 7. | {{flagIOCathlete|Margaret Buck|AUS|1964 Summer}} | 2:21.00 |
FinalThe final was held on 22 October. width=30 bgcolor=gold | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Lyudmila Khvedosiuk|URS|1964 Summer}} | 2:12.87 | bgcolor=silver | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Hilde Lauer|ROU|1964 Summer}} | 2:15.35 | bgcolor=cc9966 | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Marcia Jones|USA|1964 Summer}} | 2:15.68 | 4. | {{flagIOCathlete|Elke Felten|EUA|1964 Summer}} | 2:15.94 | 5. | {{flagIOCathlete|Else-Marie Ljungdahl|SWE|1964 Summer}} | 2:16.00 | 6. | {{flagIOCathlete|Hanneliese Spitz|AUT|1964 Summer}} | 2:16.11 | 7. | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniela Pilecka|POL|1964 Summer}} | 2:17.52 | 8. | {{flagIOCathlete|Maria Roka|HUN|1964 Summer}} | 2:17.85 | 9. | {{flagIOCathlete|Birthe Hansen|DEN|1964 Summer}} | 2:18.21 |
References- 1964 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 1. pp. 251–2.
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1964/CAN/womens-kayak-singles-500-metres.html Sports-reference.com 1964 women's K-1 500 m results.]
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