- Competition format
- Schedule
- Results Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Semifinals Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Finals Final B Final A
- References
{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Women's K-2 500 metres |games = 2012 Summer |image = Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg |image_size = 100px |caption = |venue = Eton Dorney |date = 7 to 9 August |competitors = 34 |nations = 17 |gold = Franziska Weber Tina Dietze |goldNOC = GER |silver = Katalin Kovács Natasa Dusev-Janics |silverNOC = HUN |bronze = Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk |bronzeNOC = POL |win_value = 1:42.213 |prev = 2008 |next = 2016 }}{{CanoeingAt2012SummerOlympics}}The women's canoe sprint K-2 500 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 7 and 9 August at Eton Dorney.[1] Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze, representing Germany, won the gold medal. Hungary's Katalin Kovács and Natasa Dusev-Janics took silver and the bronze medal was won by Karolina Naja and Beata Mikołajczyk from Poland. Competition formatThe competition comprised heats, semi-finals, and a final round. The top five boats from each heat, and the fastest loser, advanced to the semi-finals. The top four boats in each semi-final advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the other semi-finalists.[2] ScheduleAll times are British Summer Time (00) Date | Time | Round | Tuesday 7 August 2012 | 10:28 11:30 | Heats Semi-finals | Thursday 9 August 2012 | 10:35 | Finals |
ResultsHeatsThe five fastest boats and the best-timed loser qualified to the semi-finals. Heat 1Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Josefin Nordlöw Karin Johansson | {{flagIOC|SWE|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.437 | Q | 2 | Natalia Lobova Vera Sobetova | {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} | 1:45.710 | Q | 3 | Iuliana Paleu Irina Lauric | {{flagIOC|ROU|2012 Summer}} | 1:46.001 | Q | 4 | Naomi Flood Lyndsie Fogarty | {{flagIOC|AUS|2012 Summer}} | 1:46.554 | Q | 5 | Abigail Edmonds Louisa Sawers | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} | 1:46.564 | Q | 6 | Yulitza Meneses Dayexi Gandarela | {{flagIOC|CUB|2012 Summer}} | 1:46.587 | q |
Heat 2Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wu Yanan Zhou Yu | {{flagIOC|CHN|2012 Summer}} | 1:43.448 | Q | 2 | Franziska Weber Tina Dietze | {{flagIOC|GER|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.195 | Q | 3 | Nikolina Moldovan Olivera Moldovan | {{flagIOC|SRB|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.335 | Q | 4 | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran | {{flagIOC|BLR|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.568 | Q | 5 | Ivana Kmeťová Martina Kohlová | {{flagIOC|SVK|2012 Summer}} | 1:45.073 | Q | 6 | Shinobu Kitamoto Asumi Ohmura | {{flagIOC|JPN|2012 Summer}} | 1:47.323 |
Heat 3Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Katalin Kovács Natasa Dusev-Janics | {{flagIOC|HUN|2012 Summer}} | 1:43.984 | Q | 2 | Joana Vasconcelos Beatriz Gomes | {{flagIOC|POR|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.660 | Q | 3 | Lisa Carrington Erin Taylor | {{flagIOC|NZL|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.870 | Q | 4 | Yvonne Schuring Viktoria Schwarz | {{flagIOC|AUT|2012 Summer}} | 1:46.374 | Q | 5 | Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk | {{flagIOC|POL|2012 Summer}} | 1:48.271 | Q |
SemifinalsThe fastest four canoeists in each semi-final qualified for the 'A' final. The slowest four qualified for the placing 'B' final. Semifinal 1Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Franziska Weber Tina Dietze | {{flagIOC|GER|2012 Summer}} | 1:41.543 | Q | 2 | Katalin Kovács Natasa Dusev-Janics | {{flagIOC|HUN|2012 Summer}} | 1:41.613 | Q | 3 | Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk | {{flagIOC|POL|2012 Summer}} | 1:41.873 | Q | 4 | Lisa Carrington Erin Taylor | {{flagIOC|NZL|2012 Summer}} | 1:42.764 | Q | 5 | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran | {{flagIOC|BLR|2012 Summer}} | 1:43.152 | 6 | Josefin Nordlöw Karin Johansson | {{flagIOC|SWE|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.025 | 7 | Abigail Edmonds Louisa Sawers | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} | 1:46.025 | 8 | Iuliana Paleu Irina Lauric | {{flagIOC|ROU|2012 Summer}} | 1:49.216 |
Semifinal 2Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wu Yanan Zhou Yu | {{flagIOC|CHN|2012 Summer}} | 1:41.863 | Q | 2 | Yvonne Schuring Viktoria Schwarz | {{flagIOC|AUT|2012 Summer}} | 1:42.317 | Q | 3 | Joana Vasconcelos Beatriz Gomes | {{flagIOC|POR|2012 Summer}} | 1:43.305 | Q | 4 | Nikolina Moldovan Olivera Moldovan | {{flagIOC|SRB|2012 Summer}} | 1:43.586 | Q | 5 | Ivana Kmeťová Martina Kohlová | {{flagIOC|SVK|2012 Summer}} | 1:43.653 | 6 | Natalia Lobova Vera Sobetova | {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.660 | 7 | Naomi Flood Lyndsie Fogarty | {{flagIOC|AUS|2012 Summer}} | 1:45.372 | 8 | Yulitza Meneses Dayexi Gandarela | {{flagIOC|CUB|2012 Summer}} | 1:51.428 |
FinalsFinal BRank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
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1 | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran | {{flagIOC|BLR|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.407 | 2 | Josefin Nordlöw Karin Johansson | {{flagIOC|SWE|2012 Summer}} | 1:45.367 | 3 | Abigail Edmonds Louisa Sawers | {{flagIOC|GBR|2012 Summer}} | 1:46.341 | 4 | Naomi Flood Lyndsie Fogarty | {{flagIOC|AUS|2012 Summer}} | 1:47.650 | 5 | Ivana Kmeťová Martina Kohlová | {{flagIOC|SVK|2012 Summer}} | 1:47.683 | 6 | Yulitza Meneses Dayexi Gandarela | {{flagIOC|CUB|2012 Summer}} | 1:50.124 | 7 | Natalia Lobova Vera Sobetova | {{flagIOC|RUS|2012 Summer}} | 1:52.277 | 8 | Iuliana Paleu Irina Lauric | {{flagIOC|ROU|2012 Summer}} | 1:52.468 |
Final ARank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
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{{gold01}} | Franziska Weber Tina Dietze | {{flagIOC|GER|2012 Summer}} | 1:42.213 | {{silver02}} | Katalin Kovács Natasa Dusev-Janics | {{flagIOC|HUN|2012 Summer}} | 1:43.278 | {{bronze03}} | Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk | {{flagIOC|POL|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.000 | 4 | Wu Yanan Zhou Yu | {{flagIOC|CHN|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.136 | 5 | Yvonne Schuring Viktoria Schwarz | {{flagIOC|AUT|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.785 | 6 | Joana Vasconcelos Beatriz Gomes | {{flagIOC|POR|2012 Summer}} | 1:44.924 | 7 | Lisa Carrington Erin Taylor | {{flagIOC|NZL|2012 Summer}} | 1:46.290 | 8 | Nikolina Moldovan Olivera Moldovan | {{flagIOC|SRB|2012 Summer}} | 1:48.941 |
References1. ^Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2. ^Format Competition – Sprint
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