Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres
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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]
| Women's K-2 500 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Eton Dorney | ||||||||||||
| Date | 7 to 9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 34 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:42.213 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 format
The 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]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 7 August 2012 | 10:28 11:30 | Heats Semi-finals |
| Thursday 9 August 2012 | 10:35 | Finals |
Results
Heats
The five fastest boats and the best-timed loser qualified to the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josefin Nordlöw Karin Johansson |
 Sweden |
1:44.437 | Q |
| 2 | Natalia Lobova Vera Sobetova |
 Russia |
1:45.710 | Q |
| 3 | Iuliana Paleu Irina Lauric |
 Romania |
1:46.001 | Q |
| 4 | Naomi Flood Lyndsie Fogarty |
 Australia |
1:46.554 | Q |
| 5 | Abigail Edmonds Louisa Sawers |
 Great Britain |
1:46.564 | Q |
| 6 | Yulitza Meneses Dayexi Gandarela |
 Cuba |
1:46.587 | q |
Heat 2
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Yanan Zhou Yu |
 China |
1:43.448 | Q |
| 2 | Franziska Weber Tina Dietze |
 Germany |
1:44.195 | Q |
| 3 | Nikolina Moldovan Olivera Moldovan |
 Serbia |
1:44.335 | Q |
| 4 | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran |
 Belarus |
1:44.568 | Q |
| 5 | Ivana Kmeťová Martina Kohlová |
 Slovakia |
1:45.073 | Q |
| 6 | Shinobu Kitamoto Asumi Ohmura |
 Japan |
1:47.323 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katalin Kovács Natasa Dusev-Janics |
 Hungary |
1:43.984 | Q |
| 2 | Joana Vasconcelos Beatriz Gomes |
 Portugal |
1:44.660 | Q |
| 3 | Lisa Carrington Erin Taylor |
 New Zealand |
1:44.870 | Q |
| 4 | Yvonne Schuring Viktoria Schwarz |
 Austria |
1:46.374 | Q |
| 5 | Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk |
 Poland |
1:48.271 | Q |
Semifinals
The fastest four canoeists in each semi-final qualified for the 'A' final. The slowest four qualified for the placing 'B' final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franziska Weber Tina Dietze |
Germany |
1:41.543 | Q |
| 2 | Katalin Kovács Natasa Dusev-Janics |
Hungary |
1:41.613 | Q |
| 3 | Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk |
Poland |
1:41.873 | Q |
| 4 | Lisa Carrington Erin Taylor |
New Zealand |
1:42.764 | Q |
| 5 | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran |
Belarus |
1:43.152 | |
| 6 | Josefin Nordlöw Karin Johansson |
Sweden |
1:44.025 | |
| 7 | Abigail Edmonds Louisa Sawers |
Great Britain |
1:46.025 | |
| 8 | Iuliana Paleu Irina Lauric |
Romania |
1:49.216 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Yanan Zhou Yu |
China |
1:41.863 | Q |
| 2 | Yvonne Schuring Viktoria Schwarz |
Austria |
1:42.317 | Q |
| 3 | Joana Vasconcelos Beatriz Gomes |
Portugal |
1:43.305 | Q |
| 4 | Nikolina Moldovan Olivera Moldovan |
Serbia |
1:43.586 | Q |
| 5 | Ivana Kmeťová Martina Kohlová |
Slovakia |
1:43.653 | |
| 6 | Natalia Lobova Vera Sobetova |
Russia |
1:44.660 | |
| 7 | Naomi Flood Lyndsie Fogarty |
Australia |
1:45.372 | |
| 8 | Yulitza Meneses Dayexi Gandarela |
Cuba |
1:51.428 |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Pautaran |
Belarus |
1:44.407 | |
| 2 | Josefin Nordlöw Karin Johansson |
Sweden |
1:45.367 | |
| 3 | Abigail Edmonds Louisa Sawers |
Great Britain |
1:46.341 | |
| 4 | Naomi Flood Lyndsie Fogarty |
Australia |
1:47.650 | |
| 5 | Ivana Kmeťová Martina Kohlová |
Slovakia |
1:47.683 | |
| 6 | Yulitza Meneses Dayexi Gandarela |
Cuba |
1:50.124 | |
| 7 | Natalia Lobova Vera Sobetova |
Russia |
1:52.277 | |
| 8 | Iuliana Paleu Irina Lauric |
Romania |
1:52.468 |
Final A
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Franziska Weber Tina Dietze |
Germany |
1:42.213 | |
 |
Katalin Kovács Natasa Dusev-Janics |
Hungary |
1:43.278 | |
 |
Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk |
Poland |
1:44.000 | |
| 4 | Wu Yanan Zhou Yu |
China |
1:44.136 | |
| 5 | Yvonne Schuring Viktoria Schwarz |
Austria |
1:44.785 | |
| 6 | Joana Vasconcelos Beatriz Gomes |
Portugal |
1:44.924 | |
| 7 | Lisa Carrington Erin Taylor |
New Zealand |
1:46.290 | |
| 8 | Nikolina Moldovan Olivera Moldovan |
Serbia |
1:48.941 |
