This is your guide to the historical results for the Olympic Canoe / Kayak 500m women's K-1 Flatwater race. See how the women did over the years and learn who the gold, silver, and bronze medalists were along with their countries.
1948 London Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Karen Hoff (DEN)
- Silver: Alida van der Anker-Doedens (NED)
- Bronze: Fritzi Schwingl (AUT)
1952 Helsinki Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Sylvi Saimo (FEN)
- Silver: Gertrude Liebhart (AUT)
- Bronze: Nina Savina (URS)
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Yelizaveta Dementyeva (URS)
- Silver: Therese Zenz (EUA)
- Bronze: Tove Soby (DEN)
1960 Rome Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Antonina Seredina (URS)
- Silver: Therese Zenz (EUA)
- Bronze: Daniela Walkowiak (POL)
1964 Tokyo Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Lyudmila Khvedosyuk (URS)
- Silver: Hilde Lauer(ROU)
- Bronze: Marcia Jones(USA)
1968 Mexico City Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Lyudmila Pinayeva (URS)
- Silver: Renate Breuer (FRG)
- Bronze: Viorica Dumitru (ROU)
1972 Munich Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Yulia Ryabchinskaya (URS)
- Silver: Mieke Jaapies (NED)
- Bronze: Anna Pfeffer (HUN)
1976 Montreal Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Carola Zirzow (GDR)
- Silver: Tatiana Korshunova (URS)
- Bronze: Klara Rajnai (HUN)
1980 Moscow Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Birgit Fischer (GDR)
- Silver: Vanja Gesheva (BUL)
- Bronze: Antonina Melnikova (URS)
1984 Los Angeles Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Agneta Andersson (SWE)
- Silver: Barbara Schuttpelz (FRG)
- Bronze: Annemiek Derckx (NED)
1988 Seoul Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Vanja Gesheva (BUL)
- Silver: Birgit Fischer (GDR)
- Bronze: Izabela Dylewska (POL)
1992 Barcelona Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Birgit Fischer (GER)
- Silver: Rita Koban (HUN)
- Bronze: Izabela Dylewska (POL)
1996 Atlanta Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Rita Koban (HUN)
- Silver:Caroline Brunet (CAN)
- Bronze: Josefa Idem (ITA)
2000 Sydney Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Josefa Idem Guerrini (ITA)
- Silver: Caroline Brunet (CAN)
- Bronze: Katrin Borchert (AUS)
2004 Athens Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Natasa Janic (HUN)
- Silver: Josefa Idem Guerrini (ITA)
- Bronze: Caroline Brunet (CAN)
2008 Beijing Olympics K-1 500m Women’s Medalists
- Gold: Inna Osypenko-Radomska (UKR)
- Silver: Josefa Idem (ITA)
- Bronze: Katrin Wagner-Augustin (GER)
