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 1972 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested.-Slalom:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

The 15 competitors first raced in two heats on September 5. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the rest competed in the repechages two days later.

Heat 1
1.		2:09.27	QS
2.		2:11.63	QS
3.		2:12.27	QS
4.		2:12.43	QR
5.		2:14.75	QR
6.		2:17.38	QR
7.		2:19.75	QR
8.		2:32.64	QR
Heat 2
1.		2:12.86	QS
2.		2:13.51	QS
3.		2:14.34	QS
4.		2:15.15	QR
5.		2:16.44	QR
6.		2:23.29	QR
7.		2:25.49	QR

Repechages

Taking place on September 7, the top three finishers from each repechage advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.		2:06.19	QS
2.		2:07.92	QS
3.		2:10.79	QS
4.		2:19.66
5.		2:24.56
Repechage 2
1.		2:08.92	QS
2.		2:10.04	QS
3.		2:12.94	QS
4.		2:13.35

Semifinal

The top three finishers in of the three semifinal (raced on September 8) advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.		2:04.67	QF
2.		2:05.86	QF
3.		2:07.90	QF
4.		2:12.51
Semifinal 2
1.		2:04.64	QF
2.		2:05.23	QF
3.		2:06.20	QF
4.		2:08.89
Semifinal 3
1.		2:07.15	QF
2.		2:09.13	QF
3.		2:11.21	QF
4.		2:15.21

Final

The final was held on September 9.

		2:03.17
		2:04.03
		2:05.50
4.		2:06.55
5.		2:06.85
6.		2:07.13
7.		2:07.16
8.		2:07.61
9.		2:07.98