Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres

The women's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heats were shown timed in tenths of a second (0.1) while the semifinal and final events were timed in hundredths of a second (0.01).

Medalists

Final

The final was held on October 25.

Pfeffer capsized in the water midway through the final and had to be rescued by watercraft following the canoers.

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/1968v3pt2.pdf 1968 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3, Part 2.] p. 617. en icon & fr icon
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/CAN/womens-kayak-singles-500-metres.html Sports-reference.com 1968 women's K-1 500 m results.]
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Singles 500 Meters". In "The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition". London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 491.