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Women’s K-1 500 metres
Held at 18 Games, 1948–2024. Most golds: Soviet Union (5). Most medals: Birgit Fischer (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games181948–2024
Medals54
Delegations20on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Lisa Carrington New Zealand | Tamara Csipes Hungary | Emma Jørgensen Denmark |
| 2020 Tokyo | Lisa Carrington New Zealand | Tamara Csipes Hungary | Emma Jørgensen Denmark |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Danuta Kozák Hungary | Emma Jørgensen Denmark | Lisa Carrington New Zealand |
| 2012 London | Danuta Kozák Hungary | Inna Osypenko-Radomska Ukraine | Bridgitte Hartley South Africa |
| 2008 Beijing | Inna Osypenko-Radomska Ukraine | Josefa Idem Italy | Katrin Wagner-Augustin Germany |
| 1996 Atlanta | Rita Kőbán Hungary | Caroline Brunet Canada | Josefa Idem Italy |
| 1992 Barcelona | Birgit Fischer Germany | Rita Kőbán Hungary | Izabela Dylewska Poland |
| 1988 Seoul | Vanja Gesheva Bulgaria | Birgit Fischer East Germany | Izabela Dylewska Poland |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Agneta Andersson Sweden | Barbara Schüttpelz West Germany | Annemiek Derckx Netherlands |
| 1980 Moscow | Birgit Fischer East Germany | Vanja Gesheva Bulgaria | Antonina Melnikova Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Carola Zirzow East Germany | Tatiana Korshunova Soviet Union | Klára Rajnai Hungary |
| 1972 Munich | Yulia Ryabchinskaya Soviet Union | Mieke Jaapies Netherlands | Anna Pfeffer Hungary |
| 1968 Mexico City | Lyudmila Pinayeva Soviet Union | Renate Breuer West Germany | Viorica Dumitru Romania |
| 1964 Tokyo | Lyudmila Khvedosyuk Soviet Union | Hilde Lauer Romania | Marcia Jones United States |
| 1960 Rome | Antonina Seredina Soviet Union | Therese Zenz United Team of Germany | Daniela Walkowiak Poland |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Yelizaveta Dementyeva Soviet Union | Therese Zenz United Team of Germany | Tove Søby Denmark |
| 1952 Helsinki | Sylvi Saimo Finland | Gertrude Liebhart Austria | Nina Savina Soviet Union |
| 1948 London | Karen Hoff Denmark | Alida van der Anker-Doedens Netherlands | Fritzi Schwingl Austria |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |