Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres

These are the results of the women's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-person flatwater racing kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on July 28.

Medalists

Dementyeva false-started once, then won the event by two meters after spurting to the lead after the start. Fifth-place finisher Cochrane never trained with or competed against women prior to the Olympics.

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf 1956 Summer Olympics official report.] pp. 409-10.
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/CAN/womens-kayak-singles-500-metres.html Sports-reference.com women's 1956 K-1 500 m results.]
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Women's Kayak Singles 500 Meters". In "The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics: 2008 Edition". London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 490-1.