# Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's K-4 500 metres

The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Germany (GER) Anett Schuck Birgit Fischer Manuela Mucke Ramona Portwich | Switzerland (SUI) Gabi Müller Ingrid Haralamow Sabine Eichenberger Daniela Baumer | Sweden (SWE) Susanne Rosenqvist Anna Olsson Ingela Ericsson Agneta Andersson |

## Results
### Heats

16 crews entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.
Heat 1 :
| 1. | Xian Bangdi, Gao Beibei, Dong Ying, and Zhang Qin (CHN) | 1:40.045 | QF |
| 2. | Ingrid Haralamow, Daniela Baumer, Sabine Eichenberger, and Gabi Müller (SUI) | 1:40.197 | QF |
| 3. | Shelley Oates, Yanda Nossiter, Lynda Lehmann, and Natalie Hunter (AUS) | 1:41.185 | QS |
| 4. | Sanda Toma, Viorica Iordache, Raluca Ioniţǎ, and Mihaela Bene (ROU) | 1:41.685 | QS |
| 5. | Szilvia Mednyánski, Éva Dónusz, Kinga Czigány, and Erika Mészáros (HUN) | 1:42.821 | QS |
| 6. | Hanna Balabanova, Nataliya Feklisova, Tetyana Teklyan, and Kateryna Yurchenko (UKR) | 1:43.381 | QS |
| 7. | Tatyana Levina, Inna Isakova, Irina Lyalina, and Yelena Lebedeva (UZB) | 1:45.905 | QS |
| 8. | Sayuri Maruyama, Keiko Muto, Asako Watanabe, and Natsuki Nishi (JPN) | 1:49.505 | QS |
| Heat 2 ||||
| 1. | Ramona Portwich, Birgit Fischer, Anett Schuck, and Manuela Mucke (GER) | 1:37.895 | QF |
| 2. | Agneta Andersson, Ingela Ericsson, Anna Olsson, and Susanne Rosenqvist (SWE) | 1:39.363 | QF |
| 3. | Marie-Josée Gibeau, Alison Herst, Corrina Kennedy, and Klari MacAskill (CAN) | 1:39.691 | QS |
| 4. | Izaksun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez (ESP) | 1:39.863 | QS |
| 5. | Olga Tishchenko, Tatyana Tishchenko, Larisa Kosorukova, and Nataliya Guly (RUS) | 1:41.695 | QS |
| 6. | Alexandra Harbold, DeAnne Hemmens, Lia Rousset, and Druella Van Hengel (USA) | 1:43.311 | QS |
| 7. | Jitka Janáčková, Kateřina Heková, Kateřina Hluchá, and Milena Pergnerová (CZE) | 1:44.707 | QS |
| 8. | Erika Duron, Renata Hernández, Sandra Rojas, and Itzel Reza (MEX) | 1:45.215 | QS |

### Semifinals

The top two finishers in each of the semifinals and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1 :
| 1. | Marie-Josée Gibeau, Alison Herst, Corrina Kennedy, and Klari MacAskill (CAN) | 1:38.712 | QF |
| 2. | Olga Tishchenko, Tatyana Tishchenko, Larisa Kosorukova, and Nataliya Guly (RUS) | 1:39.764 | QF |
| 3. | Sanda Toma, Viorica Iordache, Raluca Ioniţǎ, and Mihaela Bene (ROU) | 1:40.088 | |
| 4. | Hanna Balabanova, Nataliya Feklisova, Tetyana Teklyan, and Kateryna Yurchenko (UKR) | 1:40.092 | |
| 5. | Jitka Janáčková, Kateřina Heková, Kateřina Hluchá, and Milena Pergnerová (CZE) | 1:42.216 | |
| 6. | Sayuri Maruyama, Keiko Muto, Asako Watanabe, and Natsuki Nishi (JPN) | 1:45.996 | |
| Semifinal 2 ||||
| 1. | Szilvia Mednyánski, Éva Dónusz, Kinga Czigány, and Erika Mészáros (HUN) | 1:37.145 | QF |
| 2. | Izaksun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez (ESP) | 1:37.365 | QF |
| 3. | Shelley Oates, Yanda Nossiter, Lynda Lehmann, and Natalie Hunter (AUS) | 1:37.905 | QF |
| 4. | Alexandra Harbold, DeAnne Hemmens, Lia Rousset, and Druella Van Hengel (USA) | 1:40.045 | |
| 5. | Tatyana Levina, Inna Isakova, Irina Lyalina, and Yelena Lebedeva (UZB) | 1:40.893 | |
| 6. | Erika Duron, Renata Hernández, Sandra Rojas, and Itzel Reza (MEX) | 1:42.157 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 3.
| | Ramona Portwich, Birgit Fischer, Anett Schuck, and Manuela Mucke (GER) | 1:31.077 |
| | Ingrid Haralamow, Daniela Baumer, Sabine Eichenberger, and Gabi Müller (SUI) | 1:32.701 |
| | Agneta Andersson, Ingela Ericsson, Anna Olsson, and Susanne Rosenqvist (SWE) | 1:32.917 |
| 4. | Xian Bangdi, Gao Beibei, Dong Ying, and Zhang Qin (CHN) | 1:33.089 |
| 5. | Marie-Josée Gibeau, Alison Herst, Corrina Kennedy, and Klari MacAskill (CAN) | 1:33.093 |
| 6. | Izaksun Aramburu, Beatriz Manchón, Ana María Penas, and Belén Sánchez (ESP) | 1:33.577 |
| 7. | Olga Tishchenko, Tatyana Tishchenko, Larisa Kosorukova, and Nataliya Guly (RUS) | 1:34.345 |
| 8. | Shelley Oates, Yanda Nossiter, Lynda Lehmann, and Natalie Hunter (AUS) | 1:34.673 |
| 9. | Szilvia Mednyánski, Éva Dónusz, Kinga Czigány, and Erika Mészáros (HUN) | 1:34.693 |
Fischer became the first woman in any sport to win Olympic gold medals 16 years apart. She won the women's K-1 500 m event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.