# 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's C-1 500 metres

The women's C-1 500 metres competition at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimento de Montemor-o-Velho.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday 23 August 2018 | 11:23 | Heats |
| Friday 24 August 2018 | 10:50 | Semifinals |
| Friday 24 August 2018 | 15:20 | Final B |
| Friday 24 August 2018 | 16:17 | Final A |
All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

## Results
### Heats

Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alena Nazdrova | Belarus | 2:09.647 | QA |
| 2 | Chloe Bracewell | Great Britain | 2:20.847 | QS |
| 3 | Jūlija Gutova | Latvia | 2:22.262 | QS |
| 4 | Lucia Valová | Slovakia | 2:26.158 | QS |
| 5 | Law Ming | Hong Kong | 2:27.393 | QS |
| 6 | Ana Ochoa | Colombia | 2:27.593 | QS |
| 7 | Ana Rodrigues | Portugal | 2:29.848 | QS |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katie Vincent | Canada | 2:06.507 | QA |
| 2 | Kseniia Kurach | Russia | 2:06.967 | QS |
| 3 | Zsanett Lakatos | Hungary | 2:12.937 | QS |
| 4 | Liudmyla Luzan | Ukraine | 2:14.632 | QS |
| 5 | Mariami Kerdikashvili | Georgia | 2:15.437 | QS |
| 6 | Anggie Avegno | Ecuador | 2:25.703 | QS |
| 7 | Daniela Cociu | Moldova | 2:27.833 | QS |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Xu Shixiao | China | 2:09.792 | QA |
| 2 | Magda Stanny | Poland | 2:15.367 | QS |
| 3 | Annika Loske | Germany | 2:18.052 | QS |
| 4 | Sayako Shimazu | Japan | 2:22.633 | QS |
| 5 | Ann Marie Armstrong | United States | 2:25.653 | QS |
| 6 | Patricia Coco | Spain | 2:26.958 | QS |
| 7 | Combe Seck | Senegal | 2:50.814 | QS |

### Semifinals

Qualification was as follows:
The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Zsanett Lakatos | Hungary | 2:15.387 | QA |
| 2 | Lucia Valová | Slovakia | 2:16.882 | QA |
| 3 | Mariami Kerdikashvili | Georgia | 2:18.572 | QA |
| 4 | Annika Loske | Germany | 2:18.937 | QB |
| 5 | Chloe Bracewell | Great Britain | 2:21.158 | QB |
| 6 | Sayako Shimazu | Japan | 2:24.488 | QB |
| 7 | Daniela Cociu | Moldova | 2:24.853 | QB |
| 8 | Patricia Coco | Spain | 2:27.263 | qB |
| 9 | Ana Ochoa | Colombia | 2:32.343 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Liudmyla Luzan | Ukraine | 2:16.306 | QA |
| 2 | Kseniia Kurach | Russia | 2:16.861 | QA |
| 3 | Magda Stanny | Poland | 2:17.686 | QA |
| 4 | Anggie Avegno | Ecuador | 2:19.211 | QB |
| 5 | Jūlija Gutova | Latvia | 2:23.962 | QB |
| 6 | Ann Marie Armstrong | United States | 2:26.157 | QB |
| 7 | Ana Rodrigues | Portugal | 2:27.317 | QB |
| 8 | Law Ming | Hong Kong | 2:28.672 | |
| 9 | Combe Seck | Senegal | 2:49.103 | |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| 1 | Annika Loske | Germany | 2:22.162 |
| 2 | Chloe Bracewell | Great Britain | 2:22.852 |
| 3 | Daniela Cociu | Moldova | 2:25.047 |
| 4 | Patricia Coco | Spain | 2:27.627 |
| 5 | Anggie Avegno | Ecuador | 2:27.632 |
| 6 | Ann Marie Armstrong | United States | 2:30.032 |
| 7 | Sayako Shimazu | Japan | 2:32.183 |
| 8 | Jūlija Gutova | Latvia | 2:36.458 |
| 9 | Ana Rodrigues | Portugal | 2:40.298 |

#### Final A

Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| | Kseniia Kurach | Russia | 2:10.991 |
| | Alena Nazdrova | Belarus | 2:11.631 |
| | Katie Vincent | Canada | 2:12.148 |
| 4 | Xu Shixiao | China | 2:12.875 |
| 5 | Zsanett Lakatos | Hungary | 2:19.448 |
| 6 | Liudmyla Luzan | Ukraine | 2:21.115 |
| 7 | Magda Stanny | Poland | 2:22.118 |
| 8 | Mariami Kerdikashvili | Georgia | 2:24.365 |
| 9 | Lucia Valová | Slovakia | 2:30.206 |