# 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's K-1 500 metres

The women's K-1 500 metres competition at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen took place on Lake Bagsværd.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Friday 17 September 2021 | 09:45 | Heats |
| Friday 17 September 2021 | 16:25 | Semifinals |
| Sunday 19 September 2021 | 10:30 | Final B |
| Sunday 19 September 2021 | 11:19 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## 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 | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aimee Fisher | New Zealand | 1:54.97 | QA |
| 2 | Mariya Povkh | Ukraine | 2:00.44 | QS |
| 3 | Milica Novaković | Serbia | 2:01.62 | QS |
| 4 | Manon Hostens | France | 2:01.93 | QS |
| 5 | Deborah Kerr | Great Britain | 2:01.94 | QS |
| 6 | Agata Fantini | Italy | 2:03.21 | QS |
| 7 | Małgorzata Puławska | Poland | 2:03.35 | QS |
| 8 | Netta Malinen | Finland | 2:05.92 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tamara Csipes | Hungary | 1:57.02 | QA |
| 2 | Linnea Stensils | Sweden | 1:59.91 | QS |
| 3 | Paulina Paszek | Germany | 2:00.28 | QS |
| 4 | Svetlana Chernigovskaya | RCF | 2:03.70 | QS |
| 5 | Michelle Russell | Canada | 2:04.67 | QS |
| 6 | Chen Jiexian | Singapore | 2:05.58 | QS |
| 7 | Jennifer Egan | Ireland | 2:05.77 | QS |
| 8 | Esti Olivier | South Africa | 2:15.95 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Emma Jørgensen | Denmark | 1:59.15 | QA |
| 2 | Anežka Paloudová | Czech Republic | 2:01.23 | QS |
| 3 | Teresa Portela | Portugal | 2:01.34 | QS |
| 4 | Isabel Contreras | Spain | 2:01.55 | QS |
| 5 | Anamaria Govorčinović | Croatia | 2:01.83 | QS |
| 6 | Ruth Vorsselman | Netherlands | 2:03.28 | QS |
| 7 | Madara Aldiņa | Latvia | 2:03.93 | QS |
| 8 | Mariana Petrušová | Slovakia | 2:10.41 | |

### 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 | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mariya Povkh | Ukraine | 1:53.12 | QA |
| 2 | Teresa Portela | Portugal | 1:53.79 | QA |
| 3 | Paulina Paszek | Germany | 1:53.85 | QA |
| 4 | Isabel Contreras | Spain | 1:54.90 | QB |
| 5 | Agata Fantini | Italy | 1:55.51 | QB |
| 6 | Manon Hostens | France | 1:56.23 | QB |
| 7 | Michelle Russell | Canada | 1:56.85 | QB |
| 8 | Ruth Vorsselman | Netherlands | 1:58.36 | qB |
| 9 | Jennifer Egan | Ireland | 2:00.36 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Linnea Stensils | Sweden | 1:53.18 | QA |
| 2 | Milica Novaković | Serbia | 1:53.36 | QA |
| 3 | Anežka Paloudová | Czech Republic | 1:54.81 | QA |
| 4 | Deborah Kerr | Great Britain | 1:55.02 | QB |
| 5 | Małgorzata Puławska | Poland | 1:56.00 | QB |
| 6 | Madara Aldiņa | Latvia | 1:58.18 | QB |
| 7 | Anamaria Govorčinović | Croatia | 1:58.44 | QB |
| 8 | Chen Jiexian | Singapore | 1:59.18 | |
| 9 | Svetlana Chernigovskaya | RCF | 2:03.24 | |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time |
| 1 | Anamaria Govorčinović | Croatia | 1:53.83 |
| 2 | Isabel Contreras | Spain | 1:54.18 |
| 3 | Deborah Kerr | Great Britain | 1:54.73 |
| 4 | Manon Hostens | France | 1:54.95 |
| 5 | Małgorzata Puławska | Poland | 1:55.57 |
| 6 | Michelle Russell | Canada | 1:56.68 |
| 7 | Agata Fantini | Italy | 1:56.96 |
| 8 | Ruth Vorsselman | Netherlands | 1:58.00 |
| 9 | Madara Aldiņa | Latvia | 2:00.69 |

#### Final A

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time |
| | Aimee Fisher | New Zealand | 1:48.08 |
| | Tamara Csipes | Hungary | 1:49.00 |
| | Emma Jørgensen | Denmark | 1:49.85 |
| 4 | Linnea Stensils | Sweden | 1:51.16 |
| 5 | Mariya Povkh | Ukraine | 1:51.33 |
| 6 | Teresa Portela | Portugal | 1:51.97 |
| 7 | Paulina Paszek | Germany | 1:53.50 |
| 8 | Milica Novaković | Serbia | 1:54.35 |
| 9 | Anežka Paloudová | Czech Republic | 1:55.07 |