The women's C-1 500 metres competition at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznán, Poland took place between 26 and 29 August 2026. Records

The world best time in the C-1 500 metres for women at the beginning of the competition was as follows:

+ Women's C-1 500 metres World Best 1:59.00 Szeged

Schedule The schedule is as follows: Date Time Round Wednesday 26 August 2026 14:00 Heats Friday 28 August 2026 09:45 Semifinals Saturday 29 August 2026 14:20 Final B 15:04 Final A

Results Heats Four heats were held on afternoon of 26 August 2026.Women's C-1 500 metres Heats results from ICF

Qualification rule : First six in each heat (SF) plus three next fastest (qBT) qualify for semi-finals; remainder are eliminated.

Heat 1 Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 1 4 Jiang Xina 2:18.44 2 3 Chloé Nicot 2:23.08 +4.64 3 6 Hedi Kliemke 2:31.18 +12.74 4 5 Dorota Borowska 2:34.31 +15.87 5 7 Hermínia Teixeira 2:35.70 +17.26 6 8 Damia Humaira Binte Ridwan 2:40.86 +22.42 7 2 Cai Shu-han 2:53.84 +35.40

Heat 2 Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 1 5 Sophia Jensen 2:18.33 2 7 Alena Nazdrova Neutral Athletes B 2:21.70 +3.37 3 6 Valeriia Tereta 2:22.04 +3.71 4 4 Denisa Řáhová 2:29.49 +11.16 5 3 Emma Albrecht 2:30.62 +12.29 6 9 Johana Ariana Padilla Rivera 3:03.16 +44.83 2 Chanez Slimane DSQ

Heat 3 Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 1 5 Olympia Della Giustina 2:21.29 2 4 Daniela Cociu 2:23.82 +2.53 3 6 Mariya Brovkova 2:24.76 +3.47 4 3 Tetiana Smylovenko 2:29.67 +8.38 5 2 Combe Seck 2:50.33 +29.04 6 7 Tamara Pavić 2:53.40 +32.11 7 8 Ayomide Bello 2:54.23 +32.94

Heat 4 Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 1 5 Ágnes Kiss 2:20.17 2 6 Vanesa Tot 2:22.80 +2.63 3 8 Radostina Angelova 2:23.37 +3.20 4 4 Bethany Gill 2:24.11 +3.94 5 3 Claudia Couto 2:33.48 +13.31 6 7 Madison Velásquez 2:42.39 +22.22 7 2 Gana Ahmed Abdelaziz Morsy 2:48.42 +28.25

Semi finals

Three semi finals were held on morning of 28 August 2026.Women's C-1 500 metres Semifinals results from ICF

Qualification rule : First three in each heat to A final (FA) next three in each heat to B final (FB); remainder are eliminated. (1-3 -> FA; 4-6 -> FB; 7... -> el.)

Semi final 1 Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 1 4 Alena Nazdrova Neutral Athletes B 2:17.49 2 5 Jiang Xina 2:19.29 +1.80 3 6 Daniela Cociu 2:20.79 +3.30 4 7 Bethany Gill 2:23.65 +6.16 5 3 Radostina Angelova 2:34.05 +16.56 6 8 Hermínia Teixeira 2:35.34 +17.85 7 9 Gana Ahmed Abdelaziz Morsy 2:43.33 +25.84 8 2 Combe Seck 2:44.46 +26.97 9 1 Johana Ariana Padilla Rivera 2:44.80 +27.31

Semi final 2 Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 1 5 Sophia Jensen 2:16.63 2 3 Mariya Brovkova 2:19.31 +2.68 3 6 Hedi Kliemke 2:19.79 +3.16 4 7 Tetiana Smylovenko 2:23.37 +6.74 5 2 Dorota Borowska 2:26.01 +9.38 6 9 Madison Velásquez 2:26.90 +10.27 7 4 Vanesa Tot 2:27.16 +10.53 8 8 Emma Albrecht 2:29.53 +12.90 9 1 Cai Shu-han 2:45.54 +28.91

Semi final 3 Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 1 5 Ágnes Kiss 2:19.57 2 4 Olympia Della Giustina 2:19.94 +0.37 3 7 Denisa Řáhová 2:19.94 +0.37 4 3 Valeriia Tereta 2:20.84 +1.27 5 6 Chloé Nicot 2:24.16 +4.59 6 2 Claudia Couto 2:26.07 +6.50 7 1 Damia Humaira Binte Ridwan 2:42.77 +23.20 8 9 Ayomide Bello 2:45.79 +26.22 9 8 Tamara Pavić 2:58.12 +38.55

Finals

The A and B finals were held on the afternoon of 29 August.Women's C-1 500 metres Finals results from ICF

B Final

Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 1 6 Valeriia Tereta 2:08.91 2 5 Tetiana Smylovenko 2:10.09 +1.18 3 3 Chloé Nicot 2:10.21 +1.30 4 1 Claudia Couto 2:11.73 +2.82 5 7 Dorota Borowska 2:13.17 +4.26 6 4 Bethany Gill 2:13.37 +4.46 7 2 Madison Velásquez 2:15.53 +6.62 8 8 Radostina Angelova 2:24.67 +15.76 9 9 Hermínia Teixeira 2:27.39 +18.48

A final

Rank Lane Name(s) Nation Time Behind Notes 5 Sophia Jensen 2:00.78 4 Ágnes Kiss 2:02.80 +2.02 6 Alena Nazdrova Neutral Athletes B 2:04.80 +4.02 4 2 Jiang Xina 2:06.23 +5.45 5 3 Mariya Brovkova 2:06.33 +5.55 6 1 Denisa Řáhová 2:06.83 +6.05 7 7 Olympia Della Giustina 2:07.16 +6.38 8 8 Hedi Kliemke 2:10.84 2:10.84 9 9 Daniela Cociu 2:10.98 +10.20

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