Following are heat results of women's kayak four (K4) 500m at Beijing Olympics held in Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park on Wednesday:
Semifinal
1. Beatriz Manchon/Jana Smidakova/Sonia Molanes/Maria Teresa Portela, Spain, 1 minute 37.172 seconds
2. Kitamoto Shinobu/Kuno Ayaka/Takeya Mikiko/Suzuki Yumiko, Japan, 1:37.449
3. Stefania Cicali/Alessandra Galiotto/Fabiana Sgroi/Alice Fagioli, Italy, 1:37.887
4. Emilie Fournel/Karen Furneaux/Genevieve Beauchesne-Sevigny/Kristin Ann Gauthier, Canada, 1:38.224
Note: The top three go to final.