The women's K-4 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing between August 18 and 22.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final.
The top three finishers in the semifinal join the heats winners in the final.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8) Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest Out Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out For the fourth straight Summer Olympics, a Fischer won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m only this time it was not Birgit, but her niece Fanny.
Wagner-Augustin won her third straight Olympic gold medal in the K-4 500 m event while Kovács of Hungary won her third straight Olympic silver medal in this event.