Answer: 500 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
Since he won the gold medal in the men’s 500 m kayak race, with a time of 1 min 37.9 s, the speed will be:
= Distance/Time
= 500m/1 min 37.9s
= 500m/97.9s
= 5.11m/s
Since he also won the bronze medal in the 1000 m race, with a time of 3 min 28.2s, the speed will be:
= Distance/Time
= 1000/3 min 28.2s
= 1000m/208.2s
= 4.80m/s
Therefore, he rowed with greater speed in the 500 meters.
Note that 60seconds = 1 minute