Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, also simply referred to as canoeing, was held in Rio de Janeiro in September 2016, with a maximum of 60 athletes (30 men, 30 women) competing in six sprint style events. This was the first appearance for Para-canoe in the Paralympic Games. [1]

Paracanoeing
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueLagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Dates14–15 September
Competitors104
2020
Paracanoeing at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
KL1 men women
KL2 men women
KL3 men women

Background to inclusion

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In 2009, the International Canoe Federation (ICF) began a programme to make the sport accessible to everyone, with the explicit aim of including it in the Paralympic Games for the first time in Rio. In 2010, 31 countries sent participants to the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poland. That same year, the sport’s inclusion in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was approved.

In the Paralympic Games, only kayaks, identified by the letter K, are used, and only flatwater sprint events are held. Each boat is adapted according to the functional abilities of its crew members. Athletes with any type of physical-motor disability may participate in competitions.[2]

Classification

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The Olympic and Paralympic versions have similar rules, with the fastest canoeist winning. The competition format features direct classification to the finals and repechage heats to decide which athletes will take part in the final race, in which medals are won.

There are three functional classes: L3, where athletes use their legs, trunk and arms to help paddling; L2, in which athletes use only their trunk and arms; and K1, in which athletes only use their arms. Events are always held along straight line courses marked by buoys, 200 metres long. There are both men’s and women’s races, with events for individuals.[3]

Qualification

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An NPC can be allocated a maximum of one qualification slot per medal event. An NPC can obtain a maximum of three male and three female slots. There must be a minimum of three continents represented in each medal event at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Qualification slots will be allocated as follows:

Qualification for paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Qualification Event Men Women
MKL1 MKL2 MKL3 WKL1 WKL2 WKL3
2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
  Milan, Italy
  Italy
  Argentina
  Brazil
  China
  Australia
  Poland
  Austria
  Australia
  Brazil
  Italy
  Great Britain
  Slovenia
  Germany
  Great Britain
  Russia
  Romania
  Ukraine
  Poland
  Great Britain
  Germany
  Ukraine
  United States
  Hungary
  France
  Great Britain
  Australia
  Ukraine
  Hungary
  Canada
  Israel
  Australia
  Great Britain
  France
  Romania
  Italy
  Iran
2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships
  Duisburg, Germany
  Great Britain
  South Africa
  Hungary
  France
  Germany
  Ukraine
  Hungary
  Spain
  France
  Ireland
  Australia
  Brazil
  Chile
  Australia
  France
  Japan
  Russia
  China
  United States
  Brazil
  Canada
  Brazil
  United States
  Sweden
Totals 10 10 10 10 10 10

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Brazil)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain3025
2  Australia1113
3  Ukraine1102
4  Poland1012
5  Germany0202
6  Austria0101
  Hungary0101
8  Brazil*0011
  France0011
Totals (9 entries)66618

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's KL1
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Jakub Tokarz
  Poland
Robert Suba
  Hungary
Ian Marsden
  Great Britain
Men's KL2
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Curtis McGrath
  Australia
Markus Swoboda
  Austria
Nick Beighton
  Great Britain
Men's KL3
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Serhii Yemelianov
  Ukraine
Tom Kierey
  Germany
Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho
  Brazil
Women's KL1
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Jeanette Chippington
  Great Britain
Edina Muller
  Germany
Kamila Kubas
  Poland
Women's KL2
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Emma Wiggs
  Great Britain
Nataliia Lagutenko
  Ukraine
Susan Seipel
  Australia
Women's KL3
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Anne Dickins
  Great Britain
Amanda Reynolds
  Australia
Cindy Moreau
  France

References

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  1. ^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint - Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics". Rio2016.com. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint - Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics". Rio2016.com. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.