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Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1

The men's K-1 slalom canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 and 30 July 2021 at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course.[1] 24 canoeists from 24 nations competed.[2][3] Jiří Prskavec from the Czech Republic won the event, Jakub Grigar from Slovakia was second, and Hannes Aigner from Germany third. Prskavec and Aigner were bronze medalists in this event at the 2016 and 2012 Olympics, respectively; for Grigar, this is the first Olympic medal.

Men's slalom K-1
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueKasai Canoe Slalom Course
Dates28 July 2021 (heats)
30 July 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors24 from 24 nations
Winning time91.63
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jiří Prskavec  Czech Republic
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jakub Grigar  Slovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hannes Aigner  Germany
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Background edit

This was the ninth appearance of the event, having previously appeared in every Summer Olympics with slalom canoeing: 1972 and 1992–2016.

Reigning Olympic champion Joe Clarke did not make the Great Britain team, with that nation selecting Bradley Forbes-Cryans instead.[4] Reigning World Champion Jiří Prskavec of the Czech Republic, who won bronze at the 2016 Games, earned a place for his nation.

 
Slalom gate positions for Heats, Tokyo Olympics, 28 July 2021
 
Slalom gate positions for Semifinals and Finals, Tokyo Olympics, 30 July 2021

Qualification edit

Main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified canoeist in the men's slalom K-1 event. A total of 24 qualification places were available, allocated as follows:

Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place.[2]

The World Championships quota places were allocated as follows:[5][6]

Rank Canoeist Nation Qualification Selected competitor
1 Jiří Prskavec   Czech Republic 1st placed NOC Jiří Prskavec
2 David Llorente   Spain 2nd placed NOC David Llorente
4 Bradley Forbes-Cryans   Great Britain 3rd placed NOC Bradley Forbes-Cryans
7 Antoine Launay   Portugal 4th placed NOC Antoine Launay
8 Lucien Delfour   Australia 5th placed NOC Lucien Delfour
9 Pavel Eigel   ROC 6th placed NOC Pavel Eigel
10 Jakub Grigar   Slovakia 7th placed NOC Jakub Grigar
11 Quentin Burgi   France 8th placed NOC Boris Neveu
12 Hannes Aigner   Germany 9th placed NOC Hannes Aigner
14 Ben Hayward   Canada 10th placed NOC Michael Tayler
15 Giovanni De Gennaro   Italy 11th placed NOC Giovanni De Gennaro
16 Felix Oschmautz   Austria 12th placed NOC Felix Oschmautz
19 Martin Dougoud   Switzerland 13th placed NOC Martin Dougoud
21 Niko Testen   Slovenia 14th placed NOC Peter Kauzer
22 Michal Smolen   United States 15th placed NOC Michal Smolen
24 Pepe Gonçalves   Brazil 16th placed NOC Pepe Gonçalves
26 Isak Öhrström   Sweden 17th placed NOC Erik Holmer
31 Jack Dangen   New Zealand 18th placed NOC Callum Gilbert

Continental and other places:[5]

Nation Canoeist Qualification Selected competitor
  Japan - Host nation Kazuya Adachi
  Argentina Thomas Bersinger Americas quota[a] Lucas Rossi
  China Quan Xin Asia quota Quan Xin
  Morocco Mathis Soudi Africa quota Mathis Soudi
  Poland Krzysztof Majerczak Europe quota Krzysztof Majerczak
  Belgium - Reallocation of Oceania quota Gabriel De Coster

Notes
a The quota for the Americas was allocated to the NOC with the highest-ranked eligible athlete, due to the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships.

Competition format edit

Slalom canoeing uses a three-round format, with heats, semifinal, and final. In the heats, each canoeist has two runs at the course with the better time counting. The top 20 advance to the semifinal. In the semifinal, the canoeists get a single run; the top 10 advance to the final. The best time in the single-run final wins gold.[7]

The canoe course is approximately 250 metres long, with up to 25 gates that the canoeist must pass in the correct direction. Penalty time is added for infractions such as passing on the wrong side or touching a gate. Runs typically last approximately 95 seconds.[7]

Schedule edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The men's slalom K-1 took place over two separate days.[1]

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 13:00 Heats
Friday, 30 July 2021 14:00
 		 Semifinal
Final

Results edit

Qualification Rules: 1 to 20 to Semi-final, rest eliminated.

Qualification Rules: 1 to 10 to Final, rest eliminated.

Rank Bib Canoeist Nation Preliminary Heats[8] Semifinal[9] Final[10]
1st Ride Pen. 2nd Ride Pen. Best Order Time Pen. Order Time Pen. Order
  1 Jiří Prskavec   Czech Republic 92.57 0 91.71 2 91.71 4 94.29 2 1 91.63 0 1
  8 Jakub Grigar   Slovakia 94.37 0 92.38 2 92.38 8 96.27 2 4 94.85 0 2
  2 Hannes Aigner   Germany 96.51 2 90.14 0 90.14 1 97.97 0 7 97.11 0 3
4 14 Felix Oschmautz   Austria 94.10 0 92.18 0 92.18 7 98.42 2 9 98.79 0 4
5 12 Michal Smolen   United States 96.61 4 102.03 4 96.61 19 96.11 0 3 99.12 0 5
6 9 Bradley Forbes-Cryans   Great Britain 93.65 0 101.46 4 93.65 13 96.48 0 5 100.58 2 6
7 6 Boris Neveu   France 147.12 50 91.78 0 91.78 5 94.86 0 2 101.18 4 7
8 4 Lucien Delfour   Australia 91.10 0 91.12 0 91.10 3 97.52 2 6 102.33 2 8
9 19 Erik Holmer   Sweden 100.36 4 94.91 2 94.91 16 98.45 0 10 148.59 52 9
10 10 David Llorente   Spain 147.62 50 95.83 2 95.83 18 98.26 0 8 150.08 52 10
11 11 Antoine Launay   Portugal 95.68 0 93.50 0 93.50 12 98.88 0 11 did not advance
12 3 Peter Kauzer   Slovenia 93.04 0 105.64 2 93.04 11 99.10 0 12 did not advance
13 7 Martin Dougoud   Switzerland 93.70 0 100.58 4 93.70 14 99.28 2 13 did not advance
14 5 Giovanni De Gennaro   Italy 90.92 0 90.65 0 90.65 2 100.23 4 14 did not advance
15 17 Krzysztof Majerczak   Poland 99.86 2 95.21 0 95.21 17 100.99 2 15 did not advance
16 18 Kazuya Adachi   Japan 97.72 0 92.09 0 92.09 6 101.60 0 16 did not advance
17 20 Quan Xin   China 98.86 2 98.06 2 98.06 20 101.99 2 17 did not advance
18 22 Mathis Soudi   Morocco 93.86 0 100.92 2 93.86 15 103.58 6 18 did not advance
19 15 Pepe Gonçalves   Brazil 98.13 4 92.91 2 92.91 10 104.33 6 19 did not advance
20 13 Pavel Eigel   ROC 96.53 0 92.82 2 92.82 9 151.41 50 20 did not advance
21 23 Lucas Rossi   Argentina 103.02 4 98.29 2 98.29 21 did not advance
22 24 Gabriel De Coster   Belgium 152.94 54 98.67 0 98.67 22 did not advance
23 16 Callum Gilbert   New Zealand 151.85 54 101.15 0 101.15 23 did not advance
24 21 Michael Tayler   Canada 117.98 8 106.04 2 106.04 24 did not advance

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Canoe Slalom Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Canoe Slalom" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Start list" (PDF). olympics.com. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. ^ Team GB
  5. ^ a b Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
  6. ^ "Canoe Slalom - Athlete Profiles". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Olympic Canoe Slalom at Tokyo 2020: Top Five Things to Know". IOC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Results (Heats)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Results (Semifinal)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Results (Final)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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