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

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Men's slalom C-1
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueKasai Canoe Slalom Course
Dates25 July 2021 (heats)
26 July 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors18 from 18 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Benjamin Savšek  Slovenia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lukáš Rohan  Czech Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sideris Tasiadis  Germany
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The men's C-1 slalom canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 25 and 26 July 2021 at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course.[1] 18 canoeists from 18 nations competed.[2][3]

Background[]

This was the 9th appearance of the event, having previously appeared in every Summer Olympics with slalom canoeing: 1972 and 1992–2016.

Neither reigning Olympic champion Denis Gargaud Chanut nor reigning World Champion Cédric Joly competed; both were passed over in selection for the French team in favor of Martin Thomas.[4]

Slalom gate positions for Heats, Tokyo Olympics, 25 July 2021
Slalom gate positions for Semifinals and Finals, Tokyo Olympics, 26 July 2021










Qualification[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) entered only 1 qualified canoeist in the men's slalom C-1 event. A total of 17 qualification places were available, allocated as follows:

Pavel Eigel also competed, having already earned a quota in the Men's K1 event.

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 Cédric Joly  France 1st placed NOC Martin Thomas
2 Ander Elosegi  Spain 2nd placed NOC Ander Elosegi
3 Luka Božič  Slovenia 3rd placed NOC Benjamin Savšek
4 Alexander Slafkovský  Slovakia 4th placed NOC Matej Beňuš
6 David Florence  Great Britain 5th placed NOC Adam Burgess
7 Thomas Koechlin  Switzerland 6th placed NOC Thomas Koechlin
9 Cameron Smedley  Canada 7th placed NOC Cameron Smedley
10 Grzegorz Hedwig  Poland 8th placed NOC Grzegorz Hedwig
11  Ireland 9th placed NOC Liam Jegou
12 Matija Marinić  Croatia 10th placed NOC Matija Marinić
13 Vojtěch Heger  Czech Republic 11th placed NOC Lukáš Rohan
- -  ROC Earned quota in K1 Pavel Eigel

Continental and other places:[5]

Nation Canoeist Qualification Selected competitor
 Japan - Host nation Takuya Haneda
 Australia Daniel Watkins Oceania quota Daniel Watkins
 Germany Sideris Tasiadis Europe quota Sideris Tasiadis
 Kazakhstan Alexandr Kulikov Asia quota Alexandr Kulikov
 Senegal Jean-Pierre Bourhis Africa quota Jean-Pierre Bourhis
 United States Casey Eichfeld Americas quota[a] Zachary Lokken

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[]

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 15 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[]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The men's slalom C-1 took place over two consecutive days.[1]

Date Time Round
Sunday, 25 July 2021 13:00 Heats
Monday, 26 July 2021 14:00
 		 Semifinal
Final

Results[]

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Benjamin Savšek  Slovenia 98.82 2 105.87 4 98.82 2 104.26 2 5 98.25 0 1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Lukáš Rohan  Czech Republic 103.98 2 102.15 2 102.15 8 103.68 2 4 101.96 2 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Sideris Tasiadis  Germany 100.69 0 101.23 0 100.69 6 105.35 2 6 103.70 0 3
4 4 Adam Burgess  Great Britain 99.82 0 99.64 2 99.64 3 106.18 2 8 103.86 0 4
5 5 Martin Thomas  France 102.75 2 102.83 4 102.75 9 100.65 0 1 104.98 0 5
6 2 Matej Beňuš  Slovakia 99.61 0 96.89 0 96.89 1 106.40 2 9 105.60 2 6
7 14 Zachary Lokken  United States 99.74 0 166.94 6 99.74 4 105.97 2 7 106.08 2 7
8 7 Ander Elosegi  Spain 103.78 4 101.51 0 101.51 7 103.15 2 3 106.59 2 8
9 12 Daniel Watkins  Australia 158.43 54 103.07 2 103.07 10 101.28 0 2 108.18 2 9
10 13 Takuya Haneda  Japan 106.57 0 105.15 2 105.15 13 107.82 0 10 109.30 4 10
11 10 Matija Marinić  Croatia 100.33 0 101.66 2 100.33 5 109.94 2 11 did not advance
12 17 Alexandr Kulikov  Kazakhstan 109.95 2 107.43 2 107.43 15 110.23 2 12 did not advance
13 9 Thomas Koechlin  Switzerland 105.66 4 104.57 0 104.57 12 111.20 6 13 did not advance
14 6 Grzegorz Hedwig  Poland 109.09 6 105.95 4 105.95 14 112.16 4 14 did not advance
15 11 Liam Jegou  Ireland 174.57 50 104.40 2 104.40 11 208.39 100 15 did not advance
16 15 Cameron Smedley  Canada 161.07 54 108.12 4 108.12 16 did not advance
17 16 Jean-Pierre Bourhis  Senegal 111.16 2 110.93 0 110.93 17 did not advance
18 18 Pavel Eigel  ROC 119.60 4 DNS 119.60 18 did not advance

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Canoe Slalom Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. 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.
  4. ^ "French Canoe Slalom Olympic selection races are over". European Canoe Association. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
  6. ^ "Canoe Slalom - Athlete Profiles". olympics.com. 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). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Results (Semifinal)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Results (Final)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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