Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Paracanoeing
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Canoeing (Sprint), Tokyo 2020 (Paralympics).svg
Paracanoeing pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates2-4 September 2021
Competitors91 in 9 events[1]
←2016
Paracanoeing at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg
KL1 men women
KL2 men women
KL3 men women
VL2 men women
VL3 men

Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan took place at the Sea Forest Waterway, the same location where the rowing took place.[2] This was the second appearance of paracanoe in the Paralympic Games and the debut of all three va'a events.

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3][4]

Qualification[]

A total of 91 athletes qualified for paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1] Each NPC could enter a maximum of 9 athletes (one qualification spot per event); however, an athlete could enter both kayak and va'a events in their assigned categories as long as they contested those events in one of the competitions mentioned below. Qualification spots were allocated through one of the following methods:[2]

  • The 6 top ranked athletes in each Paralympic event at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships obtain one qualification spot for their NPC.
  • The 4 top ranked athletes not already qualified (as above) in each Paralympic event at the 2021 ICF Paracanoe World Cup obtain one qualification spot for their NPC.
    • If the host country hasn't qualified any athletes at a male kayak, male va'a, female kayak or female va'a event, one spot is taken from the 2021 World Cup quota and allocated to the event where an athlete from that country achieved the best rank.
    • At least three continents must be represented in each event. If this minimum is not reached, spots are taken from the 2021 World Cup quota and given to the NPC of the best ranked athlete from a different continent.
    • If there aren't enough NPCs eligible at the 2021 World Cup in a given event, the corresponding 2019 World Championships rank is used to fill the remaining spots.


Competition schedule[]

Legend
H Heats ½ Semifinals F Final
Schedule[5]
Event ↓ \ Date → Sep 2 Sep 3 Sep 4
Men's KL1 H ½ F
Men's KL2 H ½ F
Men's KL3 H ½ F
Men's VL2 H ½ F
Men's VL3 H ½ F
Women's KL1 H ½ F
Women's KL2 H ½ F
Women's KL3 H ½ F
Women's VL2 H ½ F

Participating nations[]

Qualification slots are allocated as follows:[6]

NPC Men Women Total
KL1 KL2 KL3 VL2 VL3 KL1 KL2 KL3 VL2
 
 Argentina Yes Yes 2
 Australia Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Austria Yes 1
 Belarus Yes 1
 Brazil Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Canada Yes Yes Yes 3
 Chile Yes 1
 China Yes Yes Yes 3
 France Yes Yes Yes 3
 Germany Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 Great Britain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8
 Hungary Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 India Yes 1
 Iran Yes Yes 2
 Ireland Yes 1
 Israel Yes 1
 Italy Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Japan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6
 Kazakhstan Yes 1
 New Zealand Yes Yes 2
 Poland Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 Portugal Yes Yes 2
 RPC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
 Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 Sweden Yes 1
 Ukraine Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
 United States Yes Yes 2
 Uzbekistan Yes Yes Yes 3
Total: 28 NPCs 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 90

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)3137
2 Australia (AUS)2103
3 Brazil (BRA)1203
 Ukraine (UKR)1203
5 Germany (GER)1012
 Hungary (HUN)1012
7 France (FRA)0112
8 RPC (RPC)0101
 United States (USA)0101
10 Chile (CHI)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
 Portugal (POR)0011
Totals (12 nations)99927

Medalists[]

Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Men's kayak KL1
details 		Péter Pál Kiss
 Hungary 		Luis Cardoso da Silva
 Brazil 		Rémy Boullé
 France
KL2
details 		Curtis McGrath
 Australia 		Mykola Syniuk
 Ukraine 		Federico Mancarella
 Italy
KL3
details 		Serhii Yemelianov
 Ukraine 		Leonid Krylov
 RPC 		Robert Oliver
 Great Britain
Men's va'a VL2
details 		Fernando Rufino de Paulo
 Brazil 		Steven Haxton
 United States 		Norberto Mourão
 Portugal
VL3
details 		Curtis McGrath
 Australia 		Giovane Vieira de Paula
 Brazil 		Stuart Wood
 Great Britain
Women's kayak KL1
details 		Edina Müller
 Germany 		Maryna Mazhula
 Ukraine 		Katherinne Wollermann
 Chile
KL2
details 		Charlotte Henshaw
 Great Britain 		Emma Wiggs
 Great Britain 		Katalin Varga
 Hungary
KL3
details 		Laura Sugar
 Great Britain 		Nélia Barbosa
 France 		Felicia Laberer
 Germany
Women's va'a VL2
details 		Emma Wiggs
 Great Britain 		Susan Seipel
 Australia 		Jeanette Chippington
 Great Britain

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Canoe Sprint – Number of Entries by NPC" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 12 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Paracanoeing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paracanoe Qualification Quota Allocation" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 1 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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