Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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.

Paracanoeing
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Paracanoeing pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates2–4 September 2021
Competitors91 in 9 events[1]
Paracanoeing at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
KL1 men women
KL2 men women
KL3 men women
VL2 men women
VL3 men

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

Participating nations

Qualification slots are allocated as follows:[6]

NPC Men Women Total
KL1KL2KL3VL2VL3KL1KL2KL3VL2
 
 ArgentinaYesYes2
 AustraliaYesYesYesYes4
 AustriaYes1
 BelarusYes1
 BrazilYesYesYesYesYesYesYes7
 CanadaYesYesYes3
 ChileYes1
 ChinaYesYesYes3
 FranceYesYesYes3
 GermanyYesYesYesYesYes5
 Great BritainYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes8
 HungaryYesYesYesYesYesYes6
 IndiaYes1
 IranYesYes2
 IrelandYes1
 IsraelYes1
 ItalyYesYesYesYes4
 JapanYesYesYesYesYesYes6
 KazakhstanYes1
 New ZealandYesYes2
 PolandYesYesYesYes4
 PortugalYesYes2
 RPCYesYesYesYesYesYesYes7
 SpainYesYesYesYesYes5
 SwedenYes1
 UkraineYesYesYesYes4
 United StatesYesYes2
 UzbekistanYesYesYes3
Total: 28 NPCs10101010101010101090

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 entries)99927

Medalists

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

See also

References

  1. "Canoe Sprint – Number of Entries by NPC" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. "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. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. "Tokyo 2020 Paracanoe Qualification Quota Allocation" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 1 August 2020.
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