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
Paracanoeing at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
KL1 men women
KL2 men women
KL3 men women

Background to inclusion

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

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

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
Italy 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
Germany 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

Medal table

  *   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

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

References

  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.
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