Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics

Paracanoe debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2][3] A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou, China in 2010 decided to add paracanoe to the roster of the Summer Paralympic Games.[4]

Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics
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http://www.paralympic.org/canoe

Paracanoe is a variant of canoeing for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF).[5]

Events

Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games consists of sprint races over a 200m straight line course.[6] Eight different events are held.[5]

Equipment

The first paracanoe programme at the Paralympics in 2016 featured competitors using single kayaks (K1).[6] For the 2020 paracanoe competitions, a second type of boat, the va'a, was added. This is an outrigger canoe propelled by a single bladed paddle.[7]

Competitor classification

There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments:[6]

  • KL1 - only arms are used for paddling
  • KL2 / VL2 - trunk and arms are used for paddling
  • KL3 / VL3 - legs, trunk and arms are used for paddling

Medal table

Updated to 2020 Summer Paralympics

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)61512
2 Ukraine (UKR)3306
3 Australia (AUS)3216
4 Brazil (BRA)1214
 Germany (GER)1214
6 Hungary (HUN)1113
7 Poland (POL)1012
8 France (FRA)0123
9 Austria (AUT)0101
 RPC (RPC)0101
 United States (USA)0101
12 Chile (CHI)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
 Portugal (POR)0011
Totals (14 entries)16151546

Paralympic medalists

Men
KL1

The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function.[8]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
 Jakub Tokarz
 Poland		 Robert Suba
 Hungary		 Ian Marsden
 Great Britain
2020
Péter Pál Kiss
 Hungary		 Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva
 Brazil		 Rémy Boullé
 France
KL2

The KL 2 class is for paracanoe paddlers with partial leg and trunk function alongside good arm strength. A KL2 class paddler should be able to sit upright within the kayak but may require a backrest.[9]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
 Curtis McGrath
 Australia		 Markus Swoboda
 Austria		 Nick Beighton
 Great Britain
2020
 Curtis McGrath
 Australia		 Mykola Syniuk
 Ukraine		 Federico Mancarella
 Italy
KL3

The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.[10]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
 Serhii Yemelianov
 Ukraine		 Tom Kierey
 Germany		 Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho
 Brazil
2020
 Serhii Yemelianov
 Ukraine		 Leonid Krylov
 RPC		 Robert Oliver
 Great Britain
VL2

The VL2 classification mirrors the KL2 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020
 Fernando Rufino de Paulo
 Brazil		 Steven Haxton
 United States		 Norberto Mourão
 Portugal
VL3

The VL3 classification mirrors the KL3 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type. Some KL2 paddlers will qualify in this classification as a consequence of the extra stability of the outrigger boat.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020
Curtis McGrath
 Australia		 Giovane Vieira de Paula
 Brazil		 Stuart Wood
 Great Britain

Women
KL1

The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function.[8]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
 Jeanette Chippington
 Great Britain		 Edina Muller
 Germany		 Kamila Kubas
 Poland
2020
 Edina Müller
 Germany		 Maryna Mazhula
 Ukraine		 Katherinne Wollermann
 Chile
KL2

The KL 2 class is for paracanoe paddlers with partial leg and trunk function alongside good arm strength. A KL2 class paddler should be able to sit upright within the kayak but may require a backrest.[9]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
 Emma Wiggs
 Great Britain		 Nataliia Lagutenko
 Ukraine		 Susan Seipel
 Australia
2020
 Charlotte Henshaw
 Great Britain		 Emma Wiggs
 Great Britain		 Katalin Varga
 Hungary
KL3

The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.[10]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
 Anne Dickins
 Great Britain		 Amanda Reynolds
 Australia		 Cindy Moreau
 France
2020
 Laura Sugar
 Great Britain		 Nélia Barbosa
 France		 Felicia Laberer
 Germany
VL2
Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020
 Emma Wiggs
 Great Britain		 Susan Seipel
 Australia		 Jeanette Chippington
 Great Britain

Multiple Medalists

The following canoeists have won 2 or more medals in para canoe at the Paralympic Games.[11]

Correct as of 16 September 2021:

No. Athlete Nation Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Curtis McGrath Australia2016-20203003
2 Emma Wiggs Great Britain2016-20202013
3 Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine2016-20202002
4 Edina Müller Germany2016-20201102
5 Jeanette Chippington Great Britain2016-20201012
6 Susan Seipel Australia2016-20200112

References
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  2. "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. "Para-Canoeing added to roster for 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio". Paddling Life. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. "Paratriathlon and canoeing for 2016 - Paralympics news - London 2012 | MSN Sport UK". Sport.uk.msn.com. 2010-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  5. "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  6. "Paracanoe". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  7. "Paracanoe". ICF Canoe and Kayak. International Canoe Federation. 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. "Paracanoe". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. "Para Canoe Classification". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  10. "Paracanoe". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  11. Note, Edina Muller, Jeanette Chippington, Laura Sugar and Charlotte Henshaw have previously achieved elite success in wheelchair basketball, para athletics and swimming respectively; these medals are not included in this table.


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