Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Paracanoeing at the XV Paralympic Games | |
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Venue | Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas |
Dates | 14–15 September |
Competitors | 104 |
Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||||
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KL1 | men | women | ||
KL2 | men | women | ||
KL3 | men | women |
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]
Background to inclusion
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | |||||||
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Qualification Event | Men | Women | |||||
MKL1 | MKL2 | MKL3 | WKL1 | WKL2 | WKL3 | ||
2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Milan, Italien |
Italien Argentinien Brasilien China Australien Polen |
Österreich Australien Brasilien Italien Great Britain Slowenien |
Deutschland Great Britain Ukraine Polen |
Great Britain Deutschland Ukraine Vereinigte Staaten Ungarn Frankreich |
Great Britain Australien Ukraine Ungarn Kanada Israel |
Australien Great Britain Frankreich Rumänien Italien Iran | |
2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships Duisburg, Deutschland |
Great Britain Südafrika Ungarn Frankreich |
Deutschland Ukraine Ungarn Spanien |
Frankreich Irland Australien Brasilien |
Chile Australien Frankreich Japan |
China Vereinigte Staaten Brasilien |
Kanada Brasilien Vereinigte Staaten Schweden | |
Totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Brasilien)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Australien | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Polen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Deutschland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Österreich | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ungarn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | Brasilien* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Frankreich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Medalists
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's KL1 |
Jakub Tokarz Polen |
Robert Suba Ungarn |
Ian Marsden Great Britain |
Men's KL2 |
Curtis McGrath Australien |
Markus Swoboda Österreich |
Nick Beighton Great Britain |
Men's KL3 |
Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine |
Tom Kierey Deutschland |
Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho Brasilien |
Women's KL1 |
Jeanette Chippington Great Britain |
Edina Muller Deutschland |
Kamila Kubas Polen |
Women's KL2 |
Emma Wiggs Great Britain |
Nataliia Lagutenko Ukraine |
Susan Seipel Australien |
Women's KL3 |
Anne Dickins Great Britain |
Amanda Reynolds Australien |
Cindy Moreau Frankreich |
References
[edit]- ^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint - Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics". Rio2016.com. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Paralympic Canoe Sprint - Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics". Rio2016.com. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.