The 2016 European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier took place in Duisburg, Germany on 18 & 19 May 2016. [1] It served as the sole Olympic qualification regatta for European sprint canoeists that did not claim Rio 2016 berths at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [2]
Duisburg is a city of about 500,000 inhabitants in Germany’s Rhineland, at the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr. In medieval times, it was a member of the powerful Hanseatic League, and later became a major centre of iron, steel, and chemicals. For this reason, it was heavily bombed in World War II. Today it boasts the world's largest inland port, with 21 docks and 40 kilometres of wharf. The city supports a large Turkish community.
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.
This article details the canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics qualifying phase. Similar to 2012 format, a qualification system has been set up for both slalom and sprint canoeing at these games. The quotas have already been set for each event by the International Canoe Federation in August 2014.
This event shared the venue with, and was held concurrently with the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships. [3]
The 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships was held in Duisburg, Germany, from 17 to 19 May 2016. This event, which is usually part of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, was held separately as the latter is not held in Olympic years. It shared the venue with, and was held concurrently with the 2016 European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier tournament.
Four (4) athlete quota places were provided in the men's C2 1000m (two NOCs). For all other events, two (2) athlete quota places were provided in each (two NOCs per single-man event, one NOC per double-man event).
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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C1 200 m | |||
C1 1000 m | |||
C2 1000 m | |||
K1 200 m | |||
K1 1000 m | |||
K2 200 m | |||
K2 1000 m |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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K1 200 m | |||
K1 500 m | |||
K2 500 m |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (17 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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The men's KL1 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The women's KL1 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The men's KL2 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The women's KL2 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The men's KL3 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The women's KL3 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The men's VL1 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The women's VL1 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The men's VL2 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The women's VL2 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The men's VL3 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.
The women's VL3 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.