Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 500 metres

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Women's K-1 500 metres
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Canoeing pictogram.svg
Canoeing pictogram
Venue Sea Forest Waterway
Dates4 August 2021 (heats and quarterfinal)
5 August 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors41 from 27 nations
Winning time1:51.216
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Lisa Carrington Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg Tamara Csipes Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Emma Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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The women's K-1 500 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 5 August 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. [1] At least 13 canoeists from at least 13 nations competed. [2]

Background

This was the 19th appearance of the event, the only event to have appeared every Summer Games since the introduction of women's canoeing in 1948.

The reigning reigning World Champion (who also won the 2015 World Championship and the bronze medal at the 2016 Games) is Lisa Carrington of New Zealand, who earned a place for her NOC and has been selected to compete. [3] The reigning Olympic champion is Danuta Kozák of Hungary, who finished third at the World Championships to earn Hungary a quota place.

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify one place in the event, though could enter up to 2 boats if it earned enough quota places through other women's kayak events. A total of 13 qualification places were available, initially allocated as follows:

Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place. [2]

Japan earned a women's kayak place in the K-1 200 metres, so that quota place was added to the World Championships (making 6). Carrington's and Khudzenka's quota places went through the reallocation process because they also qualified in K-4 boats. That process resulted in an additional place in K-1 500 metres, which went to Simon. The World Championships quota places were allocated as follows: [4]

RankKayakerNationQualificationSelected competitor
1 Lisa Carrington Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Earned quota in K-4 500 mCould enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
2 Volha Khudzenka Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Earned quota in K-4 500 mCould enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
3 Danuta Kozák Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Quota #1 in K-1 500 m
4 Milica Starović Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Quota #2 in K-1 500 m
5 Emma Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Quota #3 in K-1 500 m
6 Linnea Stensils Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Quota #4 in K-1 500 m
7 Rebeka Simon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Reallocated quota place

Continental and World Cup places: [4]

NationQualificationSelected competitors
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Africa quota in K-1 500 m
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Americas quota in K-1 500 m
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Asia quota in K-1 500 m
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Europe quota #1 in K-1 500 m Teresa Portela [5]
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Europe quota #2 in K-1 500 m
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Oceania quota in K-1 500 m
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal World Cup quota in K-1 500 m

Nations with women's kayak quota spots from the K-1 200 metres, K-2 500 metres, or K-4 500 metres could enter (additional) boats as well.

NationSelected competitor 1Selected competitor 2
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [3] Lisa Carrington (K-4) Caitlin Regal (K-4)

Competition format

Sprint canoeing uses a four-round format for events with at least 11 boats, with heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. The specifics of the progression format depend on the number of boats ultimately entered. [6]

The course is a flatwater course 9 metres wide. The name of the event describes the particular format within sprint canoeing. The "K" format means a kayak, with the canoeist sitting, using a double-bladed paddle to paddle, and steering with a foot-operated rudder (as opposed to a canoe, with a kneeling canoeist, single-bladed paddle, and no rudder). The "1" is the number of canoeists in each boat. The "500 metres" is the distance of each race. [7]

Schedule

The event was held over two consecutive days, with two rounds per day. All sessions started at 9:30 a.m. local time, though there are multiple events with races in each session. [8]

Legend
HHeats¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Sprint
Event↓/Date →Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7
Women's K-1 500 mH¼½F

Results

Heats

The first three canoers from each heat advance to the semifinals. The remaining competitors compete in the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

Progression: 1st-3rd to SF, rest out.

Semifinals

Progression System: 1st-2nd to Final A, 3rd-4th to Final B, 5th-6th to Final C, rest out.

Finals

Final C

RankLaneCanoerCountryTimeNotes
173 Anja Osterman Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:55.051
184 Jule Hake Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:55.638
192 Isabel Contreras Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:55.728
201 Špela Ponomarenko Janić Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1:56.066
215 Lize Broekx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1:56.842
226 Maryna Litvinchuk Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1:57.057
238 Manon Hostens Flag of France.svg  France 1:58.133
247 Viktoria Schwarz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:59.475

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References

  1. ↑ "Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Canoe Sprint" (PDF). International Canoe Federation . Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 NZOC
  4. 1 2 Canoe Sprint Quota Allocation
  5. ↑ "Saúl Craviotto will lead the Spanish team for Tokyo 2020". RTVE. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Canoe Sprint Progression System" (PDF). ICF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Canoe Sprint". IOC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020 . Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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