Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

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Men's K-1 1000 metres
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Canoeing pictogram.svg
Canoeing pictogram
Venue Sea Forest Waterway
Dates2 August 2021 (heats and quarterfinal)
3 August 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors15+ from 15+ nations
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The men's K-1 1000 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place on 2 and 3 August 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. [1] At least 15 canoeists from at least 15 nations are expected to compete. [2]

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Background

This will be the 20th appearance of the event, one of four events to have appeared every Summer Games since the introduction of canoeing in 1936.

The reigning reigning World Champion is Bálint Kopasz of Hungary. The reigning Olympic champion is Marcus Walz of Spain, who will not defend his title; he is not among the 6 men's kayakers on Spain's team for 2020. [3]

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] Two additional spots were added: a Tripartite Commission invitation (for Amado Cruz of Belize) and a Refugee Olympic Team invitation for Saeid Fazloula. [4] [5]

The World Championships quota places were allocated as follows: [6]

RankKayakerNationQualificationSelected competitor
1 Bálint Kopasz Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6 places from K-4 and K-2Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
2 Josef Dostál Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Earned quota in K-2 1000 mCould enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
3 Fernando Pimenta Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Quota #1 in K-1 1000m
4 Peter Gelle Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Quota #2 in K-1 1000m
5 Maxim Spesivtsev Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  ROC Quota #3 in K-1 1000m
6 Aleh Yurenia Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Quota #4 in K-1 1000m
7 Étienne Hubert Flag of France.svg  France Earned quota in K-2 1000 mCould enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
8 Roi Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6 places from K-4 and K-2Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
9 Agustín Vernice Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Quota #5 in K-1 1000m
10 Jean van der Westhuyzen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6 places from K-4 and K-2Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
11 Bojan Zdelar Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Reallocated host quota in K-1 1000m

Continental, World Cup, and other places: [6]

NationQualificationSelected competitor
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Africa quota in K-1 1000 m
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Americas quota in K-1 1000 m
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Asia quota in K-1 1000 m Ali Aghamirzaei
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Europe quota #1 in K-1 1000 m
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Europe quota #2 in K-1 1000 m
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Oceania quota in K-1 1000 m
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China World Cup quota in K-1 1000 m
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Tripartite Invitation Amado Cruz [4]
Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team Refugee Team Invitation Saeid Fazloula [5]

Nations with men's kayak quota spots from the K-1 200 metres, K-2 1000 metres, or K-4 500 metres could enter (additional) boats as well.

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. [7]

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 "1000 metres" is the distance of each race. [8]

Schedule

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

Legend
HHeats¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Sprint
Event↓/Date →Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7
Men's K-1 1000 mH¼½F

Results

Heats

Progression System: 1st-2nd to SF, rest to QF

Heat 1

RankLaneCanoerCountryTimeNotes
2 Kohl Horton Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
3 Maxim Spesivtsev Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  ROC
4 Artuur Peters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
5 Josef Dostál Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
6 Simon McTavish Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
7 Thomas Green Flag of Australia.svg  Australia

Heat 2

RankLaneCanoerCountryTimeNotes
2 Ali Aghamirzaeijenaghrad Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
3 Étienne Hubert Flag of France.svg  France
4 Agustín Vernice Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5 Bálint Kopasz Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
6 Samuele Burgo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
7 Roman Anoshkin Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  ROC

Heat 3

RankLaneCanoerCountryTimeNotes
2 Guillaume Burger Flag of France.svg  France
3 Jean van der Westhuyzen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
4 Peter Gelle Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
5 Fernando Pimenta Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
6 Vagner Souta Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Heat 4

RankLaneCanoerCountryTimeNotes
2 Tuva'a Clifton Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
3 Lars Magne Ullvang Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
4 Bojan Zdelar Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
5 Aleh Yurenia Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
6 Amado Cruz Flag of Belize.svg  Belize

Heat 5

RankLaneCanoerCountryTimeNotes
2 Ádám Varga Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3 Saeid Fazloula Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team
4 Jacob Schopf Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
5 Zhang Dong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
6 Mohamed Mrabet Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

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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. ↑ "Saúl Craviotto will lead the Spanish team for Tokyo 2020". 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Belize and Mozambique awarded tripartite Olympic quotas". ICF. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Refugee Olympic Team" (PDF).
  6. 1 2 Canoe Sprint Quota Allocation
  7. ↑ "Canoe Sprint Progression System" (PDF). ICF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Canoe Sprint". IOC. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020 . Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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