Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's C-2 500 metres

Women's C-2 500 metres at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Canoeing pictogram
Venue	Sea Forest Waterway
Dates	6 August 2021 (heats and quarterfinal) 7 August 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors	28 (14 boats) from 14 nations
Winning time	1:55.495
Medalists
Xu Shixiao Sun Mengya   China Liudmyla Luzan Anastasiia Chetverikova   Ukraine Laurence Vincent Lapointe Katie Vincent   Canada
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The women's C-2 500 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 6 and 7 August 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. ^[1] 26 canoeists (13 boats of 2) from 13 nations competed. ^[2]

Background

This was the debut appearance of the event, replacing the men's K-2 200 metres as the Olympics moved towards gender equality. ^[3]

The reigning World Champions were Sun Mengya and Xu Shixiao of China.

Qualification

Main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boat (2 canoeists) in the event. A total of 13 qualification places were available, initially allocated as follows:

• 8 places awarded through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
• 5 places awarded through continental tournaments, 1 per continent

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

The Americas continental tournament was cancelled; that place was allocated through the World Championships, with the place going to Japan. ^[4] The Africa place was reallocated as well, with Europe receiving a second spot.

Competition format

Sprint canoeing uses a four-round format for events with at least 11 boats, with heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. For a 13-boat event, the rounds are as follows: ^[5]

• Heats: Two heats of 6 and 7 boats each. The top 2 boats in each heat (4 boats total) advance directly to the semifinals, with all others (9 boats) going to the quarterfinals.
• Quarterfinals: Two heats of 4 and 5 boats each. The top 3 boats in each heat (6 boats total) advance to the semifinals, with the remaining 3 boats out of medal contention and competing in the consolation Final B.
• Semifinals: Two heats of 5 boats each. The top 4 boats in each heat (8 boats total) advance to the medal Final A, with the remaining 2 boats out of medal contention and competing in consolation Final B.
• Finals: Final A consists of the top 8 boats, awarding the medals as well as 4th through 8th place. Final B features the remaining 5 boats, awarding 9th through 13th places.

The course is a flatwater course 9 metres wide. The name of the event describes the particular format within sprint canoeing. The "C" format means a canoe, with the canoeist kneeling and using a single-bladed paddle to paddle and steer (as opposed to a kayak, with a seated canoeist, double-bladed paddle, and foot-operated rudder). The "2" is the number of canoeists in each boat. The "500 metres" is the distance of each race. ^[6]

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. ^[7]

Legend

H

Heats

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Quarter-finals

½

Semi-finals

F

Final

Sprint

Event↓/Date →	Mon 2		Tue 3		Wed 4		Thu 5		Fri 6		Sat 7
Women's C-2 500 m									H	1⁄4	1⁄2	F

Results

Heats

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

Heat 1 Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes 1 6 Xu Shixiao Sun Mengya   China 1:57.870 OB, SF 2 5 Lisa Jahn Sophie Koch   Germany 2:01.184 SF 3 1 Laurence Vincent Lapointe Katie Vincent   Canada 2:02.170 QF 4 3 Dilnoza Rakhmatova Nilufar Zokirova   Uzbekistan 2:04.854 QF 5 1 Irina Andreeva Olesia Romasenko   ROC 2:05.604 QF 6 4 Karen Roco María Mailliard   Chile 2:09.820 QF 7 7 Bernadette Wallace Josephine Bulmer   Australia 2:11.322 QF

Heat 2 Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes 1 3 Liudmyla Luzan Anastasiia Chetverikova   Ukraine 2:01.156 SF 2 4 Virág Balla Kincső Takács   Hungary 2:02.344 SF 3 5 Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys Katherin Nuevo Segura   Cuba 2:03.229 QF 4 7 Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu   Moldova 2:06.070 QF 5 1 Svetlana Ussova Margarita Torlopova   Kazakhstan 2:09.024 QF 6 6 Daryna Pikuleva Nadzeya Makarchanka   Belarus 2:09.799 QF 7 2 Manaka Kubota Teruko Kiriake   Japan 2:16.791 QF

Quarterfinals

Progression System: 1st-3rd to SF, rest to Final B.

Quarterfinal 1 Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes 1 5 Laurence Vincent Lapointe Katie Vincent   Canada 2:02.259 SF 2 4 Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu   Moldova 2:03.434 SF 3 2 Daryna Pikuleva Nadzeya Makarchanka   Belarus 2:04.951 SF 4 3 Svetlana Ussova Margarita Torlopova   Kazakhstan 2:06.179 FB 5 6 Bernadette Wallace Josephine Bulmer   Australia 2:11.180 FB

Quarterfinal 2 Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes 1 5 Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys Katherin Nuevo Segura   Cuba 2:03.282 SF 2 4 Dilnoza Rakhmatova Nilufar Zokirova   Uzbekistan 2:04.450 SF 3 3 Irina Andreeva Olesia Romasenko   ROC 2:04.703 SF 4 6 Karen Roco María Mailliard   Chile 2:04.969 FB 5 2 Manaka Kubota Teruko Kiriake   Japan 2:08.849 FB

Semifinals

Progression System: 1st-4th to Final A, rest to Final B.

Semifinal 1 Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes 1 4 Xu Shixiao Sun Mengya   China 2:01.369 FA 2 3 Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys Katherin Nuevo Segura   Cuba 2:03.655 FA 3 5 Virág Balla Kincső Takács   Hungary 2:04.545 FA 4 6 Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu   Moldova 2:05.910 FA 5 2 Daryna Pikuleva Nadzeya Makarchanka   Belarus 2:07.205 FB

Semifinal 2 Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes 1 4 Liudmyla Luzan Anastasiia Chetverikova   Ukraine 2:02.893 FA 2 3 Laurence Vincent Lapointe Katie Vincent   Canada 2:04.316 FA 3 5 Lisa Jahn Sophie Koch   Germany 2:04.749 FA 4 2 Irina Andreeva Olesia Romasenko   ROC 2:04.968 FA 5 6 Dilnoza Rakhmatova Nilufar Zokirova   Uzbekistan 2:09.614 FB

Finals

Final A Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes 5 Xu Shixiao Sun Mengya   China 1:55.495 OB 4 Liudmyla Luzan Anastasiia Chetverikova   Ukraine 1:57.499 6 Laurence Vincent Lapointe Katie Vincent   Canada 1:59.041 4 2 Lisa Jahn Sophie Koch   Germany 1:59.943 5 7 Virág Balla Kincső Takács   Hungary 2:00.289 6 3 Yarisleidis Cirilo Duboys Katherin Nuevo Segura   Cuba 2:01.623 7 1 Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu   Moldova 2:01.750 8 8 Irina Andreeva Olesia Romasenko   ROC 2:04.875

Final B Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes 9 3 Karen Roco María Mailliard   Chile 2:02.698 10 5 Daryna Pikuleva Nadzeya Makarchanka   Belarus 2:04.351 11 4 Dilnoza Rakhmatova Nilufar Zokirova   Uzbekistan 2:04.658 12 6 Svetlana Ussova Margarita Torlopova   Kazakhstan 2:04.859 13 2 Bernadette Wallace Josephine Bulmer   Australia 2:05.698 14 7 Manaka Kubota Teruko Kiriake   Japan 2:06.196

References

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3. "The IOC's final approval of the event programme for the 2020 Olympics confirms changes to the canoe sprint and slalom rundown for Tokyo". International Canoe Federation. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
4. "Mexico to make Olympic slalom debut after quota allocations". ICF. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
5. "Canoe Sprint Progression System" (PDF). ICF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
6. "Canoe Sprint". IOC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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