Paracanoeing at the Summer Paralympics | |
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Events | 8 (men: 4; women: 4) |
Games | |
http://www.paralympic.org/canoe |
Paracanoe debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. [1] [2] [3] A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou, China in 2010 decided to add paracanoe to the roster of the Summer Paralympic Games. [4]
Paracanoe is a variant of canoeing for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). [5]
Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games consists of sprint races over a 200m straight line course. [6] Eight different events are held. [5]
The first paracanoe programme at the Paralympics in 2016 featured competitors using single kayaks (K1). [6] For the 2020 paracanoe competitions, a second type of boat, the va'a, was added. This is an outrigger canoe propelled by a single bladed paddle. [7]
There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments: [6]
Updated to 2024 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function. [8]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2016 | Jakub Tokarz ![]() | Robert Suba ![]() | Ian Marsden ![]() |
2020 | Péter Pál Kiss ![]() | Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva ![]() | Rémy Boullé ![]() |
The KL 2 class is for paracanoe paddlers with partial leg and trunk function alongside good arm strength. A KL2 class paddler should be able to sit upright within the kayak but may require a backrest. [9]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2016 | Curtis McGrath ![]() | Markus Swoboda ![]() | Nick Beighton ![]() |
2020 | Curtis McGrath ![]() | Mykola Syniuk ![]() | Federico Mancarella ![]() |
The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function. [10]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2016 | Serhii Yemelianov ![]() | Tom Kierey ![]() | Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho ![]() |
2020 | Serhii Yemelianov ![]() | Leonid Krylov ![]() | Robert Oliver ![]() |
The VL2 classification mirrors the KL2 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2020 | Fernando Rufino de Paulo ![]() | Steven Haxton ![]() | Norberto Mourão ![]() |
The VL3 classification mirrors the KL3 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type. Some KL2 paddlers will qualify in this classification as a consequence of the extra stability of the outrigger boat.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2020 | Curtis McGrath ![]() | Giovane Vieira de Paula ![]() | Stuart Wood ![]() |
The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function. [8]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2016 | Jeanette Chippington ![]() | Edina Muller ![]() | Kamila Kubas ![]() |
2020 | Edina Müller ![]() | Maryna Mazhula ![]() | Katherinne Wollermann ![]() |
The KL 2 class is for paracanoe paddlers with partial leg and trunk function alongside good arm strength. A KL2 class paddler should be able to sit upright within the kayak but may require a backrest. [9]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2016 | Emma Wiggs ![]() | Nataliia Lagutenko ![]() | Susan Seipel ![]() |
2020 | Charlotte Henshaw ![]() | Emma Wiggs ![]() | Katalin Varga ![]() |
The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function. [10]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2016 | Anne Dickins ![]() | Amanda Reynolds ![]() | Cindy Moreau ![]() |
2020 | Laura Sugar ![]() | Nélia Barbosa ![]() | Felicia Laberer ![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2020 | Emma Wiggs ![]() | Susan Seipel ![]() | Jeanette Chippington ![]() |
The following canoeists have won 2 or more medals in para canoe at the Paralympic Games. [11]
Correct as of 16 September 2021:
No. | Athlete | Nation | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Curtis McGrath | ![]() | 2016-2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Emma Wiggs | ![]() | 2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Serhii Yemelianov | ![]() | 2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Edina Müller | ![]() | 2016-2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Jeanette Chippington | ![]() | 2016-2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Susan Seipel | ![]() | 2016-2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |