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
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates4 August 2021 (heats and quarterfinal)
5 August 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors41 from 27 nations
Winning time1:51.216
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lisa Carrington  New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tamara Csipes  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emma Jørgensen  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[edit]

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 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[edit]

Main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 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]

Rank Kayaker Nation Qualification Selected competitor
1 Lisa Carrington  New Zealand Earned quota in K-4 500 m Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
2 Volha Khudzenka  Belarus Earned quota in K-4 500 m Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
3 Danuta Kozák  Hungary Quota #1 in K-1 500 m
4 Milica Starović  Serbia Quota #2 in K-1 500 m
5 Emma Jørgensen  Denmark Quota #3 in K-1 500 m
6 Linnea Stensils  Sweden Quota #4 in K-1 500 m
7 Rebeka Simon  Great Britain Reallocated quota place

Continental and World Cup places:[4]

Nation Qualification Selected competitors
 Egypt Africa quota in K-1 500 m
 Canada Americas quota in K-1 500 m
 Kazakhstan Asia quota in K-1 500 m
 Spain Europe quota #1 in K-1 500 m Teresa Portela[5]
 Croatia Europe quota #2 in K-1 500 m
 Samoa Oceania quota in K-1 500 m
 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.

Nation Selected competitor 1 Selected competitor 2
 New Zealand[3] Lisa Carrington (K-4) Caitlin Regal (K-4)

Competition format[edit]

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[edit]

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
H Heats ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals F Final
Sprint
Event↓/Date → Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Women's K-1 500 m H ¼ ½ F

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

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

Quarterfinals[edit]

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

Semifinals[edit]

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

Finals[edit]

Final C[edit]

Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes
17 3 Anja Osterman  Slovenia 1:55.051
18 4 Jule Hake  Germany 1:55.638
19 2 Isabel Contreras  Spain 1:55.728
20 1 Špela Ponomarenko Janić  Slovenia 1:56.066
21 5 Lize Broekx  Belgium 1:56.842
22 6 Maryna Litvinchuk  Belarus 1:57.057
23 8 Manon Hostens  France 1:58.133
24 7 Viktoria Schwarz  Austria 1:59.475

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Canoe Sprint" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b NZOC
  4. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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