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2012 ICF Paracanoe
World Championships
2012 ICF Paracanoe; World Championships
Location	Poznań, Poland
Start date	16 May
End date	17 May
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The 2012 ICF Paracanoe World Championships were held on 16 and 17 May 2012 in Poznań, Poland as a standalone event since the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships are not held in Olympic years.^[1]

Explanation of events

Paracanoe competitions are contested in either a va'a (V), an outrigger canoe (which includes a second pontoon) with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. All international competitions are held over 200 metres in single-man boats, with three event classes in both types of vessel for men and women depending on the level of an athlete's impairment; these being A (use of arms only), TA (use of trunk and arms), and LTA (use of legs, trunk, and arms).^[2]

Medal summary

Medal table

* Host nation (Poland)

Medal events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's K–1 A^[3]	Fernando Fernandes de Pádua Brazil	53.550	Jakub Tokarz Poland	58.882	Alexey Malyshev Russia	1:01.250
Men's K–1 TA^[4]	Markus Swoboda Austria	44.614	Tomasz Mozdzerski Poland	49.938	János Bencze Hungary	52.934
Men's K–1 LTA^[5]	Iulian Șerban Romania	43.259	Mateusz Surwiło Poland	44.299	Andrea Testa Italy	44.695
Men's V–1 A^[6]	Daniel Hopwood Great Britain	1:13.143	Luis Cardoso da Silva Brazil	1:18.267	Jakub Tokarz Poland	1:28.731
Men's V–1 TA^[7]	Nicholas Heald Great Britain	59.024	Ronan Bernard France	1:01.500	Dave Waters Canada	1:02.432
Men's V–1 LTA^[8]	Gerhard Browitzky Germany	54.749	Patrick Viriamu French Polynesia	55.469	Patrick Mahoney Great Britain	59.593
Women's K–1 A^[9]	Jeanette Chippington Great Britain	1:05.684	Marie Bártová Czech Republic	1:07.112	Kara Kennedy Australia	1:12.024
Women's K–1 TA^[10]	Jeanette Chippington Great Britain	1:04.693	Maria Dos Santos Brazil	1:05.489	Christine Selinger Canada	1:09.921
Women's K–1 LTA^[11]	Christine Gauthier Canada	57.775	Silvia Elvira Spain	1:01.191	Mihaela Lulea Romania	1:03.071
Women's V–1 A/TA^[12]	Jeanette Chippington Great Britain	1:08.655	Christine Selinger Canada	1:15.419	Kara Kennedy Australia	1:29.711
Women's V–1 LTA^[13]	Jeanette Chippington Great Britain	1:08.028	Anja Pierce United States	1:10.828	Christine Selinger Canada	1:14.236