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

Men's K-1 1000 metres
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Canoeing pictogram
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates2 August 2021 (heats and quarterfinal)
3 August 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors27 from 23 nations
Winning time3:20.643
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bálint Kopasz  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ádám Varga  Hungary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fernando Pimenta  Portugal
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The men's K-1 1000 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 2 and 3 August 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway.[1] At least 15 canoeists from at least 15 nations competed.[2]

Background

This was 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 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

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] 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]

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

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

Nation Qualification Selected competitor
 Tunisia Africa quota in K-1 1000 m
 Brazil Americas quota in K-1 1000 m
 Iran Asia quota in K-1 1000 m Ali Aghamirzaei
 Belgium Europe quota #1 in K-1 1000 m
 Norway Europe quota #2 in K-1 1000 m
 Cook Islands Oceania quota in K-1 1000 m
 China World Cup quota in K-1 1000 m
 Belize Tripartite Invitation Amado Cruz[4]
 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 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.[9]

Legend
H Heats ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals F Final
Sprint
Event↓/Date → Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Men's K-1 1000 m H ¼ ½ F

Results

Heats

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

Heat 5

Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes
1 4 Jacob Schopf  Germany 3:39.504 SF
2 2 Ádám Varga  Hungary 3:39.650 SF
3 5 Zhang Dong  China 3:40.955 QF
4 3 Saeid Fazloula  Refugee Olympic Team 3:52.631 QF
5 6 Mohamed Mrabet  Tunisia 4:02.148 QF

Quarterfinals

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

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes
1 4 Jean van der Westhuyzen  Australia 3:46.104 SF
2 5 Étienne Hubert  France 3:46.274 SF
3 3 Lars Magne Ullvang  Norway 3:49.830
4 2 Saeid Fazloula  Refugee Olympic Team 3:52.614
5 6 Mohamed Mrabet  Tunisia 3:56.325

Semifinals

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

Finals

References

  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. ^ "Saúl Craviotto will lead the Spanish team for Tokyo 2020". 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Belize and Mozambique awarded tripartite Olympic quotas". ICF. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Refugee Olympic Team" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b Canoe Sprint Quota Allocation
  7. ^ "Canoe Sprint Progression System" (PDF). ICF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Canoe Sprint". IOC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.