Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 200 metres

Women's K-1 200 metres
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Canoeing pictogram
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates2 August 2021 (heats and quarterfinal)
3 August 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors34 from 24 nations
Winning time38.120
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lisa Carrington  New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Teresa Portela  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emma Jørgensen  Denmark
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Canoeing at the
2020 Summer Olympics
List of canoeists
Qualification
Slalom
C-1menwomen
K-1menwomen
Sprint
C-1 200 mwomen
C-1 1000 mmen
C-2 500 mwomen
C-2 1000 mmen
K-1 200 mmenwomen
K-1 500 mwomen
K-1 1000 mmen
K-2 500 mwomen
K-2 1000 mmen
K-4 500 mmenwomen

The women's K-1 200 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 12 canoeists from at least 12 nations competed.[2]

Background

This was the 3rd appearance of the event, which replaced the men's C-2 500 metres in 2012.

The seven-time reigning World Champion and two-time reigning Olympic champion is Lisa Carrington of New Zealand, who earned a place for her NOC and has been selected to compete.[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 12 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]

An extensive reallocation process was used, resulting in one of the quota places being reallocated to a larger kayak class. Carrington and Jørgensen also qualified in the K-1 500 metres, resulting in their quota spots being reallocated within the 200 metres (Starović could not receive it, as she had also qualified in the 500 metres). Kichasova-Skoryk, however, had qualified in the K-4 but not the K-1 500 metres; her quota was reallocated to the larger boat classes. The 4 remaining World Championships quota places were allocated as follows:[4]

Rank Kayaker Nation Qualification Selected competitor
1 Lisa Carrington  New Zealand Earned quota in K-1 500 m Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
2 Marta Walczykiewicz  Poland Quota #1 in K-1 200 m
3 Emma Jørgensen  Denmark Earned quota in K-1 500 m Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
Teresa Portela  Spain Quota #2 in K-1 200 m
5 Mariia Kichasova-Skoryk  Ukraine Earned quota in K-4 500 m Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
6 Dóra Lucz  Hungary Quota #4 in K-1 200 m
7 Milica Starović  Serbia Earned quota in K-1 500 m Could enter via K-1 500, K-2, or K-4
8 Teresa Portela  Portugal Quota #5 in K-1 200 m

Continental and World Cup places:[4]

Nation Qualification Selected competitor
 Algeria Africa quota in K-1 200 m Amira Kheris
 Argentina Americas quota in K-1 200 m Brenda Rojas
 Japan Asia quota in K-1 200 m Yuka Ono
 Great Britain Europe quota #1 in K-1 200 m Emily Lewis
 Italy Europe quota #2 in K-1 200 m Francesca Genzo
 Cook Islands Oceania quota in K-1 200 m Jade Tierney
 ROC World Cup quota in K-1 200 m

Nations with women's kayak quota spots from the K-1 500 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)

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.[5]

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 "200 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 ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals F Final
Sprint
Event↓/Date → Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Women's K-1 200 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 5 Lisa Carrington  New Zealand 40.715 SF
2 2 Svetlana Chernigovskaya  ROC 41.540 SF
3 4 Milica Novaković  Serbia 41.579 QF
4 3 Emily Lewis  Great Britain 42.038 QF
5 6 Michelle Russell  Canada 42.236 QF
6 1 Natalya Sergeyeva  Kazakhstan 46.657 QF

Quarterfinals

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

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Lane Canoer Country Time Notes
1 5 Deborah Kerr  Great Britain 42.742 SF
2 2 Michelle Russell  Canada 42.940 SF
3 3 Emily Lewis  Great Britain 42.945
4 4 Vanina Paoletti  France 43.163
5 6 Natalia Podolskaya  ROC 43.212
6 7 Brenda Rojas  Argentina 44.876
7 8 Yuka Ono  Japan 45.610
8 1 Amira Kheris  Algeria 49.412

Semifinals

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

Finals

References

  1. ^ "Canoe Sprint - Women's Kayak Single 200m Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 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. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.