2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships – Men's VL2 explained

Event:	Men's VL2
Championship:	2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships
Dates:	17–19 May
Location:	Duisburg, Germany
Competitors:	10
Nations:	9
Win Value:	51.267
Gold:	Curtis McGrath
Gold Nation:	AUS
Silver:	Javier Reja Muñoz
Silver Nation:	ESP
Bronze:	Giuseppe de Lelio
Bronze Nation:	ITA
Prev:	2015
Next:	2017

The men's VL2 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[2]

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday 17 May 2016	16:00	Heats
Wednesday 18 May 2016	15:45	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Thursday 19 May 2016	style=background:lemonchiffon	14:40	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Results

Heats

The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.^{[3] [4]}

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Curtis McGrath		53.557
2	Giuseppe de Lelio		59.518
3	Alireza Kardooni		1:00.325
4	Danzig Norberg		1:01.101
5	Arkadiusz Garbacz		1:09.577

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Javier Reja Muñoz		55.550
2	Miklós Suha		57.074
3	Masaaki Suwa		1:04.719
4	Ngamada Ngol Ndara		1:11.673
5	Nitin Kumar Chandra		1:12.413

Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.^[5]

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Danzig Norberg		58.677
2	Arkadiusz Garbacz		1:04.594
3	Ngamada Ngol Ndara		1:06.855
4	Nitin Kumar Chandra		1:14.986

Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.^[6]

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Curtis McGrath		51.267
	Javier Reja Muñoz		53.909
	Giuseppe de Lelio		56.226
4	Miklós Suha		57.538
5	Alireza Kardooni		59.066
6	Danzig Norberg		59.840
7	Masaaki Suwa		1:05.085
8	Arkadiusz Garbacz		1:06.494
9	Ngamada Ngol Ndara		1:06.788

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 ICF PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. International Canoe Federation. 24 June 2018.
2. Web site: 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships and European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier . . 24 June 2018.
3. Web site: 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships VL2 Men 200m - Heat 1. International Canoe Federation. 24 June 2018.
4. Web site: 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships VL2 Men 200m - Heat 2. International Canoe Federation. 24 June 2018.
5. Web site: 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships VL2 Men 200m - Semi-Final. International Canoe Federation. 24 June 2018.
6. Web site: 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships VL2 Men 200m - Final. International Canoe Federation. 24 June 2018.