| Event: | Men's VL2 |
| Championship: | 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships |
| Dates: | 23–26 August |
| Venue: | Sportcentrum Račice |
| Location: | Račice, Czech Republic |
| Competitors: | 14 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Value: | 50.628 |
| Gold: | Curtis McGrath |
| Gold Nation: | AUS |
| Silver: | Marcus Swoboda |
| Silver Nation: | AUT |
| Bronze: | Javier Reja Muñoz |
| Bronze Nation: | ESP |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2018 |
The men's VL2 competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.[1]
The schedule was as follows:[2]
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 23 August 2017 | 13:25 | Heats | ||||
| 14:30 | Semifinal | |||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Saturday 26 August 2017 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 14:40 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
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]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis McGrath | 49.290 | |||
| 2 | Ivo Kilian | 52.635 | |||
| 3 | Egor Firsov | 54.035 | |||
| 4 | Miklós Suha | 58.001 | |||
| 5 | Arkadiusz Garbacz | 59.729 | |||
| 6 | Nitin Kumar Chandra | 1:08.468 | |||
| 7 | Oliver Molina | 1:08.935 |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Swoboda | 52.531 | |||
| 2 | Javier Reja Muñoz | 53.958 | |||
| 3 | Volodymyr Velhun | 56.975 | |||
| 4 | Danzig Norberg | 58.208 | |||
| 5 | Giuseppe di Lelio | 58.414 | |||
| 6 | Masaaki Suwa | 1:02.225 | |||
| 7 | Or Adato | 1:12.164 |
The fastest three boats advanced to the final.[4]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe di Lelio | 56.562 | |||
| 2 | Danzig Norberg | 58.523 | |||
| 3 | Miklós Suha | 58.568 | |||
| 4 | Arkadiusz Garbacz | 1:00.573 | |||
| 5 | Or Adato | 1:03.729 | |||
| 6 | Masaaki Suwa | 1:03.818 | |||
| 7 | Oliver Molina | 1:05.668 | |||
| 8 | Nitin Kumar Chandra | 1:11.306 |
Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.[5]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis McGrath | 50.628 | |||
| Markus Swoboda | 52.312 | |||
| Javier Reja Muñoz | 55.017 | |||
| 4 | Ivo Kilian | 55.184 | ||
| 5 | Egor Firsov | 55.473 | ||
| 6 | Giuseppe di Lelio | 57.584 | ||
| 7 | Danzig Norberg | 58.951 | ||
| 8 | Volodymyr Velhun | 1:00.278 | ||
| 9 | Miklós Suha | 1:00.773 |