2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's KL2 explained

Event:	Women's KL2
Championship:	2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	23–25 August
Venue:	Sportcentrum Račice
Location:	Račice, Czech Republic
Competitors:	10
Nations:	9
Win Value:	49.947
Gold:	Emma Wiggs
Gold Nation:	GBR
Silver:	Nicola Paterson
Silver Nation:	GBR
Bronze:	Nadezda Andreeva
Bronze Nation:	RUS
Prev:	2016
Next:	2018

The women's KL2 competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[2]

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday 23 August 2017	09:45	Heats
	11:05	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Friday 25 August 2017	style=background:lemonchiffon	15:40	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]

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Emma Wiggs		51.297
2	Nadezda Andreeva		53.691
3	Nataliia Lagutenko		55.730
4	Katalin Varga		57.036
5	Agnès Lacheux		1:00.819
6	Brenda Sardón		1:09.597

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Nicola Paterson		52.930
2	Susan Seipel		54.775
3	Pascale Bercovitch		59.580
4	Debora Benevides		59.742

Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.^[4]

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Katalin Varga		57.280
2	Debora Benevides		59.141
3	Agnès Lacheux		59.386
4	Brenda Sardón		59.708

Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.^[5]

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Emma Wiggs		49.947
	Nicola Paterson		51.919
	Nadezda Andreeva		52.514
4	Susan Seipel		53.525
5	Nataliia Lagutenko		55.203
6	Katalin Varga		55.264
7	Pascale Bercovitch		57.764
8	Debora Benevides		58.269
9	Agnès Lacheux		59.364

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Regatta Venue. Czech Canoe Union. 16 June 2018.
2. Web site: 2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS . . 16 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171007105551/http://sdp.digicorp.hu/competition/16777218/races . 7 October 2017 . dead .
3. Book: 2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL2 Women 200m - Heats. International Canoe Federation. 8–9. 16 June 2018.
4. Book: 2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL2 Women 200m - Semi-final 1. International Canoe Federation. 20. 16 June 2018.
5. Book: 2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL2 Women 200m - Final A. International Canoe Federation. 136. 16 June 2018.