2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's KL1 explained

Event:	Men's KL1
Championship:	2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	22–23 August
Venue:	Centro de Alto Rendimento de Montemor-o-Velho
Location:	Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal
Competitors:	13
Nations:	11
Win Value:	49.796
Gold:	Esteban Farias
Gold Nation:	ITA
Silver:	Róbert Suba
Silver Nation:	HUN
Bronze:	Luis Cardoso da Silva
Bronze Nation:	BRA
Prev:	2017
Next:	2019

The men's KL1 competition at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimento de Montemor-o-Velho.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[2]

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday 22 August 2018	11:00	Heats
	12:30	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Thursday 23 August 2018	style=background:lemonchiffon	16:40	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

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	Esteban Farias		49.453
2	Ian Marsden		50.403
3	Jakub Tokarz		51.243
4	Floriano Jesus		54.798
5	Lucas Díaz		55.624
6	Robinson Méndez		1:07.374
–	Paulo Santos

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Róbert Suba		50.061
2	Luis Cardoso da Silva		50.856
3	Tamás Juhász		51.731
4	Yu Xiaowei		51.931
5	Adrián Castaño		1:08.742
6	Yuta Takagi		1:11.247

Semifinal

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

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Yu Xiaowei		53.091
2	Floriano Jesus		54.892
3	Lucas Díaz		56.557
4	Adrián Castaño		1:03.812
5	Robinson Méndez		1:06.267
6	Yuta Takagi		1:09.237

Final

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

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Esteban Farias		49.796
	Róbert Suba		50.606
	Luis Cardoso da Silva		51.376
4	Tamás Juhász		51.781
5	Jakub Tokarz		52.896
6	Ian Marsden		53.271
7	Floriano Jesus		54.951
8	Yu Xiaowei		54.966
9	Lucas Díaz		1:01.416

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS How to get here. Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem. 21 August 2018.
2. Web site: 2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TIME TABLE & RESULTS. CANOE SPRINT PORTUGAL . 21 August 2018.
3. Web site: 2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 1st Heat. CANOE SPRINT PORTUGAL. 21 August 2018.
4. Web site: 2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 2nd Heat. CANOE SPRINT PORTUGAL. 21 August 2018.
5. Web site: 2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 1st Semi-final. CANOE SPRINT PORTUGAL. 21 August 2018.
6. Web site: 2018 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - Final A. CANOE SPRINT PORTUGAL. 21 August 2018.