| Event: | Men's KL2 |
| Championship: | 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships |
| Dates: | 22–24 August |
| Venue: | Centro de Alto Rendimento de Montemor-o-Velho |
| Location: | Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 20 |
| Win Value: | 41.735 |
| Gold: | Curtis McGrath |
| Gold Nation: | AUS |
| Silver: | Scott Martlew |
| Silver Nation: | NZL |
| Bronze: | Mykola Syniuk |
| Bronze Nation: | UKR |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The men's KL2 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]
The schedule was as follows:[2]
| Date | Time | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 22 August 2018 | 11:10 | Heats | ||
| 12:35 | Semifinals | |||
| Friday 24 August 2018 | 10:15 | Final B | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | 10:21 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final A |
Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.[3] [4] [5]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis McGrath | 43.196 | |||
| 2 | Ivo Kilian | 48.187 | |||
| 3 | Bibarys Spatay | 48.912 | |||
| 4 | Robert Studzizba | 50.727 | |||
| 5 | Emilio Atamañuk | 51.057 | |||
| 6 | Shi Wei | 53.517 | |||
| 7 | Takanori Kato | 1:00.562 | |||
| – | Andrei Tkachuk |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Martlew | 44.062 | |||
| 2 | Fernando Rufino de Paulo | 44.422 | |||
| 3 | Nick Beighton | 44.752 | |||
| 4 | Federico Mancarella | 45.592 | |||
| 5 | Markus Swoboda | 45.882 | |||
| 6 | David Phillipson | 48.643 | |||
| 7 | Hugo Costa | 51.003 | |||
| 8 | Or Adato | 53.788 |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mykola Syniuk | 44.439 | |||
| 2 | Vuk Radovanović | 47.469 | |||
| 3 | Volodymyr Velhun | 48.329 | |||
| 4 | Norberto Mourão | 49.169 | |||
| 5 | András Rozbora | 50.304 | |||
| 6 | Igor Korobeynikov | 52.234 | |||
| 7 | Higinio Rivero | 52.499 | |||
| 8 | Javier Reja Muñoz | 55.105 |
The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final.
The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final.[6] [7]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Mancarella | 44.470 | |||
| 2 | Nick Beighton | 44.590 | |||
| 3 | Vuk Radovanović | 47.555 | |||
| 4 | David Phillipson | 47.820 | |||
| 5 | Norberto Mourão | 48.815 | |||
| 6 | Bibarys Spatay | 48.955 | |||
| 7 | Shi Wei | 51.835 | |||
| 8 | Emilio Atamañuk | 52.581 | |||
| 9 | Higinio Rivero | 57.226 |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Rufino de Paulo | 44.004 | |||
| 2 | Markus Swoboda | 44.834 | |||
| 3 | Ivo Kilian | 47.485 | |||
| 4 | Volodymyr Velhun | 48.125 | |||
| 5 | Robert Studzizba | 50.075 | |||
| 6 | András Rozbora | 51.540 | |||
| 7 | Hugo Costa | 51.880 | |||
| 8 | Igor Korobeynikov | 52.535 | |||
| 9 | Takanori Kato | 1:02.485 |
Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.[8]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volodymyr Velhun | 46.805 | ||
| 2 | Bibarys Spatay | 46.865 | ||
| 3 | David Phillipson | 47.165 | ||
| 4 | Norberto Mourão | 47.195 | ||
| 5 | Robert Studzizba | 48.405 | ||
| 6 | András Rozbora | 49.555 | ||
| 7 | Shi Wei | 50.135 | ||
| 8 | Hugo Costa | 50.215 | ||
| 9 | Igor Korobeynikov | 50.410 |
Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.[9]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis McGrath | 41.735 | |||
| Scott Martlew | 42.360 | |||
| Mykola Syniuk | 43.230 | |||
| 4 | Markus Swoboda | 43.605 | ||
| 5 | Federico Mancarella | 43.795 | ||
| 6 | Fernando Rufino de Paulo | 43.865 | ||
| 7 | Nick Beighton | 44.160 | ||
| 8 | Ivo Kilian | 46.130 | ||
| 9 | Vuk Radovanović | 48.520 |