| Event: | Women's KL3 |
| 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: | 15 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Win Value: | 53.671 |
| Gold: | Helene Ripa |
| Gold Nation: | SWE |
| Silver: | Amanda Reynolds |
| Silver Nation: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Mihaela Lulea |
| Bronze Nation: | ROU |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The women's KL3 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 | 15:25 | Heats | ||||
| 16:45 | Semifinal | |||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Thursday 23 August 2018 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 16:56 | 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] [4]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helene Ripa | 55.140 | |||
| 2 | Amanda Reynolds | 55.740 | |||
| 3 | Shahla Behrouzirad | 56.265 | |||
| 4 | Katarzyna Sobczak | 58.100 | |||
| 5 | Chelsey Dixon | 59.705 | |||
| 6 | Yoshimi Kaji | 1:04.596 | |||
| 7 | Pan Xingzhu | 1:07.891 | |||
| 8 | Jillian Elwart | 1:08.971 |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihaela Lulea | 57.976 | |||
| 2 | Mari Christina Santilli | 58.211 | |||
| 3 | Cai Yuqingyan | 58.821 | |||
| 4 | Kelly Allen | 1:00.571 | |||
| 5 | Erica Scarff | 1:00.831 | |||
| 6 | Larisa Volik | 1:03.156 | |||
| 7 | Inés Felipe | 1:09.761 |
The fastest three boats advanced to the final.[5]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katarzyna Sobczak | 56.639 | |||
| 2 | Erica Scarff | 58.454 | |||
| 3 | Chelsey Dixon | 58.529 | |||
| 4 | Kelly Allen | 58.559 | |||
| 5 | Larisa Volik | 58.644 | |||
| 6 | Yoshimi Kaji | 1:02.719 | |||
| 7 | Pan Xingzhu | 1:03.734 | |||
| 8 | Jillian Elwart | 1:06.984 | |||
| 9 | Inés Felipe | 1:07.179 |
Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.[6]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helene Ripa | 53.671 | |||
| Amanda Reynolds | 53.881 | |||
| Mihaela Lulea | 54.826 | |||
| 4 | Mari Christina Santilli | 56.606 | ||
| 5 | Cai Yuqingyan | 57.151 | ||
| 6 | Katarzyna Sobczak | 57.746 | ||
| 7 | Erica Scarff | 57.786 | ||
| 8 | Shahla Behrouzirad | 57.936 | ||
| 9 | Chelsey Dixon | 59.911 |