2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's KL1 explained

Event:	Men's KL1
Championship:	2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	16–18 September
Venue:	Lake Bagsværd
Location:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Competitors:	14
Nations:	11
Win Value:	45.94
Gold:	Péter Pál Kiss
Gold Nation:	HUN
Silver:	Luis Cardoso da Silva
Silver Nation:	BRA
Bronze:	Róbert Suba
Bronze Nation:	HUN
Prev:	2019
Next:	2022

The men's KL1 competition at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen took place on Lake Bagsværd.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[2]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 16 September 2021	09:00	Heats
	11:30	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Saturday 18 September 2021	style=background:lemonchiffon	10:20	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] [4]}

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Péter Pál Kiss		49.24
2	Rémy Boullé		50.22
3	Aleksandr Ilichev	RCF	53.36
4	Anas Al-Khalifa		53.87
5	Ian Marsden		54.04
6	Adrián Castaño		57.53
7	Robinson Méndez		1:07.85

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Luis Cardoso da Silva		47.41
2	Róbert Suba		48.76
3	Alex Santos		52.86
4	Pavel Gromov	RCF	53.78
5	Lucas Díaz		55.91
6	Artur Chuprov	RCF	57.72
–	Yuta Takagi

Semifinal

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

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Pavel Gromov	RCF	55.21
2	Lucas Díaz		55.70
3	Anas Al-Khalifa		55.95
4	Ian Marsden		57.35
5	Adrián Castaño		59.53
6	Artur Chuprov	RCF	59.54
7	Robinson Méndez		1:09.51

Final

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

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Péter Pál Kiss		45.94
	Luis Cardoso da Silva		46.30
	Róbert Suba		47.86
4	Rémy Boullé		48.57
5	Anas Al-Khalifa		52.54
6	Alex Santos		52.77
7	Pavel Gromov	RCF	53.04
8	Lucas Díaz		53.17
9	Aleksandr Ilichev	RCF	54.24

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Spectator guide. ICF. 18 September 2021.
2. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TIME TABLE & RESULTS. Spotfokus . 18 September 2021.
3. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 1st Heat. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
4. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 2nd Heat. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
5. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 1st Semi-final. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
6. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - Final A. Spotfokus. 18 September 2021.