2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's VL2 explained

Event:	Men's VL2
Championship:	2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	16–17 September
Venue:	Lake Bagsværd
Location:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Competitors:	12
Nations:	10
Win Value:	53.93
Gold:	Fernando Rufino de Paulo
Gold Nation:	BRA
Silver:	Higinio Rivero
Silver Nation:	ESP
Bronze:	Norberto Mourão
Bronze Nation:	POR
Prev:	2019
Next:	2022

The men's VL2 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	16:05	Heats
Friday 17 September 2021	10:50	Semifinal
	style=background:lemonchiffon	15:35	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	Fernando Rufino de Paulo		54.10
2	Andrii Kryvchun		57.70
3	Luis Cardoso da Silva		58.44
4	Róbert Suba		58.55
5	Marius-Bogdan Ciustea		58.67
6	Stewart Clark		1:01.24

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Higinio Rivero		55.87
2	Igor Korobeynikov	RCF	55.88
3	Norberto Mourão		56.02
4	Mathieu St-Pierre		56.55
5	Takanori Kato		1:07.94
–	Roman Serebryakov	RCF

Semifinal

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

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Mathieu St-Pierre		57.08
2	Róbert Suba		58.25
3	Marius-Bogdan Ciustea		58.54
4	Stewart Clark		1:02.38
5	Takanori Kato		1:09.52

Final

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

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Fernando Rufino de Paulo		53.93
	Higinio Rivero		56.21
	Norberto Mourão		56.54
4	Igor Korobeynikov	RCF	56.78
5	Mathieu St-Pierre		57.05
6	Andrii Kryvchun		57.13
7	Róbert Suba		57.92
8	Luis Cardoso da Silva		57.94
9	Marius-Bogdan Ciustea		58.17

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Spectator guide. ICF. 19 September 2021.
2. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TIME TABLE & RESULTS. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
3. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 1st Heat. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
4. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 2nd Heat. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
5. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL1 Men 200m - 1st Semi-final. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
6. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VL2 Men 200m - Final A. Spotfokus. 18 September 2021.