2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's KL3 explained

Event:	Women's KL3
Championship:	2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	16–18 September
Venue:	Lake Bagsværd
Location:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Competitors:	14
Nations:	13
Win Value:	47.77
Gold:	Laura Sugar
Gold Nation:	GBR
Silver:	Hope Gordon
Silver Nation:	GBR
Bronze:	Nélia Barbosa
Bronze Nation:	FRA
Prev:	2019
Next:	2022

The women's KL3 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	15:55	Heats
Friday 17 September 2021	11:10	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Saturday 18 September 2021	style=background:lemonchiffon	10:32	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	Laura Sugar		48.84
2	Nikoletta Molnár		52.67
3	Mari Christina Santilli		52.79
4	Katarzyna Kozikowska		53.08
5	Erica Scarff		55.36
6	Zhanyl Baltabayeva		56.05
7	Larisa Volik	RCF	58.20

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Hope Gordon		49.68
2	Nélia Barbosa		50.23
3	Felicia Laberer		50.70
4	Helene Ripa		52.04
5	Yoshimi Kaji		53.60
6	Amanda Embriaco		54.23
–	Sangeeta Rajput

Semifinal

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

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Katarzyna Kozikowska		51.08
2	Helene Ripa		55.60
3	Amanda Embriaco		1:02.05
4	Yoshimi Kaji		1:15.55
5	Erica Scarff		1:15.55
6	Zhanyl Baltabayeva		1:15.55
7	Larisa Volik	RCF	1:15.55

Final

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

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Laura Sugar		47.77
	Hope Gordon		48.25
	Nélia Barbosa		48.78
4	Felicia Laberer		49.82
5	Katarzyna Kozikowska		49.86
6	Mari Christina Santilli		50.59
7	Nikoletta Molnár		50.97
8	Amanda Embriaco		51.45
9	Helene Ripa		52.08

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 KL3 Women 200m - 1st Heat. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
4. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL3 Women 200m - 2nd Heat. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
5. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL3 Women 200m - 1st Semi-final. Spotfokus. 19 September 2021.
6. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KL3 Women 200m - Final A. Spotfokus. 18 September 2021.