2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's VL2 explained

Event:	Men's VL2
Championship:	2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	4–6 August
Venue:	Lake Banook
Location:	Dartmouth, Canada
Competitors:	12
Nations:	10
Win Value:	51.67
Gold:	Igor Tofalini
Gold Nation:	BRA
Silver:	Fernando Rufino de Paulo
Silver Nation:	BRA
Bronze:	Norberto Mourão
Bronze Nation:	POR
Prev:	2021

The men's VL2 competition at the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth took place on Lake Banook.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^{[2] [3]}

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 4 August 2022	10:00	Heats
	15:50	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Saturday 6 August 2022	style=background:lemonchiffon	10:28	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

All times are Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3)

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.^{[4] [5]}

Heat 1

Rank	Canoeist	Country	Time	Notes
1	Igor Tofalini		54.19
2	Steven Haxton		57.15
3	Higinio Rivero		57.63
4	Mathieu St-Pierre		58.33
5	Andrii Kryvchun		59.24
6	Takanori Kato		1:07.56

Heat 2

Rank	Canoeist	Country	Time	Notes
1	Fernando Rufino de Paulo		55.24
2	Norberto Mourão		58.44
3	Róbert Suba		59.61
4	Marius Ciustea		1:01.57
5	Stewart Clark		1:02.49
6	Yves Bourque		1:07.91

Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.^[6]

Rank	Canoeist	Country	Time	Notes
1	Mathieu St-Pierre		59.22
2	Andrii Kryvchun		1:00.93
3	Marius Ciustea		1:01.23
4	Stewart Clark		1:01.69
5	Yves Bourque		1:04.78
6	Takanori Kato		1:09.52

Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.^[7]

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Igor Tofalini		51.67
	Fernando Rufino de Paulo		52.00
	Norberto Mourão		53.26
4	Higinio Rivero		53.67
5	Róbert Suba		54.05
6	Steven Haxton		54.75
7	Mathieu St-Pierre		54.86
8	Andrii Kryvchun		55.51
9	Marius Ciustea		57.23

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Spectator guide . . 7 August 2022 .
2. Web site: CANOE '22 Time Table & Results. 7 August 2022 .
3. Web site: 2022 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TIME TABLE & RESULTS. Spotfokus . 8 October 2022 .
4. Web site: 2022 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VL2 Men 200m - 1st Heat. Spotfokus. 8 October 2022.
5. Web site: 2022 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VL2 Men 200m - 2nd Heat. Spotfokus. 8 October 2022.
6. Web site: 2022 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VL2 Men 200m - Semifinal. Spotfokus. 8 October 2022.
7. Web site: 2022 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VL2 Men 200m - Final A . Spotfokus . 7 August 2022 .