2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's VL1 explained

Event:	Men's VL1
Championship:	2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	24–25 August
Venue:	Sportpark Duisburg
Location:	Duisburg, Germany
Competitors:	10
Nations:	9
Win Value:	1:02.735
Gold:	Benjamin Sainsbury
Gold Nation:	AUS
Silver:	David González
Silver Nation:	ESP
Bronze:	Carlos Glenndel Moreira
Bronze Nation:	BRA
Prev:	2022

The men's VL1 competition at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg took place at Sportpark Duisburg.

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 24 August 2023	12:05	Heats
	15:35	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Friday 25 August 2023	style=background:lemonchiffon	14:35	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.^{[2] [3]}

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Benjamin Sainsbury		1:01.935
2	David González		1:05.008
3	Surender Kumar		1:06.390
4	Carlos Glenndel Moreira		1:06.817
5	Benjamin Brown		1:12.932

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Peter Happ		1:06.603
2	Robinson Mendez		1:07.070
3	Alessio Bedin		1:07.918
4	Maxim Bogatyrev		1:11.805
5	Yash Kumar		1:13.762

Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.^[4]

Rank	Name	Country	Time	Notes
1	Carlos Glenndel Moreira		1:06.920
2	Benjamin Brown		1:12.020
3	Maxim Bogatyrev		1:13.148
4	Yash Kumar		1:13.688

Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.^[5]

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Benjamin Sainsbury		1:02.735
	David González		1:05.932
	Carlos Glenndel Moreira		1:06.086
4	Surender Kumar		1:06.221
5	Peter Happ		1:07.587
6	Alessio Bedin		1:10.342
7	Maxim Bogatyrev		1:11.876
8	Robinson Mendez		1:12.279
9	Benjamin Brown		1:12.458

Notes and References

1. Web site: ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships 2023 Schedule . kanuduisburg.de . 25 August 2023 . 26 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826024541/http://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/regatta.php?competition=wettkampf_277 . live .
2. Web site: VL1 Men 200m - 1st Heat . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828232221/https://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=259 . live .
3. Web site: VL1 Men 200m - 2nd Heat . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828232042/https://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=260 . live .
4. Web site: VL1 Men 200m - Semi-final . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829084814/https://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=261 . live .
5. Web site: VL1 Men 200m - Final . kanuduisburg.de . 14 September 2023 . 29 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929181331/http://results.imas-sport.com/kanuduisburg/race.php?competition=wettkampf_277&race_id=185 . live .