| Event: | Women's KL2 |
| Championship: | 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships |
| Dates: | 23–26 August |
| Venue: | Sportpark Duisburg |
| Location: | Duisburg, Germany |
| Competitors: | 15 |
| Nations: | 11 |
| Win Value: | 48.706 |
| Gold: | Charlotte Henshaw |
| Gold Nation: | GBR |
| Silver: | Emma Wiggs |
| Silver Nation: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Katalin Varga |
| Bronze Nation: | HUN |
| Prev: | 2022 |
The women's KL2 competition at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg took place at Sportpark Duisburg.
The schedule was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 23 August 2023 | 15:55 | Heats | ||||
| Thursday 24 August 2023 | 15:30 | Semifinal | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Saturday 26 August 2023 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 11:46 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
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]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Henshaw | 49.063 | |||
| 2 | Anja Adler | 53.755 | |||
| 3 | Susan Seipel | 54.719 | |||
| 4 | Wang Shanshan | 57.813 | |||
| 5 | Salwa Ahmed | 1:02.824 | |||
| 6 | Rajni Jha | 1:04.553 | |||
| 7 | Shiho Miyajima | 1:05.335 | |||
| 8 | Wasana Khuthawisap | 1:08.548 |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Wiggs | 50.604 | |||
| 2 | Katalin Varga | 53.198 | |||
| 3 | Talia Eilat | 57.136 | |||
| 4 | Wang Danqin | 57.142 | |||
| 5 | Prachi Yadav | 58.946 | |||
| 6 | Johanna Pflügner | 59.237 | |||
| 7 | Inés Felipe | 1:02.231 |
The fastest three boats advanced to the final.[4]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Shanshan | 57.054 | |||
| 2 | Johanna Pflügner | 57.717 | |||
| 3 | Prachi Yadav | 58.866 | |||
| 4 | Inés Felipe | 59.060 | |||
| 5 | Wang Danqin | 59.557 | |||
| 6 | Salwa Ahmed | 1:02.516 | |||
| 7 | Rajni Jha | 1:04.481 | |||
| 8 | Shiho Miyajima | 1:05.707 | |||
| 9 | Wasana Khuthawisap | 1:07.177 |
Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.[5]
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Henshaw | 48.706 | |||
| Emma Wiggs | 49.690 | |||
| Katalin Varga | 50.808 | |||
| 4 | Anja Adler | 52.485 | ||
| 5 | Susan Seipel | 54.605 | ||
| 6 | Talia Eilat | 55.626 | ||
| 7 | Prachi Yadav | 56.665 | ||
| 8 | Wang Shanshan | 57.252 | ||
| 9 | Johanna Pflügner | 58.125 |