Canoe slalom at the 2023 European Games – Men's C1 explained

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Event:	Men's canoe
Games:	2023 European Games
Venue:	Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course
Date:	30 June – 2 July
Competitors:	44
Nations:	19
Gold:	Ryan Westley
Goldnoc:	GBR
Silver:	Miquel Travé
Silvernoc:	ESP
Bronze:	Václav Chaloupka
Bronzenoc:	CZE

The canoe slalom men's canoe event at the 2023 European Games took place on 2 July 2023 at the Kraków-Kolna Canoe Slalom Course in Kraków, with the qualification heats on 30 June 2023.

Competition format

The event uses a three-round format with qualification heats, semifinal and final. Paddlers complete up to two runs in the heats, with the top ranked athletes starting last. In the first heat, the 20 fastest paddlers qualify automatically for the semifinal, whilst the rest compete in the second heat for additional 10 qualification spots. The final rank of non-qualifying athletes is determined by their second run score. Paddlers start in the reverse order of their heats position in the semifinal and complete a single run, with the top 10 advancing to the final. The start list for the final is once again in reverse order of the semifinal results. The athlete with the best time in the single-run final is awarded gold.

A penalty of 2 seconds is awarded for touching a gate and a 50-second penalty is awarded for missing a gate or negotiating it in the opposite direction.^[1]

An easier gate setup is generally used for the heats and then a more difficult one for semifinal and final.

Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date	Time	Round
30 June 2023
	09:35	Heats Run 1
	11:05	Heats Run 2
2 July 2023
	09:04	Semifinal
	11:40	Final

Results

Penalties are included in the time shown. The fastest time in each round is shown in bold.

Rank	Bib	Athlete	Country	Heats						Semifinal^[2]	Final^[3]
				Run 1^[4]			Run 2^[5]
				Time		Rank	Time		Rank	Time		Rank	Time		Rank
	15			91.77	0	5	—			99.21	0	6	94.01	0	1
	6			95.47	2	17	—			98.65	2	5	95.16	0	2
	9			93.43	0	9	—			96.94	2	3	96.10	0	3
4	29			94.31	0	14	—			99.36	2	7	96.18	0	4
5	24			96.06	2	20	—			99.75	0	9	98.57	0	5
6	1			92.99	2	8	—			95.52	0	1	98.73	4	6
7	10			91.97	0	6	—			95.89	0	2	101.36	2	7
8	8			90.93	0	1	—			99.98	2	10	109.59	2	8
9	25			91.48	0	2	—			98.29	2	4	113.93	6	9
10	17			92.06	0	7	—			99.68	0	8	156.75	50	10
11	18			143.76	54	40	91.86	2	1	100.14	2	11	Did not advance
12	7			97.69	4	26	93.99	0	3	100.77	0	12
13	13			145.49	50	41	95.92	2	7	100.80	0	13
14	11			93.55	0	10	—			101.10	0	14
15	5	Nicolas Gestin		97.33	4	24	94.21	0	4	101.30	4	15
16	4			91.75	0	4	—			101.67	2	16
17	2			91.74	0	3	—			102.19	6	17
18	12			94.34	2	15	—			103.88	2	18
19	34			95.75	0	19	—			103.90	2	19
20	3			93.66	0	12	—			104.89	4	20
21	30			95.68	0	18	—			105.85	4	21
22	32			100.23	6	28	95.20	0	6	106.79	4	22
23	22			94.13	0	13	—			107.06	4	23
24	16	Liam Jegou		93.56	0	11	—			108.25	4	24
25	19			96.37	0	22	92.69	0	2	108.47	8	25
26	31			96.79	2	23	96.46	0	9	111.34	0	26
27	20			100.74	4	29	94.90	0	5	122.14	10	27
28	23			96.24	2	21	96.16	0	8	151.68	54	28
29	33			94.73	0	16	—			210.25	102	29
30	27			97.34	2	25	98.93	2	10	220.67	108	30
31	26			155.65	58	43	99.64	2	11	Did not advance
32	35			103.16	4	31	100.41	4	12
33	21			109.58	6	33	106.26	8	13
34	38			102.11	2	30	106.98	8	14
35	36			130.37	8	44	108.12	4	15
36	37			113.48	4	35	113.96	6	16
37	39			167.69	58	44	114.84	6	17
38	28			128.87	12	39	117.29	6	18
39	42			124.70	6	38	127.22	6	19
40	43			112.01	4	34	127.63	4	20
41	40			119.55	2	37	130.02	6	21
42	41			150.86	16	42	135.92	10	22
43	44			116.86	4	36	146.02	12	23
44	14			97.96	2	27	158.05	56	24

Notes and References

1. Web site: CANOE SLALOM COMPETITION RULES 2023 . 2 July 2023.
2. Web site: Men's Canoe – Semi-final . 2 July 2023.
3. Web site: Men's Canoe – Final . 2 July 2023.
4. Web site: Men's Canoe – Heats 1st Run . 2 July 2023.
5. Web site: Men's Canoe – Heats 2nd Run . 2 July 2023.