Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres explained

Event:Men's K-1 1000 metres
Games:2020 Summer
Venue:Sea Forest Waterway
Dates:2 August 2021 (heats and quarterfinal)
3 August 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors:27
Nations:23
Win Value:3:20.643
Gold:Bálint Kopasz
Goldnoc:HUN
Silver:Ádám Varga
Silvernoc:HUN
Bronze:Fernando Pimenta
Bronzenoc:POR
Prev:2016
Next:2024

The men's K-1 1000 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 2 and 3 August 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway.[1] At least 15 canoeists from at least 15 nations competed.[2]

Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, one of four events to have appeared every Summer Games since the introduction of canoeing in 1936.

The reigning World Champion is Bálint Kopasz of Hungary. The reigning Olympic champion is Marcus Walz of Spain, who will not defend his title; he is not among the 6 men's kayakers on Spain's team for 2020.[3]

Qualification

See main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify one place in the event, though could enter up to 2 boats if it earned enough quota places through other women's kayak events. A total of 13 qualification places were available, initially allocated as follows:

Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place.[2] Two additional spots were added: a Tripartite Commission invitation (for Amado Cruz of Belize) and a Refugee Olympic Team invitation for Saeid Fazloula.[4] [5]

The World Championships quota places were allocated as follows:[6]

RankKayakerNationQualification Selected competitor
1Bálint Kopasz6 places from K-4 and K-2
2Josef DostálEarned quota in K-2 1000 m
3Fernando PimentaQuota #1 in K-1 1000m
4Peter GelleQuota #2 in K-1 1000m
5Maxim SpesivtsevQuota #3 in K-1 1000m
6Aleh YureniaQuota #4 in K-1 1000m
7Étienne HubertEarned quota in K-2 1000 m
8Roi Rodríguez6 places from K-4 and K-2
9Agustín VerniceQuota #5 in K-1 1000m
10Jean van der Westhuyzen6 places from K-4 and K-2
11Bojan ZdelarReallocated host quota in K-1 1000m

Continental, World Cup, and other places:[6]

NationQualification Selected competitor
Africa quota in K-1 1000 m
Americas quota in K-1 1000 m
Asia quota in K-1 1000 m Ali Aghamirzaei
Europe quota #1 in K-1 1000 m
Europe quota #2 in K-1 1000 m
Oceania quota in K-1 1000 m
World Cup quota in K-1 1000 m
Tripartite Invitation Amado Cruz
Refugee Team Invitation Saeid Fazloula

Nations with men's kayak quota spots from the K-1 200 metres, K-2 1000 metres, or K-4 500 metres could enter (additional) boats as well.

Competition format

Sprint canoeing uses a four-round format for events with at least 11 boats, with heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. The specifics of the progression format depend on the number of boats ultimately entered.[7]

The course is a flatwater course 9 metres wide. The name of the event describes the particular format within sprint canoeing. The "K" format means a kayak, with the canoeist sitting, using a double-bladed paddle to paddle, and steering with a foot-operated rudder (as opposed to a canoe, with a kneeling canoeist, single-bladed paddle, and no rudder). The "1" is the number of canoeists in each boat. The "1000 metres" is the distance of each race.[8]

Schedule

The event was held over two consecutive days, with two rounds per day. All sessions started at 9:30 a.m. local time, though there are multiple events with races in each session.[9]

Sprint
Event↓/Date → Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Men's K-1 1000 m H ¼ ½ F

Results

Heats

Progression System: 1st-2nd to SF, rest to QF.

Heat 1

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
15Josef Dostál3:37.342SF
27Thomas Green3:39.492SF
34Artuur Peters3:41.967QF
43Maxim Spesivtsev3:42.888QF
56Simon McTavish3:43.512QF
62Kohl Horton4:24.679QF

Heat 2

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15Bálint Kopasz3:39.084SF
24Agustín Vernice3:40.430SF
36Samuele Burgo3:43.746QF
43Étienne Hubert3:45.072QF
52Ali Aghamirzaei3:48.609QF
67Roman Anoshkin3:50.580QF

Heat 3

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15Fernando Pimenta3:40.323SF
24Peter Gelle3:42.131SF
33Jean van der Westhuyzen3:46.186QF
42Guillaume Burger3:53.241QF
56Vagner Souta3:57.178QF

Heat 4

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15Aleh Yurenia3:43.444SF
24Bojan Zdelar3:45.074SF
33Lars Magne Ullvang3:47.253QF
42Tuva'a Clifton4:11.029QF
56Amado Cruz4:13.080QF

Heat 5

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=200Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
14Jacob Schopf3:39.504SF
22Ádám Varga3:39.650SF
35Zhang Dong3:40.955QF
43Saeid Fazloula3:52.631QF
56Mohamed Mrabet4:02.148QF

Quarterfinals

Progression: 1st-2nd to SF, rest out.

Quarterfinal 1

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13Maxim Spesivtsev3:44.136SF
25Zhang Dong3:44.269SF
32Vagner Souta3:52.402
46Ali Aghamirzaei3:52.834
54Tuva'a Clifton4:21.301
67Kohl Horton4:39.138

Quarterfinal 2

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
14Artuur Peters3:45.712SF
25Samuele Burgo3:45.993SF
32Roman Anoshkin3:46.576
46Simon McTavish3:52.467
53Guillaume Burger3:52.817
67Amado Cruz4:15.262

Quarterfinal 3

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=200Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
14Jean van der Westhuyzen3:46.104SF
25Étienne Hubert3:46.274SF
33Lars Magne Ullvang3:49.830
42Saeid Fazloula3:52.614
56Mohamed Mrabet3:56.325

Semifinals

Progression System: 1st-4th to Final A, rest to Final B.

Semifinal 1

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15Bálint Kopasz3:24.558OB, FA
24Josef Dostál3:25.387FA
33Jacob Schopf3:25.586FA
41Zhang Dong3:26.246FA
57Artuur Peters3:26.773FB
68Étienne Hubert3:27.319FB
72Peter Gelle3:28.255FB
86Bojan Zdelar3:29.525FB

Semifinal 2

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
15Fernando Pimenta3:22.942FA, OB
22Ádám Varga3:23.634FA
33Thomas Green3:24.612FA
46Agustín Vernice3:24.734FA
58Samuele Burgo3:25.673FB
64Aleh Yurenia3:27.323FB
77Maxim Spesivtsev3:27.372FB
81Jean van der Westhuyzen3:28.287FB

Finals

Final A

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5Bálint Kopasz3:20.643OB
6Ádám Varga3:22.431
4Fernando Pimenta3:22.478
47Jacob Schopf3:22.554
53Josef Dostál3:26.610
61Zhang Dong3:28.103
72Thomas Green3:28.360
88Agustín Vernice3:28.503

Final B

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
94Samuele Burgo3:26.169
105Artuur Peters3:26.781
118Jean van der Westhuyzen3:26.955
126Aleh Yurenia3:27.190
132Maxim Spesivtsev3:27.909
147Peter Gelle3:28.240
153Étienne Hubert3:31.553
161Bojan Zdelar3:31.689

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule . Tokyo 2020 . 25 June 2021 . 3 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210703154210/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/schedule/canoe-sprint-schedule . dead .
  2. News: Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Canoe Sprint. International Canoe Federation. 25 June 2021.
  3. News: https://www.rtve.es/deportes/20210515/piraguismo-k4-cravioto-jjoo-tokio-2020/2090491.shtmlpublisher=[[RTVE] Saúl Craviotto will lead the Spanish team for Tokyo 2020]. 15 May 2021. 15 May 2021.
  4. News: Belize and Mozambique awarded tripartite Olympic quotas . ICF . 21 May 2021 . 25 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Refugee Olympic Team.
  6. https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/canoe_sprint_quota_allocation_-_tokyo_2020_-_media_format.pdf Canoe Sprint Quota Allocation
  7. Web site: Canoe Sprint Progression System . ICF . 25 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Canoe Sprint . IOC . 25 June 2021 . 3 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210703154152/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/sports/canoe-sprint/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule . . 1 March 2020.

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