| Event: | Men's slalom K-1 |
| Games: | 2020 Summer |
| Venue: | Kasai Canoe Slalom Course |
| Dates: | 28 July 2021 (heats) 30 July 2021 (semifinal & final) |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Win Value: | 91.63 |
| Gold: | Jiří Prskavec |
| Goldnoc: | CZE |
| Silver: | Jakub Grigar |
| Silvernoc: | SVK |
| Bronze: | Hannes Aigner |
| Bronzenoc: | GER |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The men's K-1 slalom canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 and 30 July 2021 at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course.[1] 24 canoeists from 24 nations competed.[2] [3] Jiří Prskavec from the Czech Republic won the event, Jakub Grigar from Slovakia was second, and Hannes Aigner from Germany third. Prskavec and Aigner were bronze medalists in this event at the 2016 and 2012 Olympics, respectively; for Grigar, this is the first Olympic medal.
This was the ninth appearance of the event, having previously appeared in every Summer Olympics with slalom canoeing: 1972 and 1992–2016.
Reigning Olympic champion Joe Clarke did not make the Great Britain team, with that nation selecting Bradley Forbes-Cryans instead.[4] Reigning World Champion Jiří Prskavec of the Czech Republic, who won bronze at the 2016 Games, earned a place for his nation.
See main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified canoeist in the men's slalom K-1 event. A total of 24 qualification places were available, allocated as follows:
Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place.[2]
The World Championships quota places were allocated as follows:[5] [6]
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Qualification | Selected competitor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiří Prskavec | Jiří Prskavec | |||
| 2 | David Llorente | 2nd placed NOC | David Llorente | ||
| 4 | Bradley Forbes-Cryans | 3rd placed NOC | Bradley Forbes-Cryans | ||
| 7 | Antoine Launay | 4th placed NOC | Antoine Launay | ||
| 8 | Lucien Delfour | 5th placed NOC | Lucien Delfour | ||
| 9 | Pavel Eigel | 6th placed NOC | Pavel Eigel | ||
| 10 | Jakub Grigar | 7th placed NOC | Jakub Grigar | ||
| 11 | Quentin Burgi | 8th placed NOC | Boris Neveu | ||
| 12 | Hannes Aigner | 9th placed NOC | Hannes Aigner | ||
| 14 | Ben Hayward | 10th placed NOC | Michael Tayler | ||
| 15 | Giovanni De Gennaro | 11th placed NOC | Giovanni De Gennaro | ||
| 16 | Felix Oschmautz | 12th placed NOC | Felix Oschmautz | ||
| 19 | Martin Dougoud | 13th placed NOC | Martin Dougoud | ||
| 21 | Niko Testen | 14th placed NOC | Peter Kauzer | ||
| 22 | Michal Smolen | 15th placed NOC | Michal Smolen | ||
| 24 | Pepe Gonçalves | 16th placed NOC | Pepe Gonçalves | ||
| 26 | Isak Öhrström | 17th placed NOC | Erik Holmer | ||
| 31 | Jack Dangen | 18th placed NOC | Callum Gilbert |
Continental and other places:[5]
| Nation | Canoeist | Qualification | Selected competitor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Host nation | Kazuya Adachi | ||
| Thomas Bersinger | Americas quota | Lucas Rossi | ||
| Quan Xin | Asia quota | Quan Xin | ||
| Mathis Soudi | Africa quota | Mathis Soudi | ||
| Krzysztof Majerczak | Europe quota | Krzysztof Majerczak | ||
| - | Reallocation of Oceania quota | Gabriel De Coster |
Notes
The quota for the Americas was allocated to the NOC with the highest-ranked eligible athlete, due to the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships.
Slalom canoeing uses a three-round format, with heats, semifinal, and final. In the heats, each canoeist has two runs at the course with the better time counting. The top 20 advance to the semifinal. In the semifinal, the canoeists get a single run; the top 10 advance to the final. The best time in the single-run final wins gold.[7]
The canoe course is approximately 250 metres long, with up to 25 gates that the canoeist must pass in the correct direction. Penalty time is added for infractions such as passing on the wrong side or touching a gate. Runs typically last approximately 95 seconds.[7]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
The men's slalom K-1 took place over two separate days.[1]
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 28 July 2021 | 13:00 | Heats | |
| Friday, 30 July 2021 | 14:00 | Semifinal Final |
Qualification Rules: 1 to 20 to Semi-final, rest eliminated.
Qualification Rules: 1 to 10 to Final, rest eliminated.
| Rank | Bib | Canoeist | Nation | Preliminary Heats[8] | Semifinal[9] | Final[10] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | Best | Order | Time | Order | Time | Order | |||||||||
| 1 | 92.57 | 0 | 91.71 | 2 | 91.71 | 4 | 94.29 | 2 | 1 | 91.63 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 8 | 94.37 | 0 | 92.38 | 2 | 92.38 | 8 | 96.27 | 2 | 4 | 94.85 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 96.51 | 2 | 90.14 | 0 | 90.14 | 1 | 97.97 | 0 | 7 | 97.11 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 14 | 94.10 | 0 | 92.18 | 0 | 92.18 | 7 | 98.42 | 2 | 9 | 98.79 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 12 | 96.61 | 4 | 102.03 | 4 | 96.61 | 19 | 96.11 | 0 | 3 | 99.12 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 9 | 93.65 | 0 | 101.46 | 4 | 93.65 | 13 | 96.48 | 0 | 5 | 100.58 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 6 | 147.12 | 50 | 91.78 | 0 | 91.78 | 5 | 94.86 | 0 | 2 | 101.18 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 91.10 | 0 | 91.12 | 0 | 91.10 | 3 | 97.52 | 2 | 6 | 102.33 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 19 | 100.36 | 4 | 94.91 | 2 | 94.91 | 16 | 98.45 | 0 | 10 | 148.59 | 52 | 9 | |||
| 10 | 10 | 147.62 | 50 | 95.83 | 2 | 95.83 | 18 | 98.26 | 0 | 8 | 150.08 | 52 | 10 | |||
| 11 | 11 | 95.68 | 0 | 93.50 | 0 | 93.50 | 12 | 98.88 | 0 | 11 | did not advance | |||||
| 12 | 3 | 93.04 | 0 | 105.64 | 2 | 93.04 | 11 | 99.10 | 0 | 12 | did not advance | |||||
| 13 | 7 | 93.70 | 0 | 100.58 | 4 | 93.70 | 14 | 99.28 | 2 | 13 | did not advance | |||||
| 14 | 5 | 90.92 | 0 | 90.65 | 0 | 90.65 | 2 | 100.23 | 4 | 14 | did not advance | |||||
| 15 | 17 | 99.86 | 2 | 95.21 | 0 | 95.21 | 17 | 100.99 | 2 | 15 | did not advance | |||||
| 16 | 18 | 97.72 | 0 | 92.09 | 0 | 92.09 | 6 | 101.60 | 0 | 16 | did not advance | |||||
| 17 | 20 | 98.86 | 2 | 98.06 | 2 | 98.06 | 20 | 101.99 | 2 | 17 | did not advance | |||||
| 18 | 22 | 93.86 | 0 | 100.92 | 2 | 93.86 | 15 | 103.58 | 6 | 18 | did not advance | |||||
| 19 | 15 | 98.13 | 4 | 92.91 | 2 | 92.91 | 10 | 104.33 | 6 | 19 | did not advance | |||||
| 20 | 13 | 96.53 | 0 | 92.82 | 2 | 92.82 | 9 | 151.41 | 50 | 20 | did not advance | |||||
| 21 | 23 | 103.02 | 4 | 98.29 | 2 | 98.29 | 21 | did not advance | ||||||||
| 22 | 24 | 152.94 | 54 | 98.67 | 0 | 98.67 | 22 | did not advance | ||||||||
| 23 | 16 | 151.85 | 54 | 101.15 | 0 | 101.15 | 23 | did not advance | ||||||||
| 24 | 21 | 117.98 | 8 | 106.04 | 2 | 106.04 | 24 | did not advance | ||||||||