Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's K-1 200 metres explained

Event:Women's K-1 200 metres
Games:2020 Summer
Venue:Sea Forest Waterway
Dates:2 August 2021 (heats and quarterfinal)
3 August 2021 (semifinal & final)
Competitors:34
Nations:24
Win Value:38.120
Gold:Lisa Carrington
Goldnoc:NZL
Silver:Teresa Portela
Silvernoc:ESP
Bronze:Emma Jørgensen
Bronzenoc:DEN
Prev:2016

The women's K-1 200 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 12 canoeists from at least 12 nations competed.[2]

Background

This was the 3rd appearance of the event, which replaced the men's C-2 500 metres in 2012.

The seven-time reigning World Champion and two-time reigning Olympic champion is Lisa Carrington of New Zealand, who earned a place for her NOC and has been selected to compete.[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 12 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]

An extensive reallocation process was used, resulting in one of the quota places being reallocated to a larger kayak class. Carrington and Jørgensen also qualified in the K-1 500 metres, resulting in their quota spots being reallocated within the 200 metres (Starović could not receive it, as she had also qualified in the 500 metres). Kichasova-Skoryk, however, had qualified in the K-4 but not the K-1 500 metres; her quota was reallocated to the larger boat classes. The 4 remaining World Championships quota places were allocated as follows:[4]

RankKayakerNationQualification Selected competitor
1Lisa CarringtonEarned quota in K-1 500 m
2Marta WalczykiewiczQuota #1 in K-1 200 m
3Emma JørgensenEarned quota in K-1 500 m
Teresa PortelaQuota #2 in K-1 200 m
5Mariia Kichasova-SkorykEarned quota in K-4 500 m
6Dóra LuczQuota #4 in K-1 200 m
7Milica StarovićEarned quota in K-1 500 m
8Teresa PortelaQuota #5 in K-1 200 m

Continental and World Cup places:[4]

NationQualification Selected competitor
Africa quota in K-1 200 m Amira Kheris
Americas quota in K-1 200 m Brenda Rojas
Asia quota in K-1 200 m Yuka Ono
Europe quota #1 in K-1 200 m Emily Lewis
Europe quota #2 in K-1 200 m Francesca Genzo
Oceania quota in K-1 200 m Jade Tierney
World Cup quota in K-1 200 m

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

NationSelected competitor 1 Selected competitor 2
Lisa Carrington (K-4)

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.[5]

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 "200 metres" is the distance of each race.[6]

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.[7]

Sprint
Event↓/Date → Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
Women's K-1 200 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
15Emma Jørgensen41.572SF
24Francesca Genzo42.198SF
32Anamaria Govorčinović42.901QF
43Mariia Kichasova-Skoryk44.564QF
51Khaoula Sassi45.101QF
67Jade Tierney48.271QF
76Amira Kheris48.306QF

Heat 2

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
13Dóra Lucz41.098SF
25Marta Walczykiewicz41.100SF
34Linnea Stensils41.109QF
47Ma Qing42.706QF
51Joana Vasconcelos43.059QF
66Léa Jamelot43.589QF
72Samaa Ahmed47.272QF

Heat 3

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
15Teresa Portela40.812SF
23Anna Kárász41.127SF
34Deborah Kerr41.168QF
47Helena Wiśniewska41.407QF
51Andréanne Langlois41.525QF
66Brenda Rojas43.802QF
72Anne Cairns46.795QF

Heat 4

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
13Yin Mengdie41.688SF
25Teresa Portela42.050SF
36Vanina Paoletti42.334QF
44Natalia Podolskaya42.845QF
57Yuliia Yuriichuk43.760QF
61Sara Milthers43.863QF
72Yuka Ono45.251QF

Heat 5

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
15Lisa Carrington40.715SF
22Svetlana Chernigovskaya41.540SF
34Milica Novaković41.579QF
43Emily Lewis42.038QF
56Michelle Russell42.236QF
61Natalya Sergeyeva46.657QF

Quarterfinals

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

Quarterfinal 1

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
12Andréanne Langlois41.728SF
24Ma Qing42.321SF
35Anamaria Govorčinović43.307
46Joana Vasconcelos43.379
51Sara Milthers43.675
63Mariia Kichasova-Skoryk44.247
78Samaa Ahmed47.882
87Jade Tierney49.290

Quarterfinal 2

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
15Linnea Stensils41.313SF
24Milica Novaković41.340SF
33Helena Wiśniewska41.559
47Léa Jamelot43.338
52Yuliia Yuriichuk43.871
66Khaoula Sassi45.809
71Natalya Sergeyeva46.736
88Anne Cairns47.141

Quarterfinal 3

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
15Deborah Kerr42.742SF
22Michelle Russell42.940SF
33Emily Lewis42.945
44Vanina Paoletti43.163
56Natalia Podolskaya43.212
67Brenda Rojas44.876
78Yuka Ono45.610
81Amira Kheris49.412

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
13Lisa Carrington38.127OB, FA
25Emma Jørgensen38.457FA
36Marta Walczykiewicz38.563FA
44Teresa Portela38.858FA
48Linnea Stensils38.858FA
62Teresa Portela39.301FB
77Michelle Russell40.224FB
81Ma Qing40.837FB

Semifinal 2

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
14Dóra Lucz39.713FA
21Deborah Kerr39.751FA
37Andréanne Langlois39.952FA
43Francesca Genzo40.000FA
55Yin Mengdie40.069FB
68Milica Novaković40.257FB
72Svetlana Chernigovskaya40.433FB
86Anna Kárász40.724FB

Finals

Final A

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
5Lisa Carrington38.120OB
9Teresa Portela38.883
3Emma Jørgensen38.901
47Marta Walczykiewicz39.170
51Linnea Stensils39.287
64Dóra Lucz39.442
78Francesca Genzo40.184
86Deborah Kerr40.409
92Andréanne Langlois40.473

Final B

width=30Rankwidth=30Lanewidth=175Canoerwidth=150Countrywidth=30Timewidth=50Notes
105Teresa Portela39.562
112Svetlana Chernigovskaya39.977
124Yin Mengdie40.365
133Michelle Russell40.527
6Milica Novaković40.527
157Ma Qing40.652
168Anna Kárász41.242

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canoe Sprint - Women's Kayak Single 200m Schedule . Tokyo 2020 . 1 August 2021 . 1 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210801070932/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/event-schedule-women-s-kayak-single-200m.htm . dead .
  2. News: Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Canoe Sprint. International Canoe Federation. 25 June 2021.
  3. https://www.olympic.org.nz/news/tokyo-olympic-games-womens-canoe-sprint-team-named/ NZOC
  4. https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/canoe_sprint_quota_allocation_-_tokyo_2020_-_media_format.pdf Canoe Sprint Quota Allocation
  5. Web site: Canoe Sprint Progression System . ICF . 25 June 2021.
  6. 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 .
  7. Web site: Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule . . 1 March 2020.

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