Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was contested in two main disciplines: canoe slalom, from 7 to 11 August,[1] and canoe sprint, from 15 to 20 August.[2] The slalom competition was held at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium; whereas the sprint events were staged at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Copacabana. The location for canoeing events was a source of concern for athletes since the Brazilian federal government's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation lab has found the genes of drug-resistant super bacteria in Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon.[3][4]
| Canoeing at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
,_Rio_2016.png) ,_Rio_2016.png) Pictograms for the Slalom (left) and Sprint (right) | |
| Venue | Olympic Whitewater Stadium (slalom) Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas (sprint) |
| Dates | 7–11 August 2016 for Slalom 15–20 August 2016 for Sprint |
| No. of events | 16 |
| Competitors | 334 from 53 nations |
Around 330 athletes participated in 16 events.
Qualification
A new qualification system had been created for both slalom and sprint canoeing at the 2016 Olympic Games. The quotas were set for each event by the International Canoe Federation in August 2014.[5]
Competition schedule
| H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 | H | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's C-2 | H | ½ | F | |||||
| Men's K-1 | H | ½ | F | |||||
| Women's K-1 | H | ½ | F | |||||
| Event↓/Date → | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 200 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's C-1 1000 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's C-2 1000 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's K-1 200 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's K-1 1000 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's K-2 200 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's K-2 1000 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Men's K-4 1000 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's K-1 200 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's K-1 500 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's K-2 500 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
| Women's K-4 500 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||
Participating
Participating nations
Argentina (10)
Australia (18)
Austria (2)
Azerbaijan (4)
Belarus (12)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (13)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (9)
China (10)
Cook Islands (2)
Cuba (6)
Czech Republic (12)
Denmark (5)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (2)
France (17)
Georgia (1)
Germany (16)
Great Britain (11)
Hungary (18)
Italy (4)
Japan (5)
Kazakhstan (13)
Latvia (2)
Lebanon (1)
Lithuania (6)
Moldova (1)
Morocco (1)
Mexico (1)
Mozambique (2)
New Zealand (9)
Nigeria (1)
Palau (1)
Poland (15)
Portugal (7)
Romania (8)
Russia (19)
Samoa (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
Senegal (3)
Serbia (10)
Slovakia (12)
Slovenia (6)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (2)
Spain (11)
Sweden (5)
Tunisia (3)
Turkey (1)
Ukraine (9)
United States (5)
Uzbekistan (4)
Competitors
Medal summary
By event
Slalom
Sprint
- Men
- Men's C-1 1000 metres Serghei Tarnovschi of Moldova finished third, but was stripped of his bronze medal due to a failed doping test.[8][9]
- Women
By nation
- Key
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Brazil* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Russia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Belarus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 49 | |
See also
References
External links
- "Canoe Slalom at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Canoe Sprint at the 2016 Summer Olympics (Rio2016.com)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)
- Results Book – Canoe Slalom
- Results Book – Canoe Sprint
- International Canoe Federation