Canoeing_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_slalom_C-1

Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom C-1

Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's slalom C-1

Olympic canoeing event

The women's C-1 slalom canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 and 29 July 2021 at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Course.[1] 22 canoeists from 22 nations competed.[2][3] The event was won by Jessica Fox from Australia, who already had three medals (one silver and two bronzes) in K-1 slalom from the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympics. Briton Mallory Franklin won silver, and German Andrea Herzog bronze. For both of them it was the first Olympic medal.

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Background

This was the debut appearance of the event, replacing the men's C-2. Previously, there had been three men's events (C-1, C-2, and K-1) and only one women's event (K-1) in slalom canoeing at the Olympics; as of 2020, both men and women will have the C-1 and K-1 events.

Reigning World Champion Andrea Herzog earned a place for, and has been selected to compete by, Germany.[4]

Slalom gate positions for Heats, Tokyo Olympics, 28 July 2021
Slalom gate positions for Semifinals and Finals, Tokyo Olympics, 29 July 2021

Qualification

Main article: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified canoeist in the women's slalom C-1 event. A total of 17 qualification places were available, allocated as follows:

Five additional athletes will compete, having already earned a quota in the Women's K1 event.

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]

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Continental and other places:[5]

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Notes
a 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.
b The Africa quota was initially reallocated to Hungary, but was further reallocated to Switzerland following the Hungarian Olympic Committee's decision to only send athletes vaccinated against COVID-19 to the Games, and Schmid's subsequent withdrawal.[7][8]

Competition format

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 15 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.[9]

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.[9]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

The women's slalom C-1 took place over two consecutive days.[1]

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Results

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References

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    "Start list" (PDF). olympics.com. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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    "DOSB NOMINATES ANOTHER 14 ATHLETES FOR TOKYO". DOSB. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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    Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
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    "Canoe Slalom - Athlete Profiles". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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    MTI (19 July 2021). "Lemondott az olimpiai szereplésről Schmid Julia, miután előírták a Covid-védettséget [Julia Schmid resigned from the Olympic show after being granted Covid protection]". hvg.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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    "Kanutin Marx für Olympia nachselektioniert [Canoeist Marx selected for the Olympics]". srf.ch (in German). 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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    "Results (Heats)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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    "Results (Semifinal)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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    "Results (Final)" (PDF). Olympics (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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