Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics
Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics | |
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Events | 8 (men: 4; women: 4) |
Games | |
http://www.paralympic.org/canoe |
Paracanoe debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2][3] A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou, China in 2010 decided to add paracanoe to the roster of the Summer Paralympic Games.[4]
Paracanoe is a variant of canoeing for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF).[5]
Events
[edit]Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games consists of sprint races over a 200m straight line course.[6] Eight different events are held.[5]
Equipment
[edit]The first paracanoe programme at the Paralympics in 2016 featured competitors using single kayaks (K1).[6] For the 2020 paracanoe competitions, a second type of boat, the va'a, was added. This is an outrigger canoe propelled by a single bladed paddle.[7]
Competitor classification
[edit]There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments:[6]
- KL1 - only arms are used for paddling
- KL2 / VL2 - trunk and arms are used for paddling
- KL3 / VL3 - legs, trunk and arms are used for paddling
Medal table
[edit]Updated to 2020 Summer Paralympics
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 46 |
Paralympic medalists
[edit]Men
[edit]The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function.[8]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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2016 |
Jakub Tokarz |
Robert Suba |
Ian Marsden |
2020 |
Péter Pál Kiss |
Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva |
Rémy Boullé |
The KL 2 class is for paracanoe paddlers with partial leg and trunk function alongside good arm strength. A KL2 class paddler should be able to sit upright within the kayak but may require a backrest.[9]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2016 |
Curtis McGrath |
Markus Swoboda |
Nick Beighton |
2020 |
Curtis McGrath |
Mykola Syniuk |
Federico Mancarella |
The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.[10]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2016 |
Serhii Yemelianov |
Tom Kierey |
Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho |
2020 |
Serhii Yemelianov |
Leonid Krylov |
Robert Oliver |
The VL2 classification mirrors the KL2 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2020 |
Fernando Rufino de Paulo |
Steven Haxton |
Norberto Mourão |
The VL3 classification mirrors the KL3 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type. Some KL2 paddlers will qualify in this classification as a consequence of the extra stability of the outrigger boat.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2020 |
Curtis McGrath |
Giovane Vieira de Paula |
Stuart Wood |
Women
[edit]The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function.[8]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2016 |
Jeanette Chippington |
Edina Muller |
Kamila Kubas |
2020 |
Edina Müller |
Maryna Mazhula |
Katherinne Wollermann |
The KL 2 class is for paracanoe paddlers with partial leg and trunk function alongside good arm strength. A KL2 class paddler should be able to sit upright within the kayak but may require a backrest.[9]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2016 |
Emma Wiggs |
Nataliia Lagutenko |
Susan Seipel |
2020 |
Charlotte Henshaw |
Emma Wiggs |
Katalin Varga |
The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.[10]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2016 |
Anne Dickins |
Amanda Reynolds |
Cindy Moreau |
2020 |
Laura Sugar |
Nélia Barbosa |
Felicia Laberer |
- VL2
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2020 |
Emma Wiggs |
Susan Seipel |
Jeanette Chippington |
Multiple Medalists
[edit]The following canoeists have won 2 or more medals in para canoe at the Paralympic Games.[11]
Correct as of 16 September 2021:
No. | Athlete | Nation | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Curtis McGrath | 2016-2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
2 | Emma Wiggs | 2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
3 | Serhii Yemelianov | 2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | Edina Müller | 2016-2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Jeanette Chippington | 2016-2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Susan Seipel | 2016-2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ "BBC Sport - Disability Sports - Canoeing and triathlon added to 2016 Paralympic Games". BBC News. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Para-Canoeing added to roster for 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio". Paddling Life. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Paratriathlon and canoeing for 2016 - Paralympics news - London 2012 | MSN Sport UK". Sport.uk.msn.com. 2010-12-16. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ a b "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ a b c "Paracanoe". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Paracanoe". ICF Canoe and Kayak. International Canoe Federation. 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Paracanoe". ICF - Planet Canoe. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Para Canoe Classification". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Paracanoe". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ Note, Edina Muller, Jeanette Chippington, Laura Sugar and Charlotte Henshaw have previously achieved elite success in wheelchair basketball, para athletics and swimming respectively; these medals are not included in this table.