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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 at the Summer Paralympics | |
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Events | 8 (men: 4; women: 4) |
Games | |
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http://www.paralympic.org/canoe |
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]
Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games consists of sprint races over a 200m straight line course.[6] Eight different events are held.[5]
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]
There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments:[6]
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 |
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 |
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![]() |
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![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2020 |
Emma Wiggs![]() |
Susan Seipel![]() |
Jeanette Chippington![]() |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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