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]
| Paracanoeing 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]
Events
Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games consists of sprint races over a 200m straight line course.[6] Eight different events are held.[5]
Equipment
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
There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments:[6]
Medal table
Updated to 2024 Summer Paralympics
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  Chile (CHI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 RPC (RPC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 | |
Paralympic medalists
Men
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 Poland |
Robert Suba Hungary |
Ian Marsden Great Britain |
| 2020 |
Péter Pál Kiss Hungary |
Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva Brazil |
Rémy Boullé France |
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 Australia |
Markus Swoboda Austria |
Nick Beighton Great Britain |
| 2020 |
Curtis McGrath Australia |
Mykola Syniuk Ukraine |
Federico Mancarella Italy |
The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.[10]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine |
Tom Kierey Germany |
Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho Brazil |
| 2020 |
Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine |
Leonid Krylov RPC |
Robert Oliver Great Britain |
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 Brazil |
Steven Haxton United States |
Norberto Mourão Portugal |
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 Australia |
Giovane Vieira de Paula Brazil |
Stuart Wood Great Britain |
Women
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 Great Britain |
Edina Muller Germany |
Kamila Kubas Poland |
| 2020 |
Edina Müller Germany |
Maryna Mazhula Ukraine |
Katherinne Wollermann Chile |
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 Great Britain |
Nataliia Lagutenko Ukraine |
Susan Seipel Australia |
| 2020 |
Charlotte Henshaw Great Britain |
Emma Wiggs Great Britain |
Katalin Varga Hungary |
The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.[10]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Anne Dickins Great Britain |
Amanda Reynolds Australia |
Cindy Moreau France |
| 2020 |
Laura Sugar Great Britain |
Nélia Barbosa France |
Felicia Laberer Germany |
- VL2
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Emma Wiggs Great Britain |
Susan Seipel Australia |
Jeanette Chippington Great Britain |
Multiple Medalists
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 | Australia | 2016-2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Emma Wiggs | Great Britain | 2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Serhii Yemelianov | Ukraine | 2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Edina Müller | Germany | 2016-2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Jeanette Chippington | Great Britain | 2016-2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Susan Seipel | Australia | 2016-2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
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