The men's

canoe slalom Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a Spraydeck, decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on Whitewater, river rapids in the fastest time pos ...

K-1 competition at the

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took place between 29 July and 1 August at the

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. Twenty-two canoeists from 22 countries competed. Daniele Molmenti of

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won the gold medal.

Competition format

The competition started with heats. Each athlete ran the course twice and the best of these two scores determined the 15 qualifiers for the semi-finals. In the semi-final each canoeist ran the course once. The 10 best scores qualified for the final, which was also one run down the course. The canoeist with the best score won the gold medal.

Schedule

All times are

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( UTC+01:00) File:Lee Valley White Water Centre (1st gate set, 2012 Olympics).svg, 1st gate set, preliminary heats, July 29, 30. File:Lee Valley White Water Centre (2nd gate set, 2012 Olympics).svg, 2nd gate set, semi- & finals, July 31, August 1, 2.

Results

References

Men's slalom K-1 Men's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics {{2012-Olympic-stub