The women's K-1

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

competition at the

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took place between 30 July and 2 August at the

Lee Valley White Water Centre Lee Valley White Water Centre (previously known as Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre) is a white-water slalom centre, that was constructed to host the whitewater slalom, canoe slalom events of the 2012 Summer Olympics, London 2012 Olympic Gam ...

. The gold medal was won by

Émilie Fer Émilie Fer (born 17 February 1983 in Saint-Maurice) is a French slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2000 to 2016. She won a gold medal in the K1 event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She a ...

from

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Competition format

In the heats, each competitor had two runs; the 15 athletes with the best time qualified for the semi-finals. Each semi-final consisted of one run each and the best 10 qualified for the final. The final was also one run where the canoeist with the best time won the gold medal.

Schedule

All times are

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Results

Gallery

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Maialen Chourraut Maialen Chourraut Yurramendi (born 8 March 1983 in Lasarte-Oria) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2000. Chourraut has a full set of Olympic medals. She won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 20 ...

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Štěpánka Hilgertová Štěpánka Hilgertová () (née Prošková, born 10 April 1968 in Prague) is a former Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2017. Competing in six Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the ...

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Jasmin Schornberg Jasmin Schornberg (born 7 April 1986) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2001. She won 11 medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with four golds (K1: 2009, K1 team: 2007, 2017, 2022), thr ...

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Jana Dukátová Jana Dukátová (born 13 June 1983) is a Slovak retired slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2021. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C1: 2010; K1: 2006; K1 team: ...

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Natalia Pacierpnik Natalia Pacierpnik (born 14 August 1988 in Końskie) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004. Pacierpnik won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 2022 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Au ...

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Hannah Craig Hannah Craig (born 10 February 1983 in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland) is an Irish slalom canoer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the K-1 event, finishing 10th in the final. In 2012, she was reported to be from Armoy. Telephone call ...

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Corinna Kuhnle Corinna Kuhnle (born 4 July 1987 in Vienna) is an Austrian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1: 2010, 2011), two silvers (K ...

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Eva Terčelj Eva Terčelj (born 21 January 1992) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007. She won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (K1: 2019), a silver (K1 team: 2022) and three ...

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Luuka Jones Luuka Jones (born 18 October 1988) is a New Zealand slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. Early life Jones was born in Tauranga in 1988. Her mother Denise Jones was a fan of the British actress Audrey Hepburn ...

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Maria Clara Giai Pron Maria Clara Giai Pron (born 31 July 1992) is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2007. Giai Pron is an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo della Marina Militare, Biography She competed in the K1 event at the ...

References

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