The women's C-1 200 metres sprint canoeing event at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
took place on 4 and 5 August 2021 at the
Sea Forest Waterway
The is a regatta venue for rowing (sport), rowing and canoeing, situated in Kōtō and Ōta, Tokyo, Ōta, Tokyo Bay, in Japan.
History
The venue was built for the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games. Construction ...
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At least 12 canoeists from at least 12 nations competed.
Background
This was the debut appearance of the event, replacing the men's C-1 200 metres as the Olympics moved towards gender equality.
The women's C-1 200 metres has been an event at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2010.
teenager
Nevin Harrison
Nevin Harrison (born June 2, 2002) is an American sprint canoeist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, winning the gold medal in the women's C-1 200 meters.
Career
She began canoeing at age 12 with the Seattle Canoe and Kayak Cl ...
of the United States qualified for the event.
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Qualification
A National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...
(NOC) could only qualify one boat (and thus earn one women's canoe quota place) in the event; however, NOCs could enter up to 2 boats in the event if they had enough women's canoe quota places from other events (that is, the C-2). A total of 12 qualification places were available, initially allocated as follows:
* 1 place for the host nation, Japan, if it did not qualify any women's canoe quota places
* 5 places awarded through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 45th edition of the World Championships, were held in Szeged, Hungary from 21 to 25 August 2019.
The championships served as the primary qualification regatta for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic ...
* 5 places awarded through continental tournaments, 1 per continent
* 1 place awarded through the 2021 Canoe Sprint World Cup Stage 2.
Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place.[
The Oceania spot was re-allocated to the World Championships, going to China. As the Americas continental tournament was cancelled, that place was also allocated through the World Championships, but the place ultimately went to Bulgaria because insufficient athletes had entered from the Americas.][Canoe Sprint Quota Allocation]
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Asia's continental place was earned by Thailand, Europe's by Spain, and Africa's by Nigeria. Croatia earned the final spot at the World Cup.[:
Nations that could enter (additional) boats due to qualifying in the C-2:
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Competition format
Sprint canoeing uses a four-round format for events with at least 11 boats, with heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. The details for each round depend on how many boats ultimately enter.
Schedule
The event was held over two consecutive days, with two rounds per day. All sessions started at 9:30 a.m. local time, though there are multiple events with races in each session.
Results
Heats
Progression System: 1st-2nd to SF, rest to QF
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Quarterfinals
Progression System: 1st-2nd to SF, rest out.
Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Quarterfinal 3
Semifinals
Progression System: 1st-4th to Final A, rest to Final B.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Finals
Final A
Final B
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's C-1 200 metres
Women's C-1 200 metres
Women's events at the 2020 Summer Olympics