The men's

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C-1 200 metres at the 2012 Olympic Games in

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Competition format

The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00)

Results

Heats

The six best placed boats in each heat qualify for the semifinals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals

The fastest two canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'A' final alongside the two fastest third placed boats. The last third placed boat alongside, the fourth and fifth placed boats and the fastest sixth placed boat qualify for the 'B' final.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 3

Finals

Final B

Final A

References

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