The men's
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 ...
K-1 competition at the
2012 Olympic Games in
London
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took place between 29 July and 1 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 canoe slalom events of the London 2012 Olympic Games. On 9 December 2010, Anne, Princess R ...
.
Twenty-two canoeists from 22 countries competed.
Daniele Molmenti
Daniele Cristoforo Molmenti (born 1 August 1984 in Pordenone) is an Italian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2016.
Career
On 1 August 2012, his 28th birthday, he won the gold medal in the K1 event at the 201 ...
of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
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 British Summer Time ( 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
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