The men's
canoe sprint
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Overview
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C-1 200 metres competition at the
2016 Olympic Games
)
, nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams)
, athletes = 11,238
, events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines)
, opening = 5 August 2016
, closing = 21 August 2016
, opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
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took place between 17 and 18 August at
Lagoa Stadium.
The medals were presented by
José Perurena López,
IOC member
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, Spain and
Tim Cornish, Board Member of the
ICF.
It was the last appearance of the men's C-1 200 metres. The men's C-1 200 metres and men's K-2 200 metres were replaced with women's C-1 200 metres and women's C-2 500 metres as part of the Olympics' move towards gender equality.
Format
The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round. The leading five in each heat plus the fastest sixth place advanced to the semifinals. The top two from each of the three semifinals plus the two best third-place times advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. The next eight fastest advanced to the "B" final.
Schedule
All times are Brasilia Time
Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00.
Time zones
Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02 ...
( UTC-03:00)
Results
Heats
The leading five in each heat plus the fastest sixth place advanced to the semifinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
The top two from each of the semifinals plus the two best third-place times advanced to the "A" final. The next eight fastest advanced to the "B" final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Finals
Final B
Final A
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 200 metres
Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics