The men's K-1
slalom competition in
canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 11 to 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
Peter Hochschorner and Pavol Hochschorner from Slovakia became the first slalom canoeists to win three Olympic gold meda ...
took place between August 11 and 12 2008 at the
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
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in
Beijing
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. The K-1 (single kayak) event was raced by one-man
kayak
]
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s through a
Whitewater racing, whitewater course.
There were three rounds of competitions: the heats, the semifinal, and the final. In the heats, each canoeist completed two runs of the course. The time, in seconds, of each run was added to the number of penalty points assessed. Touching any of the 21 slalom gates resulted in a 2-second penalty for each gate touched, while skipping any of the gates resulted in a 50-second penalty. The total times for the two preliminary runs were summed to give a score for the heats. The top 15 boats advanced to the semifinals.
The semifinals consisted of a single run. The field was narrowed to the top 10 scores from that run; those 10 boats advanced to the final. The times from the final were added to the semifinal score to give an overall total.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time
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(UTC+8
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)
Medalists
Results
Heats
: Qualified for semifinals
Semifinal
: Qualified for final
Final
References
ICF slalom canoeing schedule for the 2008 Summer Olympics.- accessed July 30, 2008.
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Men's Slalom K-1
Men's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics