The men's

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C-1 competition at the

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took place between 29 and 31 July at the Lee Valley White Water Centre. Seventeen canoeists from 17 nations competed. The gold medal was won by Tony Estanguet of

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Competition format

In the heats, each competitor had two runs; the 12 athletes with the best time qualified for the semi-finals. Each semi-final consisted of one run each and the best eight competitors qualified for the final. The final consisted of one additional run and the medal placings were decided on the score from that run.

Schedule

All times are

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( 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.

C-1 slalom men

References

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