The men's
canoe slalom
Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a Spraydeck, decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on Whitewater, river rapids in the fastest time pos ...
C-2 event at the
2016 Summer Olympics
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in
Rio de Janeiro
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took place from 8 - 11 August at the
Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium
The Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium is a whitewater paddling venue, constructed to host the whitewater slalom, canoeing and kayaking slalom events for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium is part of the 'X-Park' sport complex ...
.
The gold medal was won by
Ladislav Škantár
Ladislav Škantár (born 11 February 1983) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2018, specializing in the C2 discipline, where he teamed up with his cousin Peter Škantár.
Ladislav and Peter ...
&
Peter Škantár
Peter Škantár (born 20 July 1982) is a retired Slovak Canoe slalom, slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1998 to 2018, specializing in the C2 discipline, where he teamed up with his cousin Ladislav Škantár.
Peter and ...
of
Slovakia
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.
Rio Olympics Men's slalom C-2 Results
It was the last appearance of the men's C-2, replaced by the women's C-1 for Tokyo 2020 in order to bring the slalom canoeing programme to gender equality (in 2016 and before, there were 3 men's events to only 1 women's event).
Schedule
All times are Brasília Time
Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02:00), Brasília time (UTC−03:00), Amazon time (UTC−04:00), and Acr ...
( UTC−3).
C-2 slalom men
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-2
Men's slalom C-2
Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics