The men's K-1 slalom canoeing event at the

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took place on 28 and 30 July 2021 at the

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. 24 canoeists from 24 nations competed. Jiří Prskavec from the Czech Republic won the event,

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from Slovakia was second, and

Hannes Aigner Hannes Aigner (born 19 March 1989 in Augsburg) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist. Career Aigner competed at three Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal in ...

from Germany third. Prskavec and Aigner were bronze medalists in this event at the 2016 and 2012 Olympics, respectively; for Grigar, this is the first Olympic medal.

Background

This was the ninth appearance of the event, having previously appeared in every Summer Olympics with slalom canoeing: 1972 and 1992–2016. Reigning Olympic champion Joe Clarke did not make the Great Britain team, with that nation selecting

Bradley Forbes-Cryans Bradley Forbes-Cryans (born 25 March 1995) is a retired British Canoe slalom, slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2012 to 2022. He won three medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a ...

instead.Team GB
/ref> Reigning World Champion Jiří Prskavec of the Czech Republic, who won bronze at the 2016 Games, earned a place for his nation. 2020 Olympic Heats Gates

Qualification

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(NOC) could enter only 1 qualified canoeist in the men's slalom K-1 event. A total of 24 qualification places were available, allocated as follows: * 1 place for the host nation, Japan * 18 places awarded through the

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* 5 places awarded through continental tournaments, 1 per continent Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place. The

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quota places were allocated as follows:Canoe Slalom Quota Allocation
/ref> Continental and other places: Notes
The quota for the Americas was allocated to the NOC with the highest-ranked eligible athlete, due to the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Championships.

Competition format

Slalom canoeing uses a three-round format, with heats, semifinal, and final. In the heats, each canoeist has two runs at the course with the better time counting. The top 20 advance to the semifinal. In the semifinal, the canoeists get a single run; the top 10 advance to the final. The best time in the single-run final wins gold. The canoe course is approximately 250 metres long, with up to 25 gates that the canoeist must pass in the correct direction. Penalty time is added for infractions such as passing on the wrong side or touching a gate. Runs typically last approximately 95 seconds.

Schedule

All times are

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(

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) The men's slalom K-1 took place over two separate days.

Results

Qualification Rules: 1 to 20 to Semi-final, rest eliminated. Qualification Rules: 1 to 10 to Final, rest eliminated.

References

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