The men's
C-1 slalom canoeing event at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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took place on 27 and 29 July 2024 at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in
Vaires-sur-Marne
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Benjamin Savšek
Benjamin Savšek (born 24 March 1987) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002, specializing in the C1 discipline. With an Olympic gold, 2 individual world titles and 4 individual European titles, he ...
was a 2020 Olympic champion, but he was placed eleventh.
Background
This will the 10th appearance of the event, having previously appeared in every Summer Olympics with slalom canoeing: 1972 and 1992–2020.
Qualification
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 16 advance to the semifinal. In the semifinal, the canoeists get a single run; the top 12 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 Central European Summer Time
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As standard time (year-round)
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The men's slalom C-1 will take place over two days.
[Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Canoe slalom]
, '' Olympics.com''. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
Results
References
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Men's slalom C-1
Men's events at the 2024 Summer Olympics