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Paracanoe debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou, China in 2010 decided to add paracanoe to the roster of the Summer Paralympic Games.

Paracanoe is a variant of canoeing for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF).

Events

Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games consists of sprint races over a 200m straight line course. Eight different events are held.

Equipment

The first paracanoe programme at the Paralympics in 2016 featured competitors using single kayaks (K1). For the 2020 paracanoe competitions, a second type of boat, the va'a, was added. This is an outrigger canoe propelled by a single bladed paddle.

Competitor classification

There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments:

  • KL1 - only arms are used for paddling
  • KL2 / VL2 - trunk and arms are used for paddling
  • KL3 / VL3 - legs, trunk and arms are used for paddling

Medal table

Updated to 2020 Summer Paralympics

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Great Britain (GBR) 6 1 5 12
2  Ukraine (UKR) 3 3 0 6
3  Australia (AUS) 3 2 1 6
4  Brazil (BRA) 1 2 1 4
 Germany (GER) 1 2 1 4
6  Hungary (HUN) 1 1 1 3
7  Poland (POL) 1 0 1 2
8  France (FRA) 0 1 2 3
9  Austria (AUT) 0 1 0 1
 RPC (RPC) 0 1 0 1
 United States (USA) 0 1 0 1
12  Chile (CHI) 0 0 1 1
 Italy (ITA) 0 0 1 1
 Portugal (POR) 0 0 1 1
Totals (14 entries) 16 15 15 46

Paralympic medalists

Men

The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
details
Jakub Tokarz
 Poland
Robert Suba
 Hungary
Ian Marsden
 Great Britain
2020
details
Péter Pál Kiss
 Hungary
Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva
 Brazil
Rémy Boullé
 France
KL2

The KL 2 class is for paracanoe paddlers with partial leg and trunk function alongside good arm strength. A KL2 class paddler should be able to sit upright within the kayak but may require a backrest.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
details
Curtis McGrath
 Australia
Markus Swoboda
 Austria
Nick Beighton
 Great Britain
2020
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Curtis McGrath
 Australia
Mykola Syniuk
 Ukraine
Federico Mancarella
 Italy
KL3

The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
details
Serhii Yemelianov
 Ukraine
Tom Kierey
 Germany
Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho
 Brazil
2020
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Serhii Yemelianov
 Ukraine
Leonid Krylov
 RPC
Robert Oliver
 Great Britain
VL2

The VL2 classification mirrors the KL2 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020
details
Fernando Rufino de Paulo
 Brazil
Steven Haxton
 United States
Norberto Mourão
 Portugal
VL3

The VL3 classification mirrors the KL3 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type. Some KL2 paddlers will qualify in this classification as a consequence of the extra stability of the outrigger boat.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020
details
Curtis McGrath
 Australia
Giovane Vieira de Paula
 Brazil
Stuart Wood
 Great Britain

Women

The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
details
Jeanette Chippington
 Great Britain
Edina Muller
 Germany
Kamila Kubas
 Poland
2020
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Edina Müller
 Germany
Maryna Mazhula
 Ukraine
Katherinne Wollermann
 Chile
KL2

The KL 2 class is for paracanoe paddlers with partial leg and trunk function alongside good arm strength. A KL2 class paddler should be able to sit upright within the kayak but may require a backrest.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
details
Emma Wiggs
 Great Britain
Nataliia Lagutenko
 Ukraine
Susan Seipel
 Australia
2020
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Charlotte Henshaw
 Great Britain
Emma Wiggs
 Great Britain
Katalin Varga
 Hungary
KL3

The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
2016
details
Anne Dickins
 Great Britain
Amanda Reynolds
 Australia
Cindy Moreau
 France
2020
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Laura Sugar
 Great Britain
Nélia Barbosa
 France
Felicia Laberer
 Germany
VL2
Event Gold Silver Bronze
2020
details
Emma Wiggs
 Great Britain
Susan Seipel
 Australia
Jeanette Chippington
 Great Britain

Multiple Medalists

The following canoeists have won 2 or more medals in para canoe at the Paralympic Games.

Correct as of 16 September 2021:

No. Athlete Nation Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 McGrath, CurtisCurtis McGrath  Australia 2016-2020 3 0 0 3
2 Wiggs, EmmaEmma Wiggs  Great Britain 2016-2020 2 0 1 3
3 Yemelianov, SerhiiSerhii Yemelianov  Ukraine 2016-2020 2 0 0 2
4 Müller, EdinaEdina Müller  Germany 2016-2020 1 1 0 2
5 Chippington, JeanetteJeanette Chippington  Great Britain 2016-2020 1 0 1 2
6 Seipel, SusanSusan Seipel  Australia 2016-2020 0 1 1 2

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Piragüismo en los Juegos Paralímpicos para niños

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