Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London were contested in two main disciplines: canoe slalom, from 29 July to 2 August, and canoe sprint, from 6 to 11 August. The slalom competition was held at the Lee Valley White Water Centre and the sprint events were staged at Eton College Rowing Centre, at Dorney Lake, known as Eton Dorney.
Around 330 athletes took part in 16 events. The men's 500m sprints were replaced by a 200m race; in addition, the men's C-2 500m was replaced by a women's K-1 200m sprint. This was confirmed at an International Canoe Federation board meeting at Windsor, Berkshire, on 5 December 2009."The Board of Directors Wrap Up in Windsor". – International Canoe Federation (5 December 2009) – Retrieved 18 December 2009. For the first time, women competed in two individual events in sprint canoeing. Because of the changes, the finals were spread over a three-day period instead of the traditional two days which had been in effect since the 1976 Games."ICF announces changes to the Olympic and World Championship Programmes." – International Canoe Federation (18 December 2009) – Retrieved 19 December 2009. The most successful nation in the slalom was France, with two gold medals in the four events, followed by Great Britain with one gold and one silver. In the sprint, Hungary was the most successful with three gold, two silver and one bronze medal, while Germany topped the medal table overall, with three gold, two silver and three bronze medals.
Qualification
A new qualification system was created for both slalom and sprint canoeing at the 2012 Games. The quotas were set for each event by the International Canoe Federation in July 2010.
Competition schedule
HHeats½SemifinalsFFinal +Slalom Event↓/Date → Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Men's C-1 H ½F Men's C-2 H ½F Men's K-1 H ½F Women's K-1 H ½F
+Sprint Event↓/Date → Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Men's C-1 200 m H ½ F Men's C-1 1000 m H ½ F Men's C-2 1000 m H ½ F Men's K-1 200 m H ½ F Men's K-1 1000 m H ½ F Men's K-2 200 m H ½ F Men's K-2 1000 m H ½ F Men's K-4 1000 m H ½ F Women's K-1 200 m H ½ F Women's K-1 500 m H ½ F Women's K-2 500 m H ½ F Women's K-4 500 m H ½ F
Medal summary By event Slalom Men's C-1Men's C-2 Men's K-1Women's K-1
Sprint Men C-1 200 m C-1 1000 m C-2 1000 m K-1 200 m K-1 1000 m K-2 200 m K-2 1000 m K-4 1000 mTate SmithDave SmithMurray StewartJacob ClearZoltán KammererDávid TóthTamás KulifaiDániel PaumanDaniel HavelLukáš TrefilJosef DostálJan Štěrba
Women K-1 200 m K-1 500 m K-2 500 m K-4 500 mGabriella SzabóDanuta KozákKatalin KovácsKrisztina Fazekas ZurCarolin LeonhardtFranziska WeberKatrin Wagner-AugustinTina DietzeIryna PamialovaNadzeya PapokVolha KhudzenkaMaryna Pautaran
On 12 June 2019, the IOC stripped Lithuanian canoeist Jevgenij Shuklin of his silver medal.https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-one-athlete-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-london-2012-2 IOC sanctions one athlete for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012
Gallery
Gallery of some of the gold medalists in the canoeing events:
By nation
References
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