This article details the canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics qualifying phase. Similar to 2012 format, a qualification system has been set up for both slalom and sprint canoeing at these games. The quotas have already been set for each event by the International Canoe Federation in August 2014.
Summary NOC Slalom Sprint TotalK1MC1MC2MK1WMen Women Boats AthletesK1200 K11000 K2200 K21000 K41000 C1200 C11000 C21000 K1200 K1500 K2500 K4500 X X X X 4 10 XX XXXXXX X XX 11 18 X X 2 2 X X XX 4 4 X 1 1 XXXX X X X X 8 10 X X 2 2 XX XXX X XXXX 10 11 XX X XX XXX 8 10 X X 2 2 X X XX 4 6 XXXXXX X XX 9 12 X XX 3 5 X 1 1 X X 2 2 XXXXXXXXXXX X X 13 17 X 1 1 XXXX XXX X XXX 11 16 XXXX X XXX 8 13 XXXXXXXXXXXX 12 18 X XX X X X 4 4 XXXX 4 5 XX XXX XXX 8 13 X X 2 2 X 1 1 X XX X 4 6 X 1 1 X 1 1 X 1 1 X 1 2 X X X X XX X 7 9 X 1 1 X 1 1 XXXXX XXXXXX 11 14 X XX XX 5 7 XXXXXX XXXXX X 12 17 X 1 1 X 1 1 X 1 1 XXXX X XX 7 10 XXXX X XX X 8 12 XXXX XX 6 6 X 1 1 X 1 2 X XXXX XX X 8 11 X X X X 4 5 X X X 3 3 X 1 1 X XXX X 5 9 XXXX X 5 6 X XXX 4 4 Total: 51 NOCs 21 15 10 19 12 12 7 7 11 10 9 8 14 14 9 12 179 314
Slalom
For the slalom events, the men competed in C-1, C-2, and K-1. Women competed in K-1 only. Qualifications were allocated to NOCs, not to specific competitors. NOCs were limited to one boat per event. Qualification spots were earned as follows: World Championships: The top placed boats (considering only one boat per NOC) earned their NOCs a qualification. 15 qualification spots were available in the K-1 events, 10 in the C-1, and 8 boats (16 athletes) in the C-2. Continental Qualification Events: Only NOCs that did not earn qualification in a given event through the World Championships were eligible. For the K-1 and C-1 events, 1 qualification spot was available for each continent. For the C-2 event, only 3 total qualification spots were available; these were assigned to continents based on World Championship results: the best ranked non-qualifying NOCs from three different continents at the World Championships earned their continent one boat qualification place. Host country: Brazil, as the host country, was guaranteed one entry in each event if not already qualified. Tripartite Commission: Canoeing (both slalom and sprint) had a total of 2 qualification spots that would be awarded through Tripartite Commission invitations. Reallocation: Unused quota spots were reallocated. In practice, this was used where one of an NOC's C-2 competitors also competed in the C-1 event, freeing up the athlete quota spot that NOC had earned in the C-1.
Timeline Event Date Venue 2015 Pan American Games July 18–19, 2015 Toronto, Canada 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships September 16–20, 2015 Lee Valley, Great Britain 2015 African Canoeing Championships November 6–8, 2015 Sagana, Kenya 2016 Oceania Canoeing Championships February 19–21, 2016 Penrith, Australia 2016 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships April 23–24, 2016 Toyama, Japan 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships May 13–15, 2016 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
Qualification table
Event Men's K-1 Men's C-1 Men's C-2 Women's K-1 Host nation — 2015 World Championships ** 2015 Pan American Games ** 2015 African Championships — 2016 Oceania Championships — — — 2016 Asian Championships 2016 European Championships Tripartite Invitation — — — Reallocation — — Total 21 19 12 21 Italic: National federation has qualified a boat but the athlete that did this was already counted in another boat * No continental qualifying race held as less than three nations are eligible. ** National federation is limited to two athlete quota places at a continental qualifying event.
Sprint
NOCs are limited to one boat per event, and in kayaking to 8 men and 6 women positions. Qualification enables an NOC to participate, not necessarily in the person of the paddler who gained the place. Quotas given are for boats.F Qualification spots were earned as follows: World Championships: The top placed boats (considering only one boat per NOC) earned their NOCs a qualification. 8 boat qualification spots were available in the K-1 events (1 of which was reserved for the host country in the men's 1000 metre and women's 500 metre events), 6 in the K-2 events, 10 in the K-4 events, 7 in the C-1 events (1 of which was reserved for the host country in the 1000 metre event), and 6 in the C-2 event. Continental Qualification Events: Only NOCs that did not earn qualification in a given event through the World Championships were eligible. For the K-1, C-1, and C-2 events, 1 boat qualification spot was available for each continent (except that Europe received 2 spots). For the K-2 events, Europe was guaranteed a boat qualification spot but only 3 total qualification spots were available for the remaining 4 continents; these were assigned to continents based on World Championship results: the best ranked non-qualifying NOCs from three different continents at the World Championships earned their continent one boat qualification place. Host country: Brazil, as the host country, was guaranteed entries in certain events as listed in the World Championship section. Tripartite Commission: Canoeing (both slalom and sprint) had a total of 2 qualification spots that would be awarded through Tripartite Commission invitations. Reallocation: Unused quota spots were reallocated. In practice, this was used where some of an NOC's competitors in a larger boat category also competed in a smaller category, freeing up the athlete quota spot that NOC had earned in the smaller category.
Timeline Event Date Venue 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships August 19–23, 2015 Milan, Italy 2015 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships November 4–7, 2015 Palembang, Indonesia 2016 Oceania Canoeing Championships February 12–14, 2016 Adelaide, Australia 2016 African Sprint Qualifier March 29 – April 2, 2016 Pretoria, South Africa 2016 European Sprint Qualifier May 18–19, 2016 Duisburg, Germany 2016 Pan American Sprint Qualifier May 19–20, 2016 Gainesville, United States
Qualification table
Event 2015 WorldChampionships Continental qualification Total Men KayakEurope Americas Asia Africa OceaniaK-1 200 m 14K-1 1000 m ^14K-2 200 m ∞^ —10K-2 1000 m Δ^ — —10K-4 1000 m Δº — — — — —11Event 2015 WorldChampionships Continental qualification Total Men CanoeEurope Americas Asia Africa OceaniaC-1 200 m ∞^13C-1 1000 m ^13C-2 1000 m ΔΔ12 Event 2015 WorldChampionships Continental qualification Total Women Europe Americas Asia Africa OceaniaK-1 200 m ∞14K-1 500 m TR15K-2 500 m ∞^Δ —10K-4 500 m *^^ — — — — —11
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