The 2016 European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier took place in Duisburg, Germany on 18 & 19 May 2016. It served as the sole Olympic qualification regatta for European sprint canoeists that did not claim Rio 2016 berths at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
This event shared the venue with, and was held concurrently with the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships.
Olympic qualification
Four athlete quota places were provided in the men's C2 1000m (two NOCs). For all other events, two athlete quota places were provided in each (two NOCs per single-man event, one NOC per double-man event).
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
C1 200 m | Alfonso Benavides | Zaza Nadiradze | Thomas Simart |
C1 1000 m | Leonid Carp | Carlo Tacchini | Angel Kodinov |
C2 1000 m | Romania | Czech Republic | Moldova |
K1 200 m | Saúl Craviotto | Bence Horváth | Manfredi Rizza |
K1 1000 m | Bence Dombvári | Roman Anoshkin | Marcus Walz |
K2 200 m | Spain | Belarus | Italy |
K2 1000 m | Hungary | Ukraine | Spain |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
K1 200 m | Sabine Volz | Linnea Stensils | Martina Kohlova |
K1 500 m | Sabrina Hering | Martina Kohlova | Yvonne Schuring |
K2 500 m | Sweden | Austria | Great Britain |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
References
- "2016 CANOE SPRINT EUROPEAN OLYMPIC QUALIFIER". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 (PDF). International Olympic Committee / International Canoe Federation. February 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- "2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships and European Canoe Sprint Olympic Qualifier". IMAS Sportsystems. Retrieved 17 June 2018.