Jump to content

Paracanoeing at the Summer Paralympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Iadmc (talk | contribs) at 07:42, 5 December 2016 (v1.41 - WP:WCW project (Heading starts with one "=")). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Paracanoeing at the Summer Paralympics
Paracanoe pictogram
Events8 (men: 4; women: 4)
Games
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
  • 2024
http://www.paralympic.org/canoe

Paracanoe will debut at the Summer Paralympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.[1][2][3] A meeting of the International Paralympic Committee in Guangzhou, China in 2010 decided to add paracanoe to the roster of the Summer Paralympic Games.[4]

Paracanoe is a variant of canoeing for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the International Canoe Federation (ICF).[5]

Events

Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games will consist of sprint races over a 200m straight line course.[6] Eight different events will be held.[5]

Equipment

Only single kayaks (K1) will be used by men and women.[6]

Competitor classification

There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments:[6]

  • KL1 - only arms are used for paddling
  • Kl2 - trunk and arms are used for paddling
  • KL3 - legs, trunk and arms are used for paddling

Medal table

Updated to 2016 Summer Paralympics

1  Great Britain (GBR) 3 0 2 5
2  Australia (AUS) 1 1 1 3
3  Ukraine (UKR) 1 1 0 2
4  Poland (POL) 1 0 1 2
5  Germany (GER) 0 2 0 2
6  Austria (AUT) 0 1 0 1
 Hungary (HUN) 0 1 0 1
8  Brazil (BRA) 0 0 1 1
 France (FRA) 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ^ "BBC Sport - Disability Sports - Canoeing and triathlon added to 2016 Paralympic Games". BBC News. 2010-12-11. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. ^ "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. ^ "Para-Canoeing added to roster for 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio". Paddling Life. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  4. ^ "Paratriathlon and canoeing for 2016 - Paralympics news - London 2012 | MSN Sport UK". Sport.uk.msn.com. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  5. ^ a b "Canoe | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  6. ^ a b c "Paracanoe". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2014-02-02.


Stub icon

This Paralympics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paracanoeing_at_the_Summer_Paralympics&oldid=753116326"