| Paracanoe at the Summer Paralympics | |
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| Events | 8 (men: 4; women: 4) |
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| http://www.paralympic.org/canoe | |
Paracanoe debuted at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[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]
Competition at the Summer Paralympic Games consists of sprint races over a 200m straight line course.[6] Eight different events are held.[5]
The first paracanoe programme at the Paralympics in 2016 featured competitors using single kayaks (K1).[6] 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.[7]
There are three different classes for competitors with different physical mobility impairments:[6]
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 | |
The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function.[8]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Jakub Tokarz Poland
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Robert Suba Hungary
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Ian Marsden Great Britain
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| 2020 |
Péter Pál Kiss Hungary
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Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva Brazil
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Rémy Boullé France
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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.[9]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Curtis McGrath Australia
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Markus Swoboda Austria
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Nick Beighton Great Britain
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| 2020 |
Curtis McGrath Australia
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Mykola Syniuk Ukraine
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Federico Mancarella Italy
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The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.[10]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine
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Tom Kierey Germany
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Caio Ribeiro de Carvalho Brazil
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| 2020 |
Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine
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Leonid Krylov RPC
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Robert Oliver Great Britain
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The VL2 classification mirrors the KL2 classification but in reference to the Va'a outrigger canoe type.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Fernando Rufino de Paulo Brazil
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Steven Haxton United States
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Norberto Mourão Portugal
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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 |
Curtis McGrath Australia
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Giovane Vieira de Paula Brazil
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Stuart Wood Great Britain
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The KL1 Class is for paracanoe paddlers who have very limited or no trunk function and no leg function.[8]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Jeanette Chippington Great Britain
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Edina Muller Germany
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Kamila Kubas Poland
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| 2020 |
Edina Müller Germany
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Maryna Mazhula Ukraine
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Katherinne Wollermann Chile
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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.[9]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Emma Wiggs Great Britain
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Nataliia Lagutenko Ukraine
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Susan Seipel Australia
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| 2020 |
Charlotte Henshaw Great Britain
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Emma Wiggs Great Britain
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Katalin Varga Hungary
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The KL3 class is for paracanoe paddlers with trunk function and partial leg function.[10]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Anne Dickins Great Britain
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Amanda Reynolds Australia
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Cindy Moreau France
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| 2020 |
Laura Sugar Great Britain
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Nélia Barbosa France
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Felicia Laberer Germany
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Emma Wiggs Great Britain
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Susan Seipel Australia
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Jeanette Chippington Great Britain
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The following canoeists have won 2 or more medals in para canoe at the Paralympic Games.[11]
Correct as of 16 September 2021:
| No. | Athlete | Nation | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis McGrath | Australia |
2016-2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Emma Wiggs | Great Britain |
2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Serhii Yemelianov | Ukraine |
2016-2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Edina Müller | Germany |
2016-2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Jeanette Chippington | Great Britain |
2016-2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Susan Seipel | Australia |
2016-2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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