2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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The 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, the 45th edition of the World Championships, were held in Szeged, Hungary from 21 to 25 August 2019.[1]
| 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Centre of Szeged |
| Location | Szeged, Hungary |
| Dates | 21–25 August |
The championships served as the primary qualification regatta for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Explanation of events
Canoe sprint competitions were contested in either a Canadian canoe (C), an open canoe with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (K), a closed canoe with a double-bladed paddle. Each canoe or kayak can hold one person (1), two people (2), or four people (4). For each of the specific canoes or kayaks, such as a K-1 (kayak single), the competition distances can be 200, 500, 1000 or 5000 metres. When a competition is listed as a K-2 500m event, for example, it means two people were in a kayak competing over a distance of 500 metres.[2]
Paracanoe competitions were contested in either a va'a (V), an outrigger canoe (which includes a second pontoon) with a single-blade paddle, or in a kayak (as above). All international competitions were held over 200 metres in single-man boats, with three event classes in both types of vessel for men and women depending on the level of an athlete's impairment. The lower the classification number, the more severe the impairment is – for example, VL1 is a va'a competition for those with particularly severe impairments.[3]
Canoe sprint
Medal table
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belarus | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 |  Germany | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 |  Hungary* | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  China | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Russia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 |  New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Spain | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Poland | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 |  Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Portugal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Georgia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (27 entries) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 91 | |
Non-Olympic classes
Men
Canoe
Kayak
Women
Non-Olympic classes
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C–1 200 m[21] |
Nevin Harrison United States | 49.30 | Olesia Romasenko Russia | 49.74 | Alena Nazdrova Belarus | 49.99 |
| C–1 500 m[22] |
Alena Nazdrova Belarus | 2:00.73 WB | Ksenia Kurach Russia | 2:01.64 | Anastasiia Chetverikova Ukraine | 2:03.83 |
| C–1 5000 m[23] |
Volha Klimava Belarus | 25:34.67 | María Mailliard Chile | 25:56.41 | Zhang Yajue China | 26:14.90 |
| C–2 200 m[24] |
China Lin Wenjun Zhang Luqi | 44.69 | Hungary Kincső Takács Virág Balla | 45.16 | Uzbekistan Dilnoza Rakhmatova Nilufar Zokirova | 46.60 |
| C–2 500 m[25] |
China Sun Mengya Xu Shixiao | 2:02.81 | Hungary Kincső Takács Virág Balla | 2:04.49 | Belarus Volha Klimava Nadzeya Makarchanka | 2:07.74 |
Kayak
Paracanoe
Medal table
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Hungary* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 | |
Medal events
Non-Paralympic classes
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's KL1[34] |
Péter Pál Kiss Hungary | 45.42 | Esteban Farias Italy | 46.17 | Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva Brazil | 46.49 |
| Men's KL2[35] |
Curtis McGrath Australia | 42.35 | Federico Mancarella Italy | 42.80 | Scott Martlew New Zealand | 43.51 |
| Men's KL3[36] |
Serhii Yemelianov Ukraine | 40.03 | Leonid Krylov Russia | 40.56 | Caio Riberio de Carvalho Brazil | 40.70 |
| Men's VL1[37] |
Mykola Fedorenko Ukraine | 1:05.18 | Peter Happ Germany | 1:07.81 | Robinson Méndez Chile | 1:14.27 |
| Men's VL2[38] |
Luis Carlos Cardoso da Silva Brazil | 51.68 | Norberto Mourao Portugal | 52.82 | Jakub Tokarz Poland | 53.21 |
| Men's VL3[39] |
Curtis McGrath Australia | 47.42 | Caio Riberio de Carvalho Brazil | 47.52 | Stuart Wood Great Britain | 48.42 |
| Women's KL1[40] |
Maryna Mazhula Ukraine | 55.99 | Edina Müller Germany | 56.97 | Katherinne Wollermann Chile | 58.03 |
| Women's KL2[41] |
Charlotte Henshaw Great Britain | 47.62 | Emma Wiggs Great Britain | 49.03 | Susan Seipel Australia | 51.12 |
| Women's KL3[42] |
Shakhnoza Mirzaeva Uzbekistan | 47.29 | Laura Sugar Great Britain | 47.32 | Shahla Behrouzirad Iran | 48.96 |
| Women's VL1[43] |
Monika Seryu Japan | 1:14.56 | Esther Bode Germany | 1:35.66 | not awarded as there were only 2 entries | |
| Women's VL2[44] |
Emma Wiggs Great Britain | 56.10 | Susan Seipel Australia | 57.74 | Maria Nikiforova Russia | 59.24 |
| Women's VL3[45] |
Charlotte Henshaw Great Britain | 56.82 | Larisa Volik Russia | 57.84 | Nataliia Lagutenko Ukraine | 59.07 |
Doping violation
On 19 August, the ICF announced that 11-time world champion Laurence Vincent-Lapointe was provisionally suspended from competition after testing positive for a banned substance.[46] The substance in question was subsequently found to be Ligandrol, with Canoe Kayak Canada stating Ligandrol had been associated with recent tainted supplements and that preliminary information suggested Vincent-Lapointe's positive may have been the result of such.[47]