Olympic Summer Games 2020 / Canoe / Qualification

Canoe competitions at the 2020 Olympics
qualification
Canoe slalom
C-1	Women	Men
K-1	Women	Men
Canoe racing
C-1 200 m	Women
C-1 1000 m		Men
C-2 500 m	Women
C-2 1000 m		Men
K-1 200 m	Women	Men
K-1 500 m	Women
K-1 1000 m		Men
K-2 500 m	Women
K-2 1000 m		Men
K-4 500 m	Women	Men

This article describes how to qualify for the canoeing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics . This should take place from August 21, 2019 to May 25, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , some competitions have been canceled, changing the qualification period. There are 82 quota places for the canoe slalom competitions (41 per gender). 140 quota places (70 per gender) are available in canoe racing. The qualification takes place in both disciplines via the respective world championships, as well as via continental qualification competitions.

Overview

nation	Canoe slalom				Canoe racing												Quota places overall
	Men		Women		Men						Women
	K-1	C-1	K-1	C-1	K-1 200 m	K-1 1000 m	K-2 1000 m	K-4 500 m	C-1 1000 m	C-2 1000 m	K-1 200 m	K-1 500 m	K-2 500 m	K-4 500 m	C-1 200 m	C-2 500 m
Egypt					X							X					2
Algeria											X						1
Andorra			X														1
Argentina						X											1
Australia	X	X		X			X	X	X				X	X		X	9
Belgium													X				1
Brazil	X			X					X	X							4th
Chile															X	X	2
China			X							X			X	X		X	5
Cook Islands			X		X						X						3
Denmark											X	X		X			3
Germany	X		X	X			X	X	X	X				X		X	9
France	X	X	X	X	X		X		X				X	X			9
Great Britain	X	X	X	X	X												5
Ireland		X															1
Italy	X		X	X	X		X										5
Japan	X	X	X	X				X	X			X			X		8th
Canada	X	X	X					X						X	X		6th
Croatia		X															1
Cuba										X						X	2
New Zealand	X		X				X				X	X		X	X		7th
Netherlands			X														1
Nigeria															X		1
Austria	X		X	X													3
Poland		X	X						X	X	X		X	X	X		8th
Portugal	X					X		X			X						4th
Romania										X							1
Russia	X		X			X	X	X		X				X	X		8th
Samoa						X						X					2
Sao Tome and Principe										X							1
Sweden	X											X					2
Switzerland	X	X															2
Serbia					X						X	X					3
Slovakia	X	X	X			X		X									5
Slovenia	X	X	X	X									X				5
Spain	X	X	X	X			X	X			X						7th
Czech Republic	X	X	X	X		X	X		X	X							8th
Tunisia						X			X				X				3
Ukraine			X							X	X		X	X		X	6th
Hungary						X		X			X	X		X		X	6th
Uzbekistan																X	1
United States	X			X											X		3
Belarus						X		X				X	X	X	X	X	7th
Total: 43 NOKs	19th	13	19th	12	6th	9	8th	10	8th	10	10	9	9	12	9	9	172

Canoe slalom

Qualification criteria

The quota places are not awarded to athletes, but to the nation of the athlete who fought for the starting place. A maximum of one athlete per nation is allowed to compete per competition. The quota places are allocated as follows:

• World Championships 2019 : The best placed athletes secure a starting place for their nation (maximum one starting place per nation). There are 18 quota places available in the K-1 competitions and 11 in the C-1 competitions.
• Continental Qualifying Competitions: A starting place is available in every continental competition. The nation that has not yet been able to fight for a starting place at the World Championships and whose athlete does best receives one of the quota places.
• Host: Japan receives a quota place as host in all four competitions.

K-1 men

Qualifying competition	date	place	Places	Qualified nation
host	September 7, 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
World Championships 2019	25-29 September 2019	La Seu d'Urgell	18th	Czech Republic Great Britain Portugal Russia Australia Spain Slovakia France Germany Canada Italy Austria Switzerland Slovenia United States Brazil Sweden New Zealand
Oceania Championships 2020	1st - 3rd February 2020	Auckland	1	-
African Championships 2020	still open 1		1
Asian Championships 2020			1
Pan American Championships 2020			1
European Championships 2020			1
total			24	19th

C-1 men

Qualifying competition	date	place	Places	Qualified nation
host	September 7, 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
World Championships 2019	25-29 September 2019	La Seu d'Urgell	11	France Poland Slovenia Slovakia Switzerland Ireland Spain Canada Croatia Czech Republic Great Britain
Oceania Championships 2020	1st - 3rd February 2020	Auckland	1	Australia
African Championships 2020	still open 1		1
Asian Championships 2020			1
Pan American Championships 2020			1
European Championships 2020			1
total			17th	13

K-1 women

Qualifying competition	date	place	Places	Qualified nation
host	September 7, 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
World Championships 2019	25-29 September 2019	La Seu d'Urgell	18th	Czech Republic Slovakia Austria Ukraine France Great Britain New Zealand Poland Netherlands Germany Andorra Spain Slovenia Italy Russia Cook Islands Canada China
Oceania Championships 2020	1st - 3rd February 2020	Auckland	1	-
African Championships 2020	still open 1		1
Asian Championships 2020			1
Pan American Championships 2020			1
European Championships 2020			1
total			24	19th

C-1 women

Qualifying competition	date	place	Places	Qualified nation
host	September 7, 2013	Buenos Aires	1	Japan
World Championships 2019	25-29 September 2019	La Seu d'Urgell	11	Spain Australia Andorra Germany Czech Republic Austria Brazil United States Great Britain Italy France Slovenia
Oceania Championships 2020	1st - 3rd February 2020	Auckland	1	-
African Championships 2020	still open 1		1
Asian Championships 2020			1
Pan American Championships 2020			1
European Championships 2020			1
total			17th	12

Canoe racing

Qualification criteria

The quota places are not awarded to athletes, but to the nation of the athlete who fought for the starting place. A maximum of one athlete per nation may compete in each competition. The quota places are allocated as follows:

• World Championships : The best placed boats (maximum one boat per nation) qualify for the games. In the K-1 competitions, 5 qualification places are available, whereby an additional place is reserved for the host country on the 1000 m and 500 m courses for men and women, 6 quota places in the K-2 competitions, 10 in the K-4 competitions and 6 in the C-1 competitions (one of which over 1000 m event is reserved for the host country) and 8 in the C-2 competition.
• World Cup 2: The best placed boat (maximum one boat per nation) in each individual fights for a starting place for his nation.
• Continental qualification: For the K-1 and C-1 competitions there is a quota place available for each continent (with the exception of Europe, there are 2). For the K-2 competitions, Europe was also guaranteed two quota places, but only 6 places are available for the remaining 4 continents. These are assigned to the continents on the basis of the World Cup results: The best-placed and non-qualified nations from the four different continents at the World Cups receive a place for their continent.
• Host country: In addition, Japan as the host country receives a starting place in certain competitions.

Time schedule

Qualifying competition	date	place
World Championships 2019	21-25 August 2019	Szeged
African Games 2019	26.-31. August 2019	Rabat
Oceanic qualifying competitions	14.-16. February 2020	Penrith City
Asian Championships 2020	still open 1
European qualifying competitions
Pan American qualifying competitions
World Cup 2

Qualifications overview

competition	host	World Championships 2019	Continental qualification					World Cup 2	total
Men kayak			Europe	America	Asia	Africa	Oceania
K-1 200 m	-	Great Britain Serbia France Italy				South Africa Egypt	Cook Islands		12
K-1 1000 m	Japan	Hungary Czech Republic Portugal Slovakia Russia Belarus Argentina				Tunisia	Samoa		13
K-2 1000 m	-	Germany Spain France Czech Republic Australia Italy Russia				-	New Zealand	-	10
K-4 500 m	-	Germany Spain Slovakia Russia Hungary Portugal Belarus Japan Canada	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
competition	host	World Championships 2019	Continental qualification					World Cup 2	total
Men canoe			Europe	America	Asia	Africa	Oceania
C-1 1000 m	Japan	Brazil Poland France Germany Czech Republic				Tunisia	Australia		12
C-2 1000 m	-	China Cuba Brazil Germany Romania Poland Russia Ukraine Czech Republic	2	2	2	Sao Tome and Principe	-	-	13
competition	host	World Championships 2019	Continental qualification					World Cup 2	total
Women kayak			Europe	America	Asia	Africa	Oceania
K-1 200 m	-	New Zealand Poland Denmark Spain Ukraine Hungary Serbia Portugal				Algeria	Cook Islands		12
K-1 500 m	Japan	New Zealand Belarus Hungary Serbia Denmark Sweden				Egypt	Samoa		13
K-2 500 m	-	Belarus Poland Slovenia Belgium France Ukraine China	2	2	2	South Africa Tunisia	Australia	-	10
K-4 500 m	-	Australia France Poland Hungary Belarus New Zealand Ukraine Denmark Germany China Canada Russia	-	-	-	-	-	-	10
competition	host	World Championships 2019	Continental qualification					World Cup 2	total
Women canoe			Europe	America	Asia	Africa	Oceania
C-1 200 m	Japan	United States Russia Belarus Chile Canada Poland				Nigeria	New Zealand		12
C-2 500 m	-	China Hungary Belarus Germany Uzbekistan Cuba Ukraine Chile	2	2	2	-	Australia	-	13

• Italic : A boat has already qualified for this nation, but the athlete has been assigned to another boat.

Remarks

¹Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , these competitions have been canceled. A new date and location have not yet been set.

Web links

• Canoe slalom qualification system (English)
• Canoe Racing Qualification System (English)