Sprint Canoeing Qualification to Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

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I was bored, so I made this. This first part lists how many athlete quotas a nation has in each boat type per gender, and the second part lists the possible boat entries per event (countries listed the left of the “/“ must field a boat, countries have listed to the right have the option to field a boat). This is all based on the current general understanding of the qualification system, and there could very well be errors.

 

Men’s Kayak -

6 -

5 -

4 -

3 -

2 -

1 -

 

Men’s Canoe - 

3 -

2 -

1-

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Women’s Kayak - 

6 -

5 -

4 -

2 -

1 -
 

Women’s Canoe - 

3 -

2 -

1 -

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For part 2 of this little project, I’ll be listing the events by competition groups (2 at a time based on order of events at the Games) because the competition scheduling can actually effect a country’s ability to enter an event in some cases.

 

Men’s K1 1000m -  / (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)   (Min. Entry: 16 / Max. Entry: 45)

 

Men’s C2 1000m -  /   (Min. Entry: 13 / Max. Entry: 13)

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Women’s K2 500m -  / (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)***   (Min. Entry: 11 / Max. Entry: 31) 

 

*= one of the athletes must also participate in the K1 200m

 

Women’s K1 200m -  / (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)*(x2)*(x2)*(x2)*   (Min. Entry: 15 / Max. Entry: 51)

 

*= both athletes must also participate in the K2 500m

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Men’s K2 1000m -  / (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)**   (Min. Entry: 10 / Max. Entry: 27)

 

*= one of the athletes must also participate in the K1 200m

 

Men’s K1 200m -  / (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2) (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)**(x2)*(x2)***   (Min. Entry: 12 / Max. Entry: 48)

 

*= both athletes must also participate in the K2 1000m

**= one athlete must also participate in the K2 1000m

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Women’s K1 500m -  / (x2)(x2)(x2) (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)   (Min. Entry: 14 / Max. Entry: 49)

 

Women’s C1 200m -  / (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)   (Min Entry: 14 / Max. Entry: 34)

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Men’s K4 500m -  /   (Min. Entry: 10 / Max Entry: 10)

 

Men’s C1 1000m -  / (x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)(x2)   (Min. Entry: 13 / Max. Entry: 34)

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Women’s K4 500m -  /   (Min. Entry: 12 / Max. Entry: 12)

 

Women’s C2 500m -    /   (Min. Entry: 13 / Max Entry: 13)

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first 2 athletes known

 

Samuel Baláž & Adam Botek secured their spots for Tokyo thanks their second medal (After Szeged WC Bronze and today ECH silver).

 

Both will thus compete in K2-1000m (which start was still questionable, but today the final decision was made, we will start with this boat) and thus both will be part of the K4 crew, the remaining 3 athletes (other 2 for K4 and who will have to compete only in the single K1-1000 event) will be known by the end of the week after the coaches' meeting

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crew of M K4-500 officially announced after todays "rainy" internal qualifier, hard luck for the young Csaba Zalka.

 

so the crew is

 

Samuel Baláž, Denis Myšák, Erik Vlček, Adam Botek

Samuel Baláž & Adam Botek as announced will compete also in the M K2-1000m

The name of the athlete who will compete in M K1-1000m is still not announced yet, our coaches will decide about it in the next hours/day(s)

 

Erik Vlček by this became the new national record holder, Tokyo will be his 6th Olympics ! Any other Slovak athlete has competed in more than 5 Olympics (Summer or Winter) in history including the Czechoslovak era. Congrats Erik

(2x Silver Beijing 2008 & Rio 2016, Bronze in Athens 2004, competed also in London 2012 & Sydney 2000)

 

Denis Myšák will return to the Olympics after Rio 2016 (Silver in K4-1000m)

 

Baláž & Botek will experience their olympic debut and in two events.

 

 

For K1-1000m it is likely going to be a battle between Csaba Zalka or Peter Gelle (who won the quota but is in bad form actually), do not see anyone else who can steal that berth. The name should be announced soon