Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1

Men's canoe slalom C-1 at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue	Lee Valley White Water Centre
Date	29 July – 31 July
Competitors	17 from 17 nations
Winning time	97.06
Medalists
Tony Estanguet   France   Sideris Tasiadis   Germany   Michal Martikán   Slovakia

Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Slalom
C-1		men
C-2		men
K-1		men		women
Sprint
C-1 200 m		men
C-1 1000 m		men
C-2 1000 m		men
K-1 200 m		men		women
K-1 500 m				women
K-1 1000 m		men
K-2 200 m		men
K-2 500 m				women
K-2 1000 m		men
K-4 500 m				women
K-4 1000 m		men

The men's canoe slalom C-1 competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 29 and 31 July at the Lee Valley White Water Centre.^[1] Seventeen canoeists from 17 nations competed.

The gold medal was won by Tony Estanguet of France.^[2]

Competition format

In the heats, each competitor had two runs; the 12 athletes with the best time qualified for the semi-finals. Each semi-final consisted of one run each and the best eight competitors qualified for the final. The final consisted of one additional run and the medal placings were decided on the score from that run.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

• 
  1st gate set, preliminary heats, July 29, 30.
• 
  2nd gate set, semi- & finals, July 31, August 1, 2.

C-1 slalom men

Order	Name	Preliminary Heats						Semifinal			Final
		1st Ride	Pen.	2nd Ride	Pen.	Best	Order	Time	Pen.	Order	Time	Pen.	Order
01 !	Tony Estanguet (FRA)	93.24	4	99.20	4	93.24	7	101.67	0	3	97.06	0	1
02 !	Sideris Tasiadis (GER)	96.12	4	92.83	2	92.83	4	98.94	0	1	98.09	0	2
03 !	Michal Martikán (SVK)	139.46	50	90.56	0	90.56	1	104.04	2	=4	98.31	0	3
4	Ander Elosegi (ESP)	93.24	0	96.60	6	93.24	6	104.04	2	=4	102.61	0	4
5	Stanislav Ježek (CZE)	94.09	2	206.82	104	94.09	9	104.37	4	7	105.73	2	5
6	Kynan Maley (AUS)	96.07	2	96.68	4	96.07	12	105.49	2	8	107.08	0	6
7	Takuya Haneda (JPN)	101.13	6	92.72	0	92.72	3	104.16	0	6	110.62	2	7
8	Benjamin Savšek (SLO)	90.83	0	203.42	110	90.83	2	99.92	0	2	219.95	108	8
9	Grzegorz Kiljanek (POL)	101.03	2	93.50	0	93.50	8	106.14	4	9	did not advance
10	David Florence (GBR)	101.60	4	93.04	0	93.04	5	106.16	2	10	did not advance
11	Alexander Lipatov (RUS)	96.13	0	95.51	2	95.51	10	107.49	2	11	did not advance
12	Teng Zhiqiang (CHN)	95.68	0	96.06	2	95.68	11	107.53	0	12	did not advance
13	Stefano Cipressi (ITA)	96.40	0	99.74	4	96.40	13	did not advance
14	Casey Eichfeld (USA)	97.04	2	102.02	4	97.04	14	did not advance
15	Christos Tsakmakis (GRE)	165.79	54	105.22	4	105.22	15	did not advance
16	Sebastián Rossi (ARG)	109.41	8	107.52	4	107.52	16	did not advance
17	Rafail Vergoyazov (KAZ)	125.49	8	225.23	106	125.49	17	did not advance

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