These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom

Slalom canoeing

Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...

competition in canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...

. The K-1 (kayak single) event is raced by one-man kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

s through a whitewater

Whitewater racing

Wildwater canoeing is a competitive discipline of canoeing in which kayaks or Canadian canoes are used to negotiate a stretch of river speedily...

 course. The venue for the 2000 Olympic competition was in Penrith

Penrith, New South Wales

Penrith is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penrith is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Penrith...

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Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Thomas Schmidt Thomas Schmidt Thomas Schmidt is a German slalom canoer who competed in the 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.... ,	Paul Ratcliffe Paul Ratcliffe Paul Ratcliffe is a British slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.... ,	Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Pierpaolo Ferrazzi is an Italian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-1 event with a gold in 1992 and a bronze in 2000.... ,

Qualifying

The 23 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on September 19. The combined score of both runs counted for the event with the top 15 advancing to the final round the following day.

Rank	Name	Nation	Run 1			Run 2			Result
			Time	Points	Total	Time	Points	Total	Total
1	Mathias Röthenmund Mathias Röthenmund Mathias Röthenmund is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He won the gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg....		127.45	0	127.45	125.57	0	125.57	253.02
2	Thomas Schmidt Thomas Schmidt Thomas Schmidt is a German slalom canoer who competed in the 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000....		127.07	2	129.07	122.10	2	124.10	253.17
3	Paul Ratcliffe Paul Ratcliffe Paul Ratcliffe is a British slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000....		126.59	0	126.59	123.10	4	127.10	253.69
4	Helmut Oblinger Helmut Oblinger Helmut Oblinger is an Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg....		125.94	0	125.94	128.00	0	128.00	253.94
5	Scott Shipley Scott Shipley Scott Shipley is an American slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. He won three silver medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1995, 1997, and 1999....		126.80	2	128.80	126.02	0	126.02	254.82
6	Tomáš Kobes Tomáš Kobes Tomáš Kobes is a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell....		126.72	2	128.72	124.41	2	126.41	255.13
7	Manuel Köhler Manuel Köhler Manuel Köhler is an Austrian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...		128.34	0	128.34	127.45	0	127.45	255.79
8	Laurent Burtz Laurent Burtz Laurent Burtz is a French slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...		128.15	0	128.15	127.32	2	129.32	257.47
9	Fedja Marušič Fedja Marušič Fedja Marušič is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. He won two silver medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1995 and 1999....		126.81	2	128.81	129.29	0	129.29	258.10
10	Dejan Kralj Dejan Kralj Dejan Kralj is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith....		130.24	0	130.24	128.05	0	128.05	258.29
11	Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Pierpaolo Ferrazzi is an Italian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-1 event with a gold in 1992 and a bronze in 2000....	align=left	| 125.59	2	127.59	131.60	2	133.60	261.19
12	Peter Nagy Peter Nagy Peter Nagy is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s from the early 2000s. He won a bronze medal for Czechoslovakia in the K-1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen....	align=left	| 129.48	0	129.48	132.68	0	132.68	262.16
13	Enrico Lazzarotto Enrico Lazzarotto Enrico Lazzarotto is an Italian slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He finished 14th in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Reference:*...	align=left	| 135.18	0	135.18	125.04	2	127.04	262.22
14	Jiří Prskavec Jiří Prskavec Jiří Prskavec is a Czech slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships ....	align=left	| 128.26	4	132.26	128.75	2	130.75	263.01
15	Andrej Glucks Andrej Glucks Andrej Glucks is a Croatian slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...		128.76	0	128.76	130.90	4	134.90	263.66
16	Ian Wiley Ian Wiley Ian Wiley is an Irish slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...		133.66	2	135.66	128.76	2	130.76	266.42
17	Lazar Popovski Lazar Popovski Lazar Popovski is a Macedonian whitewater kayaker, and a four-time Olympian.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the K-1 event he finished sixth in the qualification round, thus progressing to the semifinals...		132.23	0	132.23	130.37	4	134.37	266.60
18	Esteban Aracama Esteban Aracama Esteban Aracama Mendiola is a Spanish slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. He finished 34th in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Four years later in Sydney, Aracama was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event.-References:*...		131.33	2	133.33	132.42	2	134.42	267.75
19	Carles Juanmartí Carles Juanmartí Carles Juanmartí Santiago is a Spanish slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s...		131.80	2	133.80	134.08	8	142.08	275.88
20	Nizar Samlal Nizar Samlal Nizar Samlal is a Moroccan slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Reference:*...		148.02	6	154.02	145.20	0	145.20	299.22
21	John Wilkie John Wilkie (canoer) John Wilkie is an Australian slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Reference:*...		134.44	6	140.44	128.40	52	180.42	320.84
22	David Ford David Ford (kayaker) David Watson Ford is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 1990s. He won two medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1999 and a silver in 2003....		143.02	4	147.02	126.56	50	176.56	323.58
23	Taro Ando Taro Ando Taro Ando is a Japanese slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Reference:*...		150.69	60	210.69	177.54	54	231.95	442.54

Final

15 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on September 20. The combined result of both runs counted for the event.

Rank	Name	Nation	Run 1			Run 2			Result
			Time	Points	Total	Time	Points	Total	Total
1	Thomas Schmidt Thomas Schmidt Thomas Schmidt is a German slalom canoer who competed in the 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000....		108.64	0	108.64	108.61	0	108.61	217.25
2	Paul Ratcliffe Paul Ratcliffe Paul Ratcliffe is a British slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000....		110.22	2	112.22	109.49	2	111.49	223.71
3	Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Pierpaolo Ferrazzi Pierpaolo Ferrazzi is an Italian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals in the K-1 event with a gold in 1992 and a bronze in 2000....		111.79	0	111.79	113.24	0	113.24	225.03
4	Helmut Oblinger Helmut Oblinger Helmut Oblinger is an Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg....		112.58	0	112.58	111.87	2	113.87	226.45
5	Scott Shipley Scott Shipley Scott Shipley is an American slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. He won three silver medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1995, 1997, and 1999....	align=left	| 110.99	2	112.99	113.68	0	113.68	226.67
6	Manuel Köhler Manuel Köhler Manuel Köhler is an Austrian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...	align=left	| 113.06	2	115.06	111.74	0	111.74	226.80
7	Tomáš Kobes Tomáš Kobes Tomáš Kobes is a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell....	align=left	| 112.23	2	114.23	112.76	0	112.76	226.99
8	Laurent Burtz Laurent Burtz Laurent Burtz is a French slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the K-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...	align=left	| 112.64	0	112.64	110.90	4	114.90	227.63
9	Mathias Röthenmund Mathias Röthenmund Mathias Röthenmund is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He won the gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 2003 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg....		114.92	0	114.92	113.04	0	113.04	227.92
10	Dejan Kralj Dejan Kralj Dejan Kralj is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Penrith....	align=left	| 116.60	0	116.60	111.48	0	111.48	228.08
11	Andrej Glucks Andrej Glucks Andrej Glucks is a Croatian slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the K-1 event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...		115.16	0	115.16	115.06	0	115.06	230.22
12	Peter Nagy Peter Nagy Peter Nagy is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s from the early 2000s. He won a bronze medal for Czechoslovakia in the K-1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen....		117.66	0	117.66	116.37	0	116.37	234.03
13	Jiří Prskavec Jiří Prskavec Jiří Prskavec is a Czech slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. He won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships ....		121.82	0	121.82	112.84	0	112.84	234.66
14	Enrico Lazzarotto Enrico Lazzarotto Enrico Lazzarotto is an Italian slalom canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He finished 14th in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-Reference:*...		118.89	2	120.89	115.03	0	115.03	235.92
15	Fedja Marušič Fedja Marušič Fedja Marušič is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. He won two silver medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1995 and 1999....		114.62	0	114.62	113.37	54	167.37	281.99