Kayak Singles, Slalom, Men
| Date | 30 July – 1 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | National Olympic Nautical Stadium d'Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne, France |
| Participants | 24 from 24 countries |
Britain’s Joe Clarke was considered the favorite in this event. He was the 2023 World Champion and had also won golds in kayak cross at the World Championships in 2021, 2022, and 2023. His main challenger was expected to be Czechia’s Jiří Prskavec, who was world ranked #1 in early 2024, was the defending gold medalist, and had won the event at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships. In the end, neither man would make the podium, with Clarke finishing fifth and Prskavec eighth.
In their stead, the gold medal was taken by Italian Giovanni De Gennaro, who had been silver medalist in the event at the 2021 World Championships and was appearing in his third Olympics. The silver went to Olympic debutante Titouan Castryck, which delighted the home crowd, but whose international medals had mostly come in team events previously. Bronze also went to a paddler making his Olympic début, Pau Echaniz (ESP), whose only international medal was a gold in the 2023 European Championships team event.
| Pos | Bib | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Giovanni De Gennaro |  ITA | 85.34 (3) | 93.47 (8) | 88.22 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 6 | Titouan Castryck |  FRA | 80.09 (1) | 91.56 (3) | 88.42 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 15 | Pau Echaniz |  ESP | 87.84 (12) | 96.11 (12) | 88.87 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 5 | Martin Dougoud |  SUI | 86.30 (6) | 93.07 (7) | 89.44 (4) | |||
| 5 | 3 | Joe Clarke |  GBR | 85.62 (4) | 89.51 (1) | 89.82 (5) | |||
| 6 | 11 | Jakub Grigar |  SVK | 87.10 (9) | 92.00 (5) | 90.21 (6) | |||
| 7 | 9 | Timothy Anderson |  AUS | 85.78 (5) | 94.95 (10) | 90.90 (7) | |||
| 8 | 1 | Jiří Prskavec |  CZE | 83.74 (2) | 92.53 (6) | 91.74 (8) | |||
| 9 | 12 | Noah Hegge |  GER | 87.15 (10) | 91.24 (2) | 93.73 (9) | |||
| 10 | 7 | Felix Oschmautz |  AUT | 90.07 (18) | 91.83 (4) | 94.21 (10) | |||
| 11 | 8 | Quan Xin |  CHN | 87.23 (11) | 95.95 (11) | 94.75 (11) | |||
| 12 | 16 | Isak Öhrström |  SWE | 89.43 (15) | 94.69 (9) | 147.39 (12) | |||
| 13 | 13 | Mateusz Polaczyk |  POL | 87.89 (13) | 98.49 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | 20 | Yuuki Tanaka |  JPN | 91.78 (20) | 101.90 (14) | – | |||
| 15 | 17 | Noel Hendrick |  IRL | 90.68 (19) | 102.46 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | 14 | Mathis Soudi |  MAR | 89.45 (16) | 104.11 (16) | – | |||
| 17 | 23 | Salim Jemai |  TUN | 90.03 (17) | 106.68 (17) | – | |||
| 18 | 4 | Peter Kauzer |  SLO | 88.84 (14) | 142.80 (18) | – | |||
| 19 | 10 | Finn Butcher |  NZL | 86.35 (7) | 146.40 (19) | – | |||
| 20 | 18 | Pepê Gonçalves |  BRA | 86.64 (8) | 147.09 (20) | – | |||
| 21 | 19 | Alex Baldoni |  CAN | 95.18 (21) | – | – | |||
| 22 | 24 | Yves Bourhis |  SEN | 97.85 (22) | – | – | |||
| 23 | 21 | Wu Shao-Hsuan |  TPE | 99.45 (23) | – | – | |||
| 24 | 22 | Andy Barat |  COM | 105.82 (24) | – | – |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 30 July 2024 |
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| Format | Two runs, best run to count. Top 20 advanced to semi-finals. |
| Pos | Ord | Competitor | NOC | Total Time | Run #1 | Run #2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Titouan Castryck | FRA | 80.09 | 83.71 (1) | 80.09 (1) | ||
| 2 | 1 | Jiří Prskavec | CZE | 83.74 | 83.74 (2) | 84.90 (2) | ||
| 3 | 2 | Giovanni De Gennaro | ITA | 85.34 | 88.46 (12) | 85.34 (3) | ||
| 4 | 3 | Joe Clarke | GBR | 85.62 | 136.89 (23) | 85.62 (4) | ||
| 5 | 9 | Timothy Anderson | AUS | 85.78 | 88.37 (11) | 85.78 (5) | ||
| 6 | 5 | Martin Dougoud | SUI | 86.30 | 86.30 (3) | 138.24 (22) | ||
| 7 | 10 | Finn Butcher | NZL | 86.35 | 86.35 (4) | 142.08 (24) | ||
| 8 | 18 | Pepê Gonçalves | BRA | 86.64 | 86.64 (5) | 90.71 (13) | ||
| 9 | 11 | Jakub Grigar | SVK | 87.10 | 87.10 (6) | 91.80 (15) | ||
| 10 | 12 | Noah Hegge | GER | 87.15 | 87.67 (8) | 87.15 (6) | ||
| 11 | 8 | Quan Xin | CHN | 87.23 | 87.23 (7) | 89.80 (10) | ||
| 12 | 15 | Pau Echaniz | ESP | 87.84 | 87.84 (9) | 88.37 (7) | ||
| 13 | 13 | Mateusz Polaczyk | POL | 87.89 | 87.89 (10) | 139.58 (23) | ||
| 14 | 4 | Peter Kauzer | SLO | 88.84 | 90.93 (16) | 88.84 (8) | ||
| 15 | 16 | Isak Öhrström | SWE | 89.43 | 89.43 (13) | 135.55 (21) | ||
| 16 | 14 | Mathis Soudi | MAR | 89.45 | 89.90 (14) | 89.45 (9) | ||
| 17 | 23 | Salim Jemai | TUN | 90.03 | 101.11 (19) | 90.03 (11) | ||
| 18 | 7 | Felix Oschmautz | AUT | 90.07 | 90.07 (15) | 92.40 (16) | ||
| 19 | 17 | Noel Hendrick | IRL | 90.68 | 98.64 (18) | 90.68 (12) | ||
| 20 | 20 | Yuuki Tanaka | JPN | 91.78 | 103.21 (21) | 91.78 (14) | ||
| 21 | 19 | Alex Baldoni | CAN | 95.18 | 95.18 (17) | 97.25 (17) | ||
| 22 | 24 | Yves Bourhis | SEN | 97.85 | 150.11 (24) | 97.85 (18) | ||
| 23 | 21 | Wu Shao-Hsuan | TPE | 99.45 | 101.22 (20) | 99.45 (19) | ||
| 24 | 22 | Andy Barat | COM | 105.82 | 105.82 (22) | 107.59 (20) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 1 August 2024 — 15:30 |
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| Format | Top 12 advance to final round. |
| Pos | Ord | Competitor | NOC | Total Time | Time | Penalty Seconds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Joe Clarke | GBR | 89.51 | 89.51 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 12 | Noah Hegge | GER | 91.24 | 89.24 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Titouan Castryck | FRA | 91.56 | 87.56 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Felix Oschmautz | AUT | 91.83 | 91.83 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 11 | Jakub Grigar | SVK | 92.00 | 90.00 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Jiří Prskavec | CZE | 92.53 | 90.53 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Martin Dougoud | SUI | 93.07 | 93.07 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Giovanni De Gennaro | ITA | 93.47 | 91.47 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 16 | Isak Öhrström | SWE | 94.69 | 92.69 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Timothy Anderson | AUS | 94.95 | 92.95 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Quan Xin | CHN | 95.95 | 93.95 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 15 | Pau Echaniz | ESP | 96.11 | 94.11 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Mateusz Polaczyk | POL | 98.49 | 92.49 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 20 | Yuuki Tanaka | JPN | 101.90 | 97.90 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 17 | Noel Hendrick | IRL | 102.46 | 98.46 | 4 | ||
| 16 | 14 | Mathis Soudi | MAR | 104.11 | 96.11 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 23 | Salim Jemai | TUN | 106.68 | 104.68 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Peter Kauzer | SLO | 142.80 | 92.80 | 50 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Finn Butcher | NZL | 146.40 | 90.40 | 56 | ||
| 20 | 18 | Pepê Gonçalves | BRA | 147.09 | 91.09 | 56 |
Final Round
| Date | 1 August 2024 — 17:30 |
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| Pos | Ord | Competitor | NOC | Total Time | Time | Penalty Seconds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Giovanni De Gennaro | ITA | 88.22 | 88.22 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Titouan Castryck | FRA | 88.42 | 88.42 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 15 | Pau Echaniz | ESP | 88.87 | 86.87 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Martin Dougoud | SUI | 89.44 | 89.44 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Joe Clarke | GBR | 89.82 | 89.82 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 11 | Jakub Grigar | SVK | 90.21 | 90.21 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 9 | Timothy Anderson | AUS | 90.90 | 88.90 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jiří Prskavec | CZE | 91.74 | 87.74 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 12 | Noah Hegge | GER | 93.73 | 89.73 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Felix Oschmautz | AUT | 94.21 | 90.21 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Quan Xin | CHN | 94.75 | 92.75 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 16 | Isak Öhrström | SWE | 147.39 | 95.39 | 52 |