| Date | 7 – 10 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estádio de Canoagem Slalom, Parque Olímpico de Deodoro, Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 21 from 21 countries |
Germany had been strong traditionally in the Olympic Men’s K-1 Slalom, but it was Italy’s Daniele Molmenti who was the defending Olympic champion. Italy was represented in Rio by Giovanni De Gennaro, but reigning World Champion Jiří Prskavec of the Czech Republic was the favorite, as he was also the 2013, 2014, and 2016 European Champion and 2013 World runner-up. Nonetheless, De Gennaro won the preliminary rounds, although only 0.1 ahead of Britain’s Joe Clarke and 0.46 ahead of Germany’s entrant Hannes Aigner, a 2012 Olympic and European bronze medallist and the reigning European bronze medallist.
The semifinals were won by Slovakia’s Jakub Grigar, with Prskavec improving to second and Clarke slipping to third. In the final, however, Clarke came out on top with Prskavec settling for bronze after finishing with the fastest time, but incurring a two second penalty. Silver went to Slovenia’s Peter Kauzer, a three-time Olympian, 2009 and 2011 World Champion, and 2010 European Champion. Aigner, Grigar, and De Gennaro finished fourth, fifth, and seventh respectively
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Clarke |  GBR | 86.95 (2) | 90.67 (3) | 88.53 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Peter Kauzer |  SLO | 91.11 (12) | 91.01 (4) | 88.70 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Jiří Prskavec |  CZE | 88.71 (7) | 90.62 (2) | 88.99 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Hannes Aigner |  GER | 87.31 (3) | 91.87 (6) | 89.02 (4) | |||
| 5 | Jakub Grigar |  SVK | 87.85 (4) | 88.84 (1) | 89.43 (5) | |||
| 6 | Pepê Gonçalves |  BRA | 88.48 (5) | 95.68 (10) | 91.54 (6) | |||
| 7 | Giovanni De Gennaro |  ITA | 86.85 (1) | 95.59 (9) | 91.77 (7) | |||
| 8 | Sébastien Combot |  FRA | 88.94 (9) | 94.59 (8) | 92.55 (8) | |||
| 9 | Pavel Eygel |  RUS | 88.57 (6) | 92.43 (7) | 92.62 (9) | |||
| 10 | Mike Dawson |  NZL | 88.91 (8) | 91.47 (5) | 93.07 (10) | |||
| 11 | Kazuki Yazawa |  JPN | 92.23 (14) | 97.19 (11) | – | |||
| 12 | Michal Smolen |  USA | 90.13 (10) | 97.87 (12) | – | |||
| 13 | Mario Leitner |  AUT | 93.29 (15) | 100.25 (13) | – | |||
| 14 | Jure Meqliç |  AZE | 90.70 (11) | 145.00 (14) | – | |||
| 15 | Isak Öhrström |  SWE | 91.43 (13) | 156.77 (15) | – | |||
| 16 | Michael Tayler |  CAN | 93.47 (16) | – | – | |||
| 17 | Lucien Delfour |  AUS | 94.30 (17) | – | – | |||
| 18 | Maciej Okręglak |  POL | 94.44 (18) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Tan Ya |  CHN | 100.62 (19) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Johnathan Akinyemi |  NGR | 104.59 (20) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Bryden Nicholas |  COK | 105.18 (21) | – | – |
| Date | 7 August 2016 — 13:28 |
|---|---|
| Format | Two runs. Total points determined placement. Top 15 advanced to semi-finals. |
| Downstream Gates | 18 |
| Total Gates | 24 |
| Upstream Gates | 6 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Time | Run #1 | Run #2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni De Gennaro | ITA | 86.85 | 86.85 (1) | 90.74 (9) | ||
| 2 | Joe Clarke | GBR | 86.95 | 135.89 (21) | 86.95 (1) | ||
| 3 | Hannes Aigner | GER | 87.31 | 90.33 (7) | 87.31 (2) | ||
| 4 | Jakub Grigar | SVK | 87.85 | 89.16 (6) | 87.85 (3) | ||
| 5 | Pepê Gonçalves | BRA | 88.48 | 88.48 (2) | 90.61 (7) | ||
| 6 | Pavel Eygel | RUS | 88.57 | 96.72 (15) | 88.57 (4) | ||
| 7 | Jiří Prskavec | CZE | 88.71 | 88.71 (3) | 101.18 (17) | ||
| 8 | Mike Dawson | NZL | 88.91 | 88.91 (4) | 90.86 (10) | ||
| 9 | Sébastien Combot | FRA | 88.94 | 89.13 (5) | 88.94 (5) | ||
| 10 | Michal Smolen | USA | 90.13 | 92.96 (11) | 90.13 (6) | ||
| 11 | Jure Meqliç | AZE | 90.70 | 95.12 (14) | 90.70 (8) | ||
| 12 | Peter Kauzer | SLO | 91.11 | 91.11 (8) | 96.88 (15) | ||
| 13 | Isak Öhrström | SWE | 91.43 | 92.37 (10) | 91.43 (11) | ||
| 14 | Kazuki Yazawa | JPN | 92.23 | 92.23 (9) | 98.08 (16) | ||
| 15 | Mario Leitner | AUT | 93.29 | 93.29 (12) | 93.89 (13) | ||
| 16 | Michael Tayler | CAN | 93.47 | 105.66 (19) | 93.47 (12) | ||
| 17 | Lucien Delfour | AUS | 94.30 | 94.30 (13) | 138.72 (21) | ||
| 18 | Maciej Okręglak | POL | 94.44 | 96.73 (16) | 94.44 (14) | ||
| 19 | Tan Ya | CHN | 100.62 | 100.62 (17) | 101.34 (18) | ||
| 20 | Johnathan Akinyemi | NGR | 104.59 | 107.49 (20) | 104.59 (19) | ||
| 21 | Bryden Nicholas | COK | 105.18 | 105.18 (18) | 125.64 (20) |
| Date | 10 August 2016 — 13:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | One run. Top 10 advanced to final. |
| Downstream Gates | 18 |
| Total Gates | 24 |
| Upstream Gates | 6 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Time | Time | Penalty Seconds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakub Grigar | SVK | 88.84 | 88.84 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Jiří Prskavec | CZE | 90.62 | 90.62 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Joe Clarke | GBR | 90.67 | 90.67 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Peter Kauzer | SLO | 91.01 | 91.01 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Mike Dawson | NZL | 91.47 | 91.47 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Hannes Aigner | GER | 91.87 | 91.87 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Pavel Eygel | RUS | 92.43 | 92.43 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Sébastien Combot | FRA | 94.59 | 94.59 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Giovanni De Gennaro | ITA | 95.59 | 93.59 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Pepê Gonçalves | BRA | 95.68 | 93.68 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Kazuki Yazawa | JPN | 97.19 | 97.19 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Michal Smolen | USA | 97.87 | 93.87 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Mario Leitner | AUT | 100.25 | 96.25 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Jure Meqliç | AZE | 145.00 | 93.00 | 52 | ||
| 15 | Isak Öhrström | SWE | 156.77 | 102.77 | 54 |
| Date | 10 August 2016 — 15:15 |
|---|---|
| Downstream Gates | 18 |
| Total Gates | 24 |
| Upstream Gates | 6 |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Time | Time | Penalty Seconds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Clarke | GBR | 88.53 | 88.53 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Peter Kauzer | SLO | 88.70 | 88.70 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Jiří Prskavec | CZE | 88.99 | 86.99 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Hannes Aigner | GER | 89.02 | 89.02 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Jakub Grigar | SVK | 89.43 | 89.43 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Pepê Gonçalves | BRA | 91.54 | 91.54 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Giovanni De Gennaro | ITA | 91.77 | 91.77 | 0 | ||
| 8 | Sébastien Combot | FRA | 92.55 | 90.55 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Pavel Eygel | RUS | 92.62 | 90.62 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Mike Dawson | NZL | 93.07 | 93.07 | 0 |
