# 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's KL3

The men's KL3 competition at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg took place at Sportpark Duisburg.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday 23 August 2023 | 11:20 | Heats |
| Friday 25 August 2023 | 13:02 | Semifinals |
| Friday 25 August 2023 | 17:46 | Final A |
| Friday 25 August 2023 | 18:40 | Final B |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

The fastest six boats in each heat, plus the three fastest seventh-place boats, advanced to the semi-finals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Juan Valle | Spain | 40.898 | QS |
| 2 | Mateusz Surwiło | Poland | 41.241 | QS |
| 3 | Brahim Guendouz | Algeria | 41.371 | QS |
| 4 | Gabin Keirel | France | 43.219 | QS |
| 5 | Manish Kaurav | India | 43.379 | QS |
| 6 | John Wallace | United States | 43.807 | QS |
| 7 | Hwang Seung-oh | South Korea | 45.331 | qS |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dylan Littlehales | Australia | 40.360 | QS |
| 2 | Jean Carlos Panucci Benites | Brazil | 41.713 | QS |
| 3 | Khasan Kuldashev | Uzbekistan | 41.817 | QS |
| 4 | Jon Tarrant | Great Britain | 42.299 | QS |
| 5 | Ron Halevi | Israel | 42.547 | QS |
| 6 | Suradech Namtaothong | Thailand | 46.542 | QS |
| 7 | Mariano Turner | Argentina | 47.499 | qS |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jonathan Young | Great Britain | 41.186 | QS |
| 2 | Giovane Vieira de Paula | Brazil | 42.079 | QS |
| 3 | Erik Kiss | Hungary | 42.774 | QS |
| 4 | Gabriel Ferron-Bouius | Canada | 44.011 | QS |
| 5 | Noureldin Ramadan | Egypt | 44.765 | QS |
| 6 | Choi Yong-beom | South Korea | 46.162 | QS |
| 7 | Nicolás Crosta | Argentina | 48.544 | qS |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Edmond Sanka | Senegal | 40.808 | QS |
| 2 | Kwadzo Klokpah | Italy | 41.377 | QS |
| 3 | Corbin Hart | New Zealand | 41.944 | QS |
| 4 | Zhalgas Taikenov | Kazakhstan | 42.596 | QS |
| 5 | Lu Xiaocong | China | 47.104 | QS |
| 6 | Jithin George | India | 49.918 | QS |
| 7 | Samuel Dagba | Nigeria | 51.329 | |

### Semifinals

The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the B final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Juan Valle | Spain | 40.798 | QA |
| 2 | Jean Carlos Panucci Benites | Brazil | 41.424 | QA |
| 3 | Corbin Hart | New Zealand | 41.981 | QA |
| 4 | Giovane Vieira de Paula | Brazil | 42.193 | QB |
| 5 | Zhalgas Taikenov | Kazakhstan | 42.228 | QB |
| 6 | Manish Kaurav | India | 43.757 | QB |
| 7 | Noureldin Ramadan | Egypt | 45.214 | |
| 8 | Hwang Seung-oh | South Korea | 45.456 | |
| 9 | Suradech Namtaothong | Thailand | 46.953 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dylan Littlehales | Australia | 40.122 | QA |
| 2 | Brahim Guendouz | Algeria | 40.534 | QA |
| 3 | Kwadzo Klokpah | Italy | 41.449 | QA |
| 4 | Gabin Keirel | France | 42.714 | QB |
| 5 | Erik Kiss | Hungary | 42.909 | QB |
| 6 | Gabriel Ferron-Bouius | Canada | 43.390 | QB |
| 7 | Ron Halevi | Israel | 43.424 | |
| 8 | Mariano Turner | Argentina | 49.232 | |
| 9 | Jithin George | India | 50.137 | |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jonathan Young | Great Britain | 40.273 | QA |
| 2 | Mateusz Surwiło | Poland | 40.553 | QA |
| 3 | Khasan Kuldashev | Uzbekistan | 41.738 | QA |
| 4 | Edmond Sanka | Senegal | 42.118 | QB |
| 5 | Jon Tarrant | Great Britain | 42.666 | QB |
| 6 | John Wallace | United States | 42.755 | QB |
| 7 | Choi Yong-beom | South Korea | 45.419 | |
| 8 | Lu Xiaocong | China | 46.338 | |
| 9 | Nicolás Crosta | Argentina | 49.206 | |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Edmond Sanka | Senegal | 41.097 |
| 2 | Gabin Keirel | France | 43.093 |
| 3 | Erik Kiss | Hungary | 43.162 |
| 4 | Giovane Vieira de Paula | Brazil | 43.198 |
| 5 | Jon Tarrant | Great Britain | 43.362 |
| 6 | Zhalgas Taikenov | Kazakhstan | 43.869 |
| 7 | Manish Kaurav | India | 43.943 |
| 8 | Gabriel Ferron-Bouius | Canada | 44.167 |
| 9 | John Wallace | United States | 44.535 |

#### Final A

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| | Dylan Littlehales | Australia | 40.050 |
| | Jonathan Young | Great Britain | 40.200 |
| | Brahim Guendouz | Algeria | 40.492 |
| 4 | Mateusz Surwiło | Poland | 40.498 |
| 5 | Juan Valle | Spain | 40.605 |
| 6 | Kwadzo Klokpah | Italy | 40.888 |
| 7 | Khasan Kuldashev | Uzbekistan | 41.405 |
| 8 | Jean Carlos Panucci Benites | Brazil | 41.551 |
| 9 | Corbin Hart | New Zealand | 42.124 |