# 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships – Men's C1

The men's canoe event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships took place on 22 September 2023 at the Lee Valley White Water Centre in London, with the qualification heats on 20 September 2023.

## Competition format

The event uses a three-round format with qualification heats, semifinal and final. Paddlers complete up to two runs in the heats, with the top ranked athletes starting last. In the first heat, the 20 fastest paddlers qualify automatically for the semifinal, whilst the rest compete in the second heat for additional 10 qualification spots. The final rank of non-qualifying athletes is determined by their second run score. Paddlers start in the reverse order of their heats position in the semifinal and complete a single run, with the top 10 advancing to the final. The start list for the final is once again in reverse order of the semifinal results. The athlete with the best time in the single-run final is awarded gold.
A penalty of 2 seconds is awarded for touching a gate and a 50-second penalty is awarded for missing a gate or negotiating it in the opposite direction.
The heats setup had 23 gates including 6 upstream gates (3-11-12-15-19-23). The semifinal and final gate setup also had 23 gates with 6 upstream gates (3-11-12-15-19-23), but in a more difficult configuration, causing slower times.

## Schedule

All times listed are UTC+1.
| Date | Time | Round |
| 20 September 2023 |
| 20 September 2023 | 11:30 | Heats Run 1 |
| 20 September 2023 | 14:39 | Heats Run 2 |
| 22 September 2023 |
| 22 September 2023 | 11:07 | Semifinal |
| 22 September 2023 | 14:12 | Final |

## Results

Benjamin Savšek won his second individual world title in the C1 event and fifth medal. He recorded a clean run in the final. Nicolas Gestin and Paolo Ceccon earned their first individual medals at the World Championships, winning silver and bronze respectively. Ceccon became the first Italian to win a medal in the C1 event.
There were 12 quota spots available for the 2024 Summer Olympics, one per country. The quota spots were secured by:
* Slovenia
* France
* Italy
* Czech Republic
* Great Britain
* Slovakia
* Germany
* Poland
* Ireland
* Croatia
* United States
* Spain
Penalties are included in the time shown. The fastest time in each round is shown in bold.
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Heats | Heats | Heats | Heats | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | | | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Pen | Rank | Time | Pen | Rank | Time | Pen | Rank | Time | Pen | Rank |
| | 1 | Benjamin Savšek | Slovenia | 85.97 | 0 | 7 | - | - | - | 98.09 | 2 | 1 | 97.40 | 0 | 1 |
| | 5 | Nicolas Gestin | France | 85.31 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | 100.57 | 0 | 8 | 98.58 | 0 | 2 |
| | 16 | Paolo Ceccon | Italy | 90.23 | 2 | 27 | 87.63 | 0 | 8 | 101.22 | 2 | 10 | 98.90 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | Lukáš Rohan | Czech Republic | 89.14 | 0 | 24 | 86.78 | 0 | 5 | 100.01 | 0 | 4 | 98.93 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | Adam Burgess | Great Britain | 85.59 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 100.18 | 0 | 6 | 99.80 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Václav Chaloupka | Czech Republic | 89.12 | 2 | 23 | 86.14 | 0 | 2 | 100.51 | 0 | 7 | 100.48 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Matej Beňuš | Slovakia | 87.72 | 0 | 15 | - | - | - | 100.02 | 0 | 5 | 100.98 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Sideris Tasiadis | Germany | 88.00 | 2 | 16 | - | - | - | 99.43 | 0 | 3 | 104.52 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | 26 | Grzegorz Hedwig | Poland | 87.71 | 2 | 14 | - | - | - | 98.48 | 2 | 2 | 110.33 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | Luka Božič | Slovenia | 88.23 | 2 | 17 | - | - | - | 100.89 | 2 | 9 | 149.61 | 52 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | Ryan Westley | Great Britain | 87.05 | 0 | 10 | - | - | - | 101.29 | 2 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 12 | 4 | Alexander Slafkovský | Slovakia | 86.72 | 0 | 9 | - | - | - | 101.62 | 2 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 13 | 20 | Jules Bernardet | France | 85.83 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | 102.35 | 4 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 14 | 13 | Marko Mirgorodský | Slovakia | 86.03 | 0 | 8 | - | - | - | 103.03 | 0 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 15 | 9 | Franz Anton | Germany | 87.62 | 0 | 13 | - | - | - | 103.16 | 0 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 16 | 29 | Robert Hendrick | Ireland | 85.86 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 103.51 | 0 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 17 | 27 | Matija Marinić | Croatia | 92.17 | 4 | 37 | 87.92 | 0 | 9 | 104.69 | 4 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 18 | 21 | Timo Trummer | Germany | 94.34 | 6 | 41 | 88.16 | 0 | 10 | 105.78 | 4 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 19 | 38 | Casey Eichfeld | United States | 89.74 | 2 | 26 | 87.60 | 2 | 7 | 105.89 | 4 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 20 | 15 | Thomas Koechlin | Switzerland | 88.69 | 0 | 20 | - | - | - | 106.13 | 2 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 20 | 25 | Luis Fernández | Spain | 88.63 | 2 | 18 | - | - | - | 106.13 | 4 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 22 | 18 | Kacper Sztuba | Poland | 91.11 | 2 | 31 | 86.61 | 0 | 3 | 107.27 | 6 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 23 | 32 | Takuya Haneda | Japan | 89.02 | 0 | 22 | 86.07 | 0 | 1 | 108.61 | 2 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 24 | 12 | Raffaello Ivaldi | Italy | 84.40 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 109.32 | 4 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 25 | 6 | Miquel Travé | Spain | 84.07 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 109.68 | 2 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 26 | 67 | Zhang Peng | China | 88.92 | 0 | 21 | 87.35 | 0 | 6 | 112.26 | 6 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 27 | 23 | Zachary Lokken | United States | 87.52 | 0 | 11 | - | - | - | 119.13 | 0 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 28 | 22 | Žiga Lin Hočevar | Slovenia | 88.68 | 0 | 19 | - | - | - | 159.83 | 52 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 29 | 66 | Charles Corrêa | Brazil | 201.36 | 104 | 71 | 86.77 | 0 | 4 | 166.32 | 54 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 30 | 17 | Liam Jegou | Ireland | 87.53 | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | 253.48 | 152 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 31 | 24 | Jiří Prskavec | Czech Republic | 90.33 | 0 | 28 | 88.47 | 2 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 32 | 35 | Daniel Pérez | Spain | 91.35 | 2 | 32 | 88.76 | 2 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 33 | 43 | Kauã da Silva | Brazil | 91.69 | 0 | 34 | 89.07 | 0 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 34 | 36 | James Kettle | Great Britain | 96.56 | 4 | 49 | 89.12 | 2 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 35 | 31 | Jake Cochrane | Ireland | 139.90 | 52 | 66 | 89.35 | 0 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 36 | 74 | Anvar Klevleev | Uzbekistan | 91.62 | 4 | 33 | 89.97 | 2 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 37 | 49 | Shota Sasaki | Japan | 92.04 | 2 | 36 | 90.18 | 0 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 38 | 30 | Tristan Carter | Australia | 90.38 | 0 | 29 | 90.29 | 2 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 39 | 39 | Joris Otten | Netherlands | 94.61 | 2 | 42 | 90.30 | 0 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 40 | 34 | Brodie Crawford | Australia | 97.45 | 4 | 51 | 90.46 | 0 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 41 | 50 | Christos Tsakmakis | Greece | 95.76 | 0 | 47 | 90.77 | 0 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 42 | 19 | Roberto Colazingari | Italy | 90.58 | 0 | 30 | 90.80 | 2 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 43 | 51 | José Carvalho | Portugal | 97.95 | 4 | 52 | 91.11 | 0 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 44 | 46 | Oliver Puchner | New Zealand | 150.32 | 54 | 69 | 91.38 | 0 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 45 | 44 | Xie Yuancong | China | 145.53 | 54 | 68 | 91.42 | 0 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 46 | 42 | Alexandr Kulikov | Kazakhstan | 92.02 | 2 | 35 | 91.90 | 2 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 47 | 68 | Chen Zhihao | China | 95.09 | 0 | 44 | 91.95 | 0 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 48 | 40 | Alex Baldoni | Canada | 98.98 | 4 | 53 | 92.21 | 2 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 49 | 37 | Kaylen Bassett | Australia | 95.45 | 2 | 46 | 92.26 | 2 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 50 | 60 | Abubakir Bukanov | Uzbekistan | 94.99 | 2 | 43 | 92.56 | 2 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 51 | 53 | Kuanysh Yerengaipov | Kazakhstan | 93.70 | 4 | 38 | 92.86 | 0 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 52 | 45 | Michał Wiercioch | Poland | 144.10 | 52 | 67 | 93.13 | 2 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 53 | 41 | Sebastián Rossi | Argentina | 94.12 | 0 | 40 | 93.65 | 2 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 54 | 33 | Jean-Pierre Bourhis | Senegal | 94.05 | 2 | 39 | 93.78 | 0 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 55 | 54 | Manuel Trípano | Argentina | 101.96 | 2 | 55 | 94.51 | 0 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 56 | 57 | Sören Loos | Netherlands | 96.72 | 2 | 50 | 95.29 | 2 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 57 | 48 | Nathaniel Francis | United States | DNF | DNF | 74 | 95.93 | 0 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 58 | 52 | Terence Saramandif | Mauritius | 96.04 | 4 | 48 | 95.99 | 4 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 59 | 47 | Roko Bengeri | Croatia | 102.92 | 10 | 57 | 96.91 | 6 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 60 | 69 | Liu Chin-han | Chinese Taipei | 95.44 | 2 | 45 | 96.94 | 2 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 61 | 72 | Leonardo Curcel | Paraguay | 107.31 | 4 | 60 | 98.23 | 0 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 62 | 58 | Daniel Parry | Canada | 104.95 | 4 | 59 | 98.53 | 6 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 63 | 56 | Shota Saito | Japan | 99.33 | 2 | 54 | 98.96 | 0 | 43 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 64 | 55 | Alibek Temirgaliev | Uzbekistan | 108.17 | 2 | 61 | 99.56 | 4 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 65 | 59 | Yutthakan Chaidet | Thailand | 104.83 | 6 | 58 | 102.62 | 0 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 66 | 61 | Nicolás Trípano | Argentina | 102.55 | 2 | 56 | 104.51 | 4 | 46 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 67 | 70 | Ioannis Zachos | Greece | 123.85 | 4 | 64 | 107.28 | 2 | 47 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 68 | 62 | Muhammet Usta | Turkey | 109.12 | 8 | 62 | 108.69 | 0 | 48 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 69 | 65 | Richard Merjan | Lebanon | 166.57 | 56 | 70 | 122.15 | 6 | 49 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 70 | 28 | Lucas Roisin | France | 89.19 | 2 | 25 | 137.51 | 52 | 50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 71 | 64 | Emir Fazıl Yazıcı | Turkey | 112.83 | 8 | 63 | 168.69 | 56 | 51 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 72 | 73 | Amir Rezanejad Hassanjani | ICF | 286.91 | 158 | 73 | 191.17 | 56 | 52 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 73 | 71 | Rimantas Pumputis | Lithuania | 229.45 | 110 | 72 | 196.23 | 58 | 53 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 74 | 63 | Ricardo Fentanes | Mexico | 124.65 | 14 | 65 | 246.71 | 106 | 54 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |