# 2024 ICF Paracanoe World Championships – Men's VL3

The men's VL3 competition at the 2024 ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Szeged took place at the Olympic Centre of Szeged.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday 9 May 2024 | 15:30 | Heats |
| Friday 10 May 2024 | 8:55 | Semifinals |
| Saturday 11 May 2024 | 11:22 | Final A |
| Saturday 11 May 2024 | 11:34 | 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 | Vladyslav Yepifanov | Ukraine | 46.73 | QS |
| 2 | Peter Cowan | New Zealand | 46.96 | QS |
| 3 | Abel Aber | France | 48.99 | QS |
| 4 | Pu Yi | China | 49.05 | QS |
| 5 | Nicolás Crosta | Argentina | 52.63 | QS |
| 6 | Maik Polte | Germany | 53.21 | QS |
| 7 | Hiromi Tatsumi | Japan | 54.93 | qS |
| 8 | Martin Dobrev | Austria | 59.06 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Giovane Vieira de Paula | Brazil | 48.67 | QS |
| 2 | Adrian Mosquera | Spain | 49.54 | QS |
| 3 | Arturo Edwards | Chile | 50.49 | QS |
| 4 | Jack Eyers | Great Britain | 50.98 | QS |
| 5 | Roman Terennik | Israel | 53.37 | QS |
| 6 | Martin Diatta | Senegal | 53.80 | QS |
| 7 | Patipol Thippaphathanat | Thailand | 55.85 | |
| 8 | Omar Farag | Egypt | 1:14.76 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Curtis McGrath | Australia | 47.82 | QS |
| 2 | Mirko Nicoli | Italy | 48.65 | QS |
| 2 | Emilio Atamañuk | Argentina | 48.65 | QS |
| 4 | Bibarys Spatay | Kazakhstan | 49.44 | QS |
| 5 | Koichi Imai | Japan | 50.65 | QS |
| 6 | Tcharles Tiago Besing | Brazil | 51.06 | QS |
| 7 | Henadzi Kuzura | AIN | 54.47 | qS |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stuart Wood | Great Britain | 48.02 | QS |
| 2 | Khaytmurot Sherkuziev | Uzbekistan | 48.29 | QS |
| 3 | Robert Wydera | Poland | 49.85 | QS |
| 4 | Jai Deep | India | 50.72 | QS |
| 5 | Javier Reja Muñoz | Spain | 51.60 | QS |
| 6 | Eddie Potdevin | France | 52.63 | QS |
| 7 | Mark Daniels | Australia | 53.59 | qS |
| – | Sergio Cabrera | Argentina | DNS | |

### 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 | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Vladyslav Yepifanov | Ukraine | 50.76 | QA |
| 2 | Emilio Atamañuk | Argentina | 52.28 | QA |
| 3 | Adrian Mosquera | Spain | 53.38 | QA |
| 4 | Robert Wydera | Poland | 53.63 | QB |
| 5 | Jai Deep | India | 54.98 | QB |
| 6 | Koichi Imai | Japan | 56.20 | QB |
| 7 | Mark Daniels | Australia | 57.37 | |
| 8 | Nicolás Crosta | Argentina | 57.56 | |
| 9 | Martin Diatta | Senegal | 1:00.07 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Khaytmurot Sherkuziev | Uzbekistan | 52.76 | QA |
| 2 | Mirko Nicoli | Italy | 52.91 | QA |
| 3 | Pu Yi | China | 53.35 | QA |
| 4 | Abel Aber | France | 53.66 | QB |
| 5 | Giovane Vieira de Paula | Brazil | 53.90 | QB |
| 6 | Bibarys Spatay | Kazakhstan | 54.73 | QB |
| 7 | Eddie Potdevin | France | 55.97 | |
| 8 | Henadzi Kuzura | AIN | 59.36 | |
| 9 | Roman Terennik | Israel | 1:00.84 | |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Peter Cowan | New Zealand | 50.88 | QA |
| 2 | Curtis McGrath | Australia | 51.08 | QA |
| 3 | Stuart Wood | Great Britain | 52.67 | QA |
| 4 | Jack Eyers | Great Britain | 53.21 | QB |
| 5 | Tcharles Tiago Besing | Brazil | 54.67 | QB |
| 6 | Javier Reja Muñoz | Spain | 54.68 | QB |
| 7 | Arturo Edwards | Chile | 54.75 | |
| 8 | Maik Polte | Germany | 57.77 | |
| 9 | Hiromi Tatsumi | Japan | 1:01.16 | |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Jack Eyers | Great Britain | 47.17 |
| 2 | Abel Aber | France | 47.78 |
| 3 | Giovane Vieira de Paula | Brazil | 48.35 |
| 4 | Bibarys Spatay | Kazakhstan | 48.44 |
| 5 | Robert Wydera | Poland | 48.56 |
| 6 | Jai Deep | India | 49.07 |
| 7 | Tcharles Tiago Besing | Brazil | 50.27 |
| 8 | Koichi Imai | Japan | 50.45 |
| 9 | Javier Reja Muñoz | Spain | 51.25 |

#### Final A

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| | Vladyslav Yepifanov | Ukraine | 47.80 |
| | Peter Cowan | New Zealand | 48.51 |
| | Curtis McGrath | Australia | 48.99 |
| 4 | Emilio Atamañuk | Argentina | 49.57 |
| 5 | Stuart Wood | Great Britain | 49.73 |
| 6 | Khaytmurot Sherkuziev | Uzbekistan | 49.93 |
| 7 | Adrian Mosquera | Spain | 49.95 |
| 8 | Mirko Nicoli | Italy | 50.11 |
| 9 | Pu Yi | China | 50.57 |