Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium

Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium

Olympic Whitewater Stadium
About
Locale	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Managing agent	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games
Designer	Whitewater Parks International Vigliecca & Associates
Main shape	Two loops
Adjustable	yes
Pumped	Competition: 4 x 4.0 m3/s (140 cu ft/s) Training: 3 x 3.5 m3/s (120 cu ft/s)
Lighting	yes
Canoe lift	yes
Opening date	2015 (2015) (cost $45 million)
Stats
Length	Competition: 250 metres (820 ft) Training: 200 metres (656 ft)
Drop	Competition: 4.5 metres (14.8 ft) Training: 2.0 metres (7 ft)
Slope	Competition: 1.8% (95 ft/mi) Training: 1.0% (53 ft/mi)
Flowrate	Competition: 12.0 m3/s (420 cu ft/s) Training: 10.5 m3/s (370 cu ft/s)

The Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium is a whitewater paddling venue, constructed to host the canoeing and kayaking slalom events for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The stadium is part of the 'X-Park' sport complex (which includes BMX and Mountain Bike) located in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After the Olympics, the venue became a public swimming pool that also holds high-performance training and competitions.

Plan view of the pump-powered canoe slalom venue for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Slalom gate positions for 2016 Olympic Heats, 7 August.

Slalom gate positions for 2016 Olympic Semi-Finals and Finals, 9 August.

Results of Olympic competition: C-1 men, C-2 men, K-1 men, K-1 women.

References

• 2016 Olympic venues
• Design history Archived 2017-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Deodoro X-Park