2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships – Women's KL3
# 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships – Women's KL3

The women's KL3 competition at the 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships took place in Duisburg.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Tuesday 17 May 2016 | 15:25 | Heats |
| Wednesday 18 May 2016 | 11:40 | Semifinal |
| Thursday 19 May 2016 | 11:30 | Final |

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results

### Heats

The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Amanda Reynolds | Australia | 51.702 | QF |
| 2 | Mihaela Lulea | Romania | 52.337 | QF |
| 3 | Shahla Behrouzirad | Iran | 53.360 | QF |
| 4 | Mari Christina Santilli | Brazil | 54.684 | QS |
| 5 | Kelda Wood | Great Britain | 55.641 | QS |
| 6 | Helene Ripa | Sweden | 56.567 | QS |
| 7 | Cai Yuqingyan | China | 56.630 | QS |
| 8 | Anja Pierce | United States | 57.651 | qS |
| 9 | Daniela Sjöberg-Holtkamp | Germany | 58.506 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anne Dickins | Great Britain | 51.730 | QF |
| 2 | Veronica Yoko Plebani | Italy | 52.957 | QF |
| 3 | Erica Scarff | Canada | 54.002 | QF |
| 4 | Kelly Allen | United States | 55.364 | QS |
| 5 | Elena Naveiro | Spain | 56.677 | QS |
| 6 | Larisa Volik | Russia | 57.124 | QS |
| 7 | Silvia Elvira | Spain | 58.154 | QS |
| 8 | Aline Souza Lopes | Brazil | 58.182 | |

### Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.

| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mari Christina Santilli | Brazil | 53.112 | QF |
| 2 | Kelly Allen | United States | 53.274 | QF |
| 3 | Helene Ripa | Sweden | 53.878 | QF |
| 4 | Kelda Wood | Great Britain | 54.867 | |
| 5 | Elena Naveiro | Spain | 55.076 | |
| 6 | Larisa Volik | Russia | 55.310 | |
| 7 | Cai Yuqingyan | China | 55.767 | |
| 8 | Anja Pierce | United States | 56.218 | |
| 9 | Silvia Elvira | Spain | 56.803 | |

### Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.

| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Anne Dickins | Great Britain | 51.246 |
| | Amanda Reynolds | Australia | 51.686 |
| | Mihaela Lulea | Romania | 52.525 |
| 4 | Veronica Yoko Plebani | Italy | 52.569 |
| 5 | Shahla Behrouzirad | Iran | 52.884 |
| 6 | Erica Scarff | Canada | 54.431 |
| 7 | Mari Christina Santilli | Brazil | 54.868 |
| 8 | Kelly Allen | United States | 54.885 |
| 9 | Helene Ripa | Sweden | 57.262 |
