2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

Summary

The 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships was the 38th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 22 September to 1 October 2017 in Pau, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation (ICF) at the Pau-Pyrénées Whitewater Stadium. Pau was also hosting the Wildwater Canoeing World Championships as part of the same event.[1][2]

The Mixed C2 event returned to the world's program for the first time since 1981. The men's C2 team event was not a world championship event due to only 4 countries participating. A non-olympic event must have participants from at least 6 countries to be counted as a world championship.[3]

A brand new medal event was the Extreme K1 which has been part of the World Cup program since 2016.[4]

Schedule edit

13 events were held.[5]

All times listed are UTC+2.

Date Starting Time Events
26 September 09:00 C1M, K1W, K1M, C1W, C2M teams
27 September 09:15 C2M, C1W, K1M heats – 1st run
12:50 C2M, C1W, K1M heats – 2nd run
28 September 09:15 K1W, C1M heats – 1st run
12:00 C2Mx semifinal
12:15 K1W, C1M heats – 2nd run
14:25 C2Mx final
29 September 12:05 C2M, C1W, K1M semifinals
16:35 C2M, C1W, K1M finals
30 September 10:30 K1W, C1M semifinals
15:10 K1W, C1M finals
1 October 10:30 Extreme K1M, Extreme K1W time trials
12:45 Extreme K1M, Extreme K1W 1/8 finals
15:35 Extreme K1M, Extreme K1W 1/4 finals, 1/2 finals and finals

Medal summary edit

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Czech Republic (CZE)3238
2  France (FRA)2215
3  Great Britain (GBR)2103
4  Germany (GER)2024
5  Slovakia (SVK)1315
6  Australia (AUS)1113
7  Slovenia (SLO)1023
8  Brazil (BRA)0112
9  Austria (AUT)0101
  Italy (ITA)0101
11  New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (11 entries)12121236

Men edit

Canoe edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
C1[6] Benjamin Savšek
  Slovenia
94.81 Alexander Slafkovský
  Slovakia
96.29 Michal Martikán
  Slovakia
98.23
C1 team[7]   Slovakia
Matej Beňuš
Alexander Slafkovský
Michal Martikán
95.44   Great Britain
Ryan Westley
David Florence
Adam Burgess
98.44   France
Denis Gargaud Chanut
Martin Thomas
Edern Le Ruyet
98.72
C2[8]   France
Gauthier Klauss
Matthieu Péché
105.30   Slovakia
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár
105.37   Germany
Robert Behling
Thomas Becker
106.15
C2 team[9]
(non-medal event)
  France
Gauthier Klauss/Matthieu Péché
Nicolas Scianimanico/Hugo Cailhol
Pierre Picco/Hugo Biso
104.99   Germany
Robert Behling/Thomas Becker
Kai Müller/Kevin Müller
Franz Anton/Jan Benzien
106.80   Slovakia
Ladislav Škantár/Peter Škantár
Tomáš Kučera/Ján Bátik
Pavol Hochschorner/Peter Hochschorner
108.16

Kayak edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
K1[10] Ondřej Tunka
  Czech Republic
91.84 Vít Přindiš
  Czech Republic
91.86 Peter Kauzer
  Slovenia
92.13
K1 team[11]   Czech Republic
Jiří Prskavec
Ondřej Tunka
Vít Přindiš
93.06   France
Boris Neveu
Mathieu Biazizzo
Sébastien Combot
94.07   Slovenia
Peter Kauzer
Martin Srabotnik
Žan Jakše
94.41
Extreme K1[12] Vavřinec Hradilek
  Czech Republic
Boris Neveu
  France
Mike Dawson
  New Zealand

Women edit

Canoe edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
C1[13] Mallory Franklin
  Great Britain
109.09 Tereza Fišerová
  Czech Republic
113.21 Ana Sátila
  Brazil
114.29
C1 team[14]   Great Britain
Mallory Franklin
Kimberley Woods
Eilidh Gibson
117.63   Australia
Jessica Fox
Noemie Fox
Rosalyn Lawrence
119.28   Czech Republic
Tereza Fišerová
Monika Jančová
Eva Říhová
122.75

Kayak edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
K1[15] Jessica Fox
  Australia
97.14 Jana Dukátová
  Slovakia
101.76 Ricarda Funk
  Germany
102.62
K1 team[16]   Germany
Jasmin Schornberg
Ricarda Funk
Lisa Fritsche
103.60   Austria
Corinna Kuhnle
Lisa Leitner
Viktoria Wolffhardt
103.80   Australia
Jessica Fox
Rosalyn Lawrence
Kate Eckhardt
108.44
Extreme K1[17] Caroline Trompeter
  Germany
Ana Sátila
  Brazil
Amálie Hilgertová
  Czech Republic

Mixed edit

Canoe edit

The Mixed C2 event returned to the world championships after a 36-year absence. 11 crews signed up for the event. There were no heats. Top 10 from the semifinal advanced to the final. The gate setup was the same as for the heats of the other individual events, but different from the setup used for the semifinals and finals of those events.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
C2[18]   France
Margaux Henry
Yves Prigent
105.37   Italy
Niccolò Ferrari
Stefanie Horn
106.09   Czech Republic
Veronika Vojtová
Jan Mašek
109.06

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Canoe Slalom Calendar". International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Pau set to host biggest slalom and wildwater World Championships ever". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION CANOE SLALOM COMPETITION RULES 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Estanguet urges canoe slalom to be bold to guarantee future growth". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Event Schedule". Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Men's C1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Men's C1 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Men's C2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Men's C2 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Men's K1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Men's K1 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Men's Extreme K1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Women's C1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's C1 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Women's K1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Women's K1 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Women's Extreme K1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Mixed C2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2017.

External links edit

  • ICF website