2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup

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The 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of seven races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF). It was the 21st edition. The series consisted of 4 continental championships (Africa, Oceania, Pan American and Asia) which were open to all countries and 3 world cup races. The athletes gained points for their results in the three world cup races plus their best result from any of the four continental championships.

Calendar[]

Label Venue Date
2008 African Championships Kenya Sagana 27 January
Oceania Championships 2008 Australia Penrith 15–16 March
2008 Pan American Championships United States Charlotte 26 April
2008 Asia Canoe Slalom Championships Thailand Nakhon Nayok 17–18 May
World Cup Race 1 Czech Republic Prague 20–22 June
World Cup Race 2 Slovenia Tacen 28–29 June
World Cup Race 3 Germany Augsburg 4–6 July

Final standings[]

The winner of each race was awarded 50 points. Paddlers outside the top 20 in the C2 event and outside the top 40 in the other 3 events were awarded 2 points for participation. If two or more athletes or boats were equal on points, the ranking was determined by their positions in the final world cup race.[1]

C1 men[]

Pos Athlete Points[1]
1  Robin Bell (AUS) 168
2  Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) 132
3  Benn Fraker (USA) 121
4  Dejan Stevanovič (SLO) 114
5  Tomáš Indruch (CZE) 106
6  Teng Zhiqiang (CHN) 106
7  Ronnie Dürrenmatt (SUI) 99
8  Kynan Maley (AUS) 97
9  Christos Tsakmakis (GRE) 95
10  James Cartwright (CAN) 93

C2 men[]

Pos Athletes Points[1]
1  Pavol Hochschorner/Peter Hochschorner (SVK) 147
2  Ladislav Škantár/Peter Škantár (SVK) 129
3  Marek Jiras/Tomáš Máder (CZE) 127
4  Hu Minghai/Shu Junrong (CHN) 119
5  Mark Bellofiore/Lachie Milne (AUS) 107
6  Tomáš Kučera/Ján Bátik (SVK) 106
7  David Schröder/Frank Henze (GER) 101
8  Marcus Becker/Stefan Henze (GER) 100
9  (CHN) 99
10  Mikhail Kuznetsov/Dmitry Larionov (RUS) 98

K1 men[]

Pos Athlete Points[1]
1  Erik Pfannmöller (GER) 133
2  Brett Heyl (USA) 117
3  Helmut Oblinger (AUT) 116
4   (CZE) 112
5  Warwick Draper (AUS) 112
6   (AUS) 101
7  Dejan Kralj (SLO) 98
8   (USA) 95
9  David Ford (CAN) 95
10   (SVK) 94

K1 women[]

Pos Athlete Points[1]
1  Katrina Lawrence (AUS) 144
2  Mandy Planert (GER) 132
3  Violetta Oblinger-Peters (AUT) 129
4  Li Jingjing (CHN) 123
5  Elena Kaliská (SVK) 118
6  Gabriela Stacherová (SVK) 107
7  Marie Řihošková (CZE) 99
8  Sarah Grant (AUS) 97
9  Nina Mozetič (SLO) 93
10  Jana Dukátová (SVK) 92

Results[]

2008 African Championships[]

The first African Canoe Slalom Championships were held in Sagana, Kenya on January 27.[2] USA won the medal table with 2 golds and a bronze.

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men  Siboniso Cele (RSA)  Cyprian Ngidi (RSA)   (USA)
C2 men  United States

 South Africa
Cameron McIntosh
Cyprian Ngidi
 South Africa

Siboniso Cele
K1 men  Benjamin Boukpeti (TOG)  Johnathan Akinyemi (NGR)  Cameron McIntosh (RSA)
K1 women   (USA)   (ALG)   (CAN)

Oceania Championships 2008[]

The 2008 Oceania Championships were held in Penrith, Australia on March 15–16. Slovakia won 2 golds a silver and a bronze to top the medal table.

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[3]  Michal Martikán (SVK) 197.81  Robin Bell (AUS) 202.00  Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) 205.54
C2 men[4]  China
Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong
213.25  Slovakia
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
214.61  Australia
Mark Bellofiore
Lachie Milne
216.36
K1 men[5]  Jens Ewald (GER) 197.41  Warwick Draper (AUS) 197.47  Brett Heyl (USA) 197.50
K1 women[6]  Elena Kaliská (SVK) 222.42  Li Tong (CHN) 223.02  Li Jingjing (CHN) 224.67

2008 Pan American Championships[]

The 2008 Pan American Championships took place in Charlotte, USA on April 26. The home athletes dominated the medal table by winning 3 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes.

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men[7]  Robin Bell (AUS) 187.70  Benn Fraker (USA) 194.23  Jeff Larimer (USA) 199.13
C2 men[8]  United States

216.44  United States
Benjamin Kvanli
258.03  United States
Casey Eichfeld
Rick Powell
269.07
K1 men[9]  Brett Heyl (USA) 179.70  Eric Hurd (USA) 181.83   (USA) 182.70
K1 women[10]  Heather Corrie (USA) 223.76   (USA) 232.63   (CAN) 243.65

2008 Asia Canoe Slalom Championships[]

The 2008 Asia Canoe Slalom Championships were the last of the continental championships to count for the world cup. The event took place in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand on May 17–18. China won the medal table with 2 golds, 2 silvers and 4 bronzes.

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men  Takuya Haneda (JPN)  Feng Liming (CHN)   (CHN)
C2 men  China

 Japan
Masatoshi Sanma
Hiroyuki Nagao
 China

K1 men  Kazuki Yazawa (JPN)   (JPN)  Huang Cunguang (CHN)
K1 women  Li Tong (CHN)  Cen Nanqin (CHN)   (CHN)

World Cup Race 1[]

The main part of the world cup series got under way in Prague, Czech Republic on June 20–22. France and Czech Republic shared the top spot in the medal table with both countries winning 2 golds and 1 bronze medal.[11]

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men  Tony Estanguet (FRA) 175.50  Robin Bell (AUS) 176.91  David Florence (GBR) 178.39
C2 men  Czech Republic
Marek Jiras
Tomáš Máder
 China
Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong
 France
Cédric Forgit
Martin Braud
K1 men  Fabien Lefèvre (FRA)  Erik Pfannmöller (GER)   (CZE)
K1 women  Štěpánka Hilgertová (CZE) 192.47  Mandy Planert (GER) 193.84  Jana Dukátová (SVK) 195.43

World Cup Race 2[]

The penultimate race of the series took place in Tacen, Slovenia on June 28–29. Two gold medals were enough for Germany to win the medal table. Slovenia took one gold courtesy of Peter Kauzer.[12]

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men  Nico Bettge (GER) 193.27  Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) 196.65  Ronnie Dürrenmatt (SUI) 198.81
C2 men  Slovakia
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
200.08  Slovakia
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár
206.25  Czech Republic
Marek Jiras
Tomáš Máder
207.27
K1 men  Peter Kauzer (SLO) 179.29   (CZE) 184.17  Richard Hounslow (GBR) 184.46
K1 women  Mandy Planert (GER) 205.34  Li Jingjing (CHN) 206.23  Gabriela Stacherová (SVK) 209.67

World Cup Race 3[]

The world cup series closed in Augsburg, Germany on July 4–6. Australia was the most successful country with 2 golds. The German paddlers won 1 gold and 1 bronze medal.[13]

Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze Score
C1 men  Robin Bell (AUS) 203.67  Tomáš Indruch (CZE) 205.94  Krzysztof Bieryt (POL) 206.47
C2 men  Slovakia
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
216.77  Slovakia
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár
219.42  Germany
Kay Simon
Robby Simon
221.13
K1 men  Erik Pfannmöller (GER) 193.03  Benoît Peschier (FRA) 195.73  Scott Parsons (USA) 195.79
K1 women  Katrina Lawrence (AUS) 216.01  Jana Dukátová (SVK) 217.06  Marie Řihošková (CZE) 217.70

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "2008 World Cup Final Ranking" (PDF). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ^ "CAC News". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  3. ^ Official results C1M - Oceania Championships 2008 - accessed October 12, 2011
  4. ^ Official results C2M - Oceania Championships 2008 Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine - accessed October 12, 2011
  5. ^ Official results K1M - Oceania Championships 2008 - accessed October 12, 2011
  6. ^ Official results K1W - Oceania Championships 2008 - accessed October 12, 2011
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  11. ^ "Official results - World Cup Race 1 (C1M and K1W)" (PDF). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Official results - World Cup Race 2" (PDF). Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Official results - World Cup Race 3" (PDF). Retrieved 19 November 2017.

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