2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were the 39th edition of the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The event took place from 25 to 30 September 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation (ICF).[1] The competitions were held at the Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium which had also hosted the canoe slalom events of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
| 2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Dates | 25–30 September |
Brazil hosted the event for the third time after the 1997 championships in Três Coroas and the 2007 championships in Foz do Iguaçu.
It was the first World Championships not to feature the discontinued men's C2 event.
Russia and Argentina won their first ever medals at the Canoe Slalom World Championships. Host nation Brazil won their first ever gold medal.
Schedule
11 medal events were held.[2]
All times listed are UTC-3.
| Date | Starting Time | Events |
|---|---|---|
| 25 September | 11:15 | K1W, C1M, C1W, K1M teams |
| 26 September | 10:15 | C1M, K1W heats – 1st run |
| 13:30 | C1M, K1W heats – 2nd run | |
| 27 September | 09:00 | C1W, K1M heats – 1st run |
| 12:45 | C1W, K1M heats – 2nd run | |
| 15:45 | Extreme K1W, Extreme K1M time trials | |
| 28 September | 09:00 | C2Mx semifinal |
| 10:15 | C2Mx final | |
| 14:48 | C1M, K1W semifinals | |
| 29 September | 09:03 | C1M, K1W finals |
| 14:03 | C1W, K1M semifinals | |
| 30 September | 10:03 | C1W, K1M finals |
| 15:33 | Extreme K1M, Extreme K1W 1/4 finals, 1/2 finals and finals |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Brazil (BRA)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1[3] | Franz Anton Germany | 97.06 | Ryan Westley Great Britain | 97.94 | Sideris Tasiadis Germany | 98.87 |
| C1 team[4] | Slovakia Alexander Slafkovský Michal Martikán Matej Beňuš | 99.67 | Slovenia Benjamin Savšek Luka Božič Anže Berčič | 99.95 | Great Britain David Florence Ryan Westley Adam Burgess | 100.07 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1[5] | Hannes Aigner Germany | 89.69 | Jiří Prskavec Czech Republic | 90.65 | Pavel Eigel Russia | 92.17 |
| K1 team[6] | Great Britain Joe Clarke Bradley Forbes-Cryans Christopher Bowers | 92.45 | Poland Dariusz Popiela Mateusz Polaczyk Michał Pasiut | 93.88 | Czech Republic Ondřej Tunka Vít Přindiš Jiří Prskavec | 94.84 |
| Extreme K1[7] | Christian De Dionigi Italy | Boris Neveu France | Thomas Bersinger Argentina | |||
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1[8] | Jessica Fox Australia | 109.07 | Mallory Franklin Great Britain | 113.85 | Tereza Fišerová Czech Republic | 116.74 |
| C1 team[9] | Great Britain Mallory Franklin Kimberley Woods Bethan Forrow | 115.78 | Czech Republic Tereza Fišerová Kateřina Havlíčková Gabriela Satková | 117.34 | France Lucie Prioux Lucie Baudu Claire Jacquet | 121.27 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1[10] | Jessica Fox Australia | 102.06 | Mallory Franklin Great Britain | 104.34 | Ricarda Funk Germany | 105.32 |
| K1 team[11] | France Lucie Baudu Marie-Zélia Lafont Camille Prigent | 108.37 | Germany Ricarda Funk Jasmin Schornberg Lisa Fritsche | 109.12 | Great Britain Mallory Franklin Fiona Pennie Kimberley Woods | 109.36 |
| Extreme K1[12] | Ana Sátila Brazil | Martina Wegman Netherlands | Polina Mukhgaleeva Russia | |||
Canoe
There were no heats for the Mixed C2 event. Only semifinal and final runs. 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[13] | Poland Marcin Pochwała Aleksandra Stach | 106.48 | France Yves Prigent Margaux Henry | 106.84 | Czech Republic Veronika Vojtová Jan Mašek | 110.25 |
References
- "2018 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships". CanoeICF.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "Schedule". Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- "Men's C1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- "Men's C1 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- "Men's K1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- "Men's K1 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- "Men's Extreme K1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- "Women's C1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- "Women's C1 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- "Women's K1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- "Women's K1 team results" (PDF). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- "Women's Extreme K1 results" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- "Mixed C2 results" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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