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 Date2008 African Championships Sagana 27 JanuaryOceania Championships 2008 Penrith 15–16 March2008 Pan American Championships Charlotte 26 April2008 Asia Canoe Slalom Championships Nakhon Nayok 17–18 MayWorld Cup Race 1 Prague 20–22 JuneWorld Cup Race 2 Tacen 28–29 JuneWorld Cup Race 3 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.
C1 men PosAthletePoints 1 168 2 132 3 121 4 114 5 106 6 106 7 99 8 97 9 95 10 93 C2 men PosAthletesPoints 1 147 2 129 3 127 4 119 5 107 6 106 7 101 8 100 9 99 10 98
K1 men PosAthletePoints 1 133 2 117 3 116 4 112 5 112 6 101 7 98 8 95 9 95 10 94 K1 women PosAthletePoints 1 144 2 132 3 129 4 123 5 118 6 107 7 99 8 97 9 93 10 92
Results
2008 African Championships
The first African Canoe Slalom Championships were held in Sagana, Kenya on January 27. USA won the medal table with 2 golds and a bronze.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men C2 men Mark StaszkoNic Borst Cameron McIntoshCyprian Ngidi Jabulane MofokengSiboniso Cele K1 men K1 women
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 ScoreC1 menOfficial results C1M - Oceania Championships 2008 - accessed October 12, 2011 197.81 202.00 205.54C2 menOfficial results C2M - Oceania Championships 2008 - accessed October 12, 2011 Hu MinghaiShu Junrong 213.25 Pavol HochschornerPeter Hochschorner 214.61 Mark BellofioreLachie Milne 216.36K1 menOfficial results K1M - Oceania Championships 2008 - accessed October 12, 2011 197.41 197.47 197.50K1 womenOfficial results K1W - Oceania Championships 2008 - accessed October 12, 2011 222.42 223.02 224.67
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 ScoreC1 men 187.70 194.23 199.13C2 men Scott McCleskeyAustin Crane 216.44 Benjamin KvanliMark Poindexter 258.03 Casey EichfeldRick Powell 269.07K1 men 179.70 181.83 182.70K1 women 223.76 232.63 243.65
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 ScoreC1 men C2 men Mai JianminMo Bin Masatoshi SanmaHiroyuki Nagao Yu HongminChen Jin K1 men K1 women
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.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 175.50 176.91 178.39C2 men Marek JirasTomáš Máder Hu MinghaiShu Junrong Cédric ForgitMartin Braud K1 men K1 women 192.47 193.84 195.43
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.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 193.27 196.65 198.81C2 men Pavol HochschornerPeter Hochschorner 200.08 Ladislav ŠkantárPeter Škantár 206.25 Marek JirasTomáš Máder 207.27K1 men 179.29 184.17 184.46K1 women 205.34 206.23 209.67
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.
Event Gold Score Silver Score Bronze ScoreC1 men 203.67 205.94 206.47C2 men Pavol HochschornerPeter Hochschorner 216.77 Ladislav ŠkantárPeter Škantár 219.42 Kay SimonRobby Simon 221.13K1 men 193.03 195.73 195.79K1 women 216.01 217.06 217.70
References
External links International Canoe Federation