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.
Label | Venue | Date | |
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2008 African Championships | Sagana | 27 January | |
Oceania Championships 2008 | Penrith | 15–16 March | |
2008 Pan American Championships | Charlotte | 26 April | |
2008 Asia Canoe Slalom Championships | Nakhon Nayok | 17–18 May | |
World Cup Race 1 | Prague | 20–22 June | |
World Cup Race 2 | Tacen | 28–29 June | |
World Cup Race 3 | Augsburg | 4–6 July |
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
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K1 men
| K1 women
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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 | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score |
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C1 men | ||||||||||||
C2 men | Mark Staszko Nic Borst | Cameron McIntosh Cyprian Ngidi | Jabulane Mofokeng Siboniso Cele | |||||||||
K1 men | ||||||||||||
K1 women |
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 | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score |
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C1 men[3] | 197.81 | 202.00 | 205.54 | |||||||||
C2 men[4] | Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | 213.25 | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 214.61 | Mark Bellofiore Lachie Milne | 216.36 | ||||||
K1 men[5] | 197.41 | 197.47 | 197.50 | |||||||||
K1 women[6] | 222.42 | 223.02 | 224.67 |
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 | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score |
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C1 men[7] | 187.70 | 194.23 | 199.13 | |||||||||
C2 men[8] | Scott McCleskey Austin Crane | 216.44 | Benjamin Kvanli Mark Poindexter | 258.03 | Casey Eichfeld Rick Powell | 269.07 | ||||||
K1 men[9] | 179.70 | 181.83 | 182.70 | |||||||||
K1 women[10] | 223.76 | 232.63 | 243.65 |
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 | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score |
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C1 men | ||||||||||||
C2 men | Mai Jianmin Mo Bin | Masatoshi Sanma Hiroyuki Nagao | Yu Hongmin Chen Jin | |||||||||
K1 men | ||||||||||||
K1 women |
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 | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score |
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C1 men | 175.50 | 176.91 | 178.39 | |||||||||
C2 men | Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | Hu Minghai Shu Junrong | Cédric Forgit Martin Braud | |||||||||
K1 men | ||||||||||||
K1 women | 192.47 | 193.84 | 195.43 |
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 | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score |
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C1 men | 193.27 | 196.65 | 198.81 | |||||||||
C2 men | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 200.08 | Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 206.25 | Marek Jiras Tomáš Máder | 207.27 | ||||||
K1 men | 179.29 | 184.17 | 184.46 | |||||||||
K1 women | 205.34 | 206.23 | 209.67 |
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 | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | align=center bgcolor="EFEFEF" | Score |
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C1 men | 203.67 | 205.94 | 206.47 | |||||||||
C2 men | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 216.77 | Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 219.42 | Kay Simon Robby Simon | 221.13 | ||||||
K1 men | 193.03 | 195.73 | 195.79 | |||||||||
K1 women | 216.01 | 217.06 | 217.70 |