2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup


The 2008 Canoe Slalom World Cup was a series of seven races in 4 canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the International Canoe Federation. It was the 21st edition. The series consisted of 4 continental championships 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

LabelVenueDate
2008 African Championships Sagana27 January
Oceania Championships 2008 Penrith15–16 March
2008 Pan American Championships Charlotte26 April
2008 Asia Canoe Slalom Championships Nakhon Nayok17–18 May
World Cup Race 1 Prague20–22 June
World Cup Race 2 Tacen28–29 June
World Cup Race 3 Augsburg4–6 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

C2 men

K1 men

K1 women

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.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men
C2 men
Mark Staszko
Nic Borst
Cameron McIntosh
Cyprian Ngidi
Jabulane Mofokeng
Siboniso 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.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men197.81202.00205.54
C2 men
Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong		213.25
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner		214.61
Mark Bellofiore
Lachie Milne		216.36
K1 men197.41197.47197.50
K1 women222.42223.02224.67

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.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men187.70194.23199.13
C2 men
Scott McCleskey
Austin Crane		216.44
Benjamin Kvanli
Mark Poindexter		258.03
Casey Eichfeld
Rick Powell		269.07
K1 men179.70181.83182.70
K1 women223.76232.63243.65

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.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men
C2 men
Mai Jianmin
Mo Bin
Masatoshi Sanma
Hiroyuki Nagao
Yu Hongmin
Chen 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.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men175.50176.91178.39
C2 men
Marek Jiras
Tomáš Máder
Hu Minghai
Shu Junrong
Cédric Forgit
Martin Braud
K1 men
K1 women192.47193.84195.43

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.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men193.27196.65198.81
C2 men
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner		200.08
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár		206.25
Marek Jiras
Tomáš Máder		207.27
K1 men179.29184.17184.46
K1 women205.34206.23209.67

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.
EventGoldScoreSilverScoreBronzeScore
C1 men203.67205.94206.47
C2 men
Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner		216.77
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár		219.42
Kay Simon
Robby Simon		221.13
K1 men193.03195.73195.79
K1 women216.01217.06217.70