2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Prague, Czech Republic between 2-6 August 2006 under the auspices of International Canoe Federation at the Prague-Troja Canoeing Centre. It was the 30th edition. Prague became the second city to host both the slalom and sprint world championships, having hosted the latter in 1958 when Prague was part of Czechoslovakia. Nottingham, Great Britain was the first, hosting the slalom world championships in 1995 and the sprint world championships in 1981.
Medal summary
Men's
Canoe
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 |  Tony Estanguet (FRA) |
207.69 |  Michal Martikán (SVK) |
209.00 |  Stanislav Ježek (CZE) |
211.01 |
| C1 team |  GermanyStefan Pfannmöller Nico Bettge Jan Benzien |
233.24 | Czech Republic Tomáš Indruch Jan Mašek Stanislav Ježek |
237.68 |  Great BritainDavid Florence Stuart McIntosh Daniel Goddard |
245.51 |
| C2 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek |
224.67 | Germany Marcus Becker Stefan Henze |
226.86 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner |
229.84 |
| C2 team | Czech Republic Marek Jiras & Tomáš Máder Jaroslav Volf & Ondřej Štěpánek Jaroslav Pospíšil & Jaroslav Pollert |
253.90 | Germany Marcus Becker & Stefan Henze Felix Michel & Sebastian Piersig Kay Simon & Robby Simon |
261.90 | Slovakia Pavol Hochschorner & Peter Hochschorner Milan Kubáň & Marián Olejník Ľuboš Šoška & Peter Šoška |
269.93 |
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 |  Stefano Cipressi (ITA) Julien Billaut (FRA)[1] |
202.02 204.49 |
- | Campbell Walsh (GBR) |
204.78 | |
| K1 team | France Fabien Lefèvre Julien Billaut Boris Neveu |
223.51 | Italy Daniele Molmenti Stefano Cipressi Diego Paolini |
229.52 |  PolandGrzegorz Polaczyk Mateusz Polaczyk Dariusz Popiela |
230.72 |
Women's
Kayak
| Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Jana Dukátová (SVK) |
224.09 | Fiona Pennie (GBR) |
227.41 | Jennifer Bongardt (GER) |
229.29 |
| K1 team | France Mathilde Pichery Émilie Fer Marie Gaspard |
264.87 | Czech Republic Štěpánka Hilgertová Irena Pavelková Marie Řihošková |
265.88 | Germany Jennifer Bongardt Claudia Bär Jasmin Schornberg |
268.85 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | |
Notes
- ^ "Regarding the title of Slalom Racing World Champion in K1 Men awarded in August 2006 to Stefano Cipressi (ITA), the ICF Board of Directors have decided, in the interests of fairness and sportsmanship, that a further Gold Medal is awarded to Julien Billaut (FRA). They are both declared World Champion 2006." (note from the official results)
References
- Official results
- International Canoe Federation
- "ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
