1988 World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships

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The 1988 ICF World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships were the 2nd edition of the ICF World Junior Canoe Slalom Championships. The event took place in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain from 8 to 10 July 1988 under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation (ICF). [1] This was a natural whitewater course at the time, two years before the construction of the artificial Segre Olympic Park that would be used for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Four medal events took place. No team events were held.

Medal Summary

[2]

Men

Canoe

EventGoldSilverBronze
C1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gareth Marriott  (GBR)217.90Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Dötsch  (FRG)224.28Flag of the United States.svg  Adam Clawson  (USA)224.75
C2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Brian Holden/Jason Bennett  (GBR)258.57Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Juraj Mikuš/Marcel Kollár  (TCH)259.27Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Marek Lubušký/Martin Král  (TCH)266.95

Kayak

EventGoldSilverBronze
K1Flag of the United States.svg  Scott Shipley  (USA)195.33Flag of Italy.svg  Claudio Roviera  (ITA)203.08Flag of Yugoslavia (1943-1992).svg  Andraž Vehovar  (YUG)203.16

Women

Kayak

EventGoldSilverBronze
K1Flag of Germany.svg  Sandra Berger  (FRG)237.15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lara Tipper  (GBR)242.32Flag of Germany.svg  Katja Sosnowski  (FRG)244.96

Medal table

[3]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2103
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1113
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1012
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0112
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0101
6Flag of Yugoslavia (1943-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0011
Total44412

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References

  1. ↑ "Junior World Championships - 1988" . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Official results" (PDF). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Medal Table 1988 Junior World Championships" . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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