| 2002 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships | |
|---|---|
 The river Sesia, the location of the championships. | |
| Host city | Valsesia, Italy |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 12 |
← 2000 2004 → | |
The 2002 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships was the 23rd edition of the global wildwater canoeing competition, Wildwater Canoeing World Championships, organised by the International Canoe Federation. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Boris Saunier |  France | |
 | Robert Pontarollo |  Italy | |
 | Kamil Mruzek |  Czech Republic |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michala Strnadova | Czech Republic | |
| Nathalie Leclerc | France | |
| Ursula Profanter |  Austria |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Knebel Kamil Mruzek Ales Marek | Czech Republic | |
| Robert Pontarollo Carlo Mercati Francesco Arenare | Italy | |
| Markus Gigkler Thomas Koelmann Florian Wohlers |  Germany |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathalie Leclerc Magali Thiebaut Anne Blandine Crochet | France | |
| Gudrun Willscheid Sabine Füsser Claudia Andree | Germany | |
| Michala Strnadova Pavia Kneblova Katerina Vacocova | Czech Republic |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladi Panato | Italy | |
| Tomislav Hohnjec |  Croatia | |
| Stéphane Santamaria | France |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomislav Hohnjec Goran Cokor Emil Milihram | Croatia | |
| Harald Marzholf Stéphane Santamaria Olivier Koskas | France | |
| Simon Hocevar Borut Horvat Josko Kancler |  Slovenia |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Vala Jaroslav Slucik |  Slovakia | |
| Jan Sutek Stefan Grega | Slovakia | |
| Gregor Simon Thomas Haas | Germany |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Vala / Jaroslav Slucik Grega / Sutek Soska / Soska | Slovakia | |
| Haas / Simon Fahlbusch / Fahlbusch Andree / Driesch | Germany | |
| Pecek / Raus Petric / Guscik Martincevic / Gojic | Croatia |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Saunier | France | |
| Robert Pontarollo | Italy | |
| Rudy Gérard | France |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michala Strnadova | Czech Republic | |
| Uschi Profanter | Austria | |
| Nathalie Leclerc | France |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vladi Panato | Italy | |
| Harald Marzolf | France | |
| Lukas Novosad | Czech Republic |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rémy Clermont Guillaume Suply | France | |
| Vladimir Vala Jaroslav Slucik | Slovakia | |
| Jean-Marc Gauthier Dominique Laurent | France |
| Rank | Country | | | | Tot. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Croatia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
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