The 2010 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place in Bratislava, Slovakia between August 13 and 15, 2010 under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 11th edition. The Championships were originally scheduled to take place in early June, but the high water level of the Danube River, which feeds the Čunovo Water Sports Centre, forced the organizers to cancel the event after some heat runs. [1] It was later rescheduled for mid-August.
The European Canoe Slalom Championships is an annual international canoeing and kayaking event organized by the European Canoe Association (ECA) since 1996. Until 2004 it was held every two years.
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. With a population of about 430,000, it is one of the smaller capitals of Europe but still the country's largest city. The greater metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two sovereign states.
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Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
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C1 | 90.06 | 92.10 | 93.89 | |||
C1 team | Michal Martikán Alexander Slafkovský Matej Beňuš | 112.73 | Jan Mašek Michal Jáně Stanislav Ježek | 116.94 | Tony Estanguet Denis Gargaud Chanut Nicolas Peschier | 119.63 |
C2 | Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 101.21 | Jaroslav Volf Ondřej Štěpánek | 102.38 | David Florence Richard Hounslow | 103.38 |
C2 team | Tomáš Koplík & Jakub Vrzáň Lukáš Přinda & Jan Havlíček Jaroslav Volf & Ondřej Štěpánek | 124.67 | Paweł Sarna & Dawid Dobrowolski Patryk Brzeziński & Dariusz Chlebek Marcin Pochwała & Piotr Szczepański | 128.34 | Tim Baillie & Etienne Stott David Florence & Richard Hounslow Daniel Goddard & Colin Radmore | 133.13 |
Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
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K1 | 87.82 | 87.97 | 89.85 | |||
K1 team | Dariusz Popiela Mateusz Polaczyk Grzegorz Polaczyk | 108.49 | Hannes Aigner Alexander Grimm Sebastian Schubert | 108.98 | Peter Kauzer Dejan Kralj Jure Meglič | 110.86 |
Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
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C1 | 160.13 | 170.05 | 183.29 |
Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
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K1 | 97.59 | 101.68 | 101.99 | |||
K1 team | Melanie Pfeifer Jasmin Schornberg Jennifer Bongardt | 136.20 | Joanna Mędoń Małgorzata Milczarek Natalia Pacierpnik | 137.38 | Jana Dukátová Dana Beňušová Gabriela Stacherová | 140.02 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Totals (8 nations) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
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