Pavol Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1996. Competing together with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in the history of canoe slalom.
Peter Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1996. Competing together with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in the history of canoe slalom.
Fabien Lefèvre is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998]. As a permanent resident of the United States, he has competed for his country of residence since 2013. He represented France until 2011. He won two medals at the Summer Olympics in the K1 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004. He has a son called Noe Lefèvre.
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years. The 2001 championships were scheduled to take place in Ducktown, Tennessee from 20 to 23 September, but were canceled in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
Fabian Dörfler is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2001 to 2014.
Boris Neveu is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004.
Ladislav Škantár is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998 along with his cousin Peter Škantár in the C2 class.
Peter Škantár is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1998 along with his cousin Ladislav Škantár in the C2 class.
Tomáš Kučera is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2001. He competed in the C1 event until 2005. Since 2006 he has been racing in the C2 event exclusively together with Ján Bátik.
Ján Bátik is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. He competed in the C1 event until 2005. Since 2006 he has been racing in the C2 event together with Tomáš Kučera.
Luka Božič is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.
Pierre Picco is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005 together with Hugo Biso in the C2 class.
Hugo Biso is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005 together with Pierre Picco in the C2 class.
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup is an annual series of races in canoe slalom held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. It has been held since 1988 in four canoe and kayak disciplines for men and women. The four original disciplines were men's single canoe (C1), men's double canoe (C2), men's kayak (K1) and women's kayak. A women's single canoe discipline (C1) has been added to the world cup in 2010. The men's C2 event was removed from the world cup series in 2018 and it was replaced by the mixed C2 event. 2018 was also the first time that world cup points were awarded for the extreme K1 event.
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.
Ladislav Benhák is a former Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. He won two medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1977 and a silver in 1975.
The canoeing races at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were contested in two main disciplines: the slalom, from 7 to 11 August, and the sprint, from 15 to 20 August. The slalom canoe competition was held at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium; whereas the sprint events was staged at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas in Copacabana. The location for canoeing events was a source of concern for athletes since the Brazilian federal government's Oswaldo Cruz Foundation lab has found the genes of drug-resistant super bacteria in Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon.
Milan Kalas is a former Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1960s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 team event at the 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spittal.
Milan Řehoř is a former Czechoslovak slalom canoeist who competed in the 1950s. He won two gold medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1955 and 1957.
Canoeing at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Hanam Misari Canoe/Kayak Center, Hanam, South Korea from September 27 to October 2, 2014. There were sprints and a slalom on flat water and not an artificial canoe slalom course.
