Evi Huss

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Evi Huss
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Tavanasa K1 team
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Três Coroas K1 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 La Seu d'Urgell K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Nottingham K1 team
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Augsburg K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Roudnice nad Labem K1 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Mezzana K1 team
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Sjoa K1 team

Evi Huss (born 1974) is a German slalom canoeist who competed at the international level 1990 to 2001.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Canoe slalom discipline in sport of canoeing and kayaking, to navigate through a course of hanging gates on river rapids

Canoe slalom is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as Canoe/Kayak Slalom. The other Olympic canoeing discipline is canoe sprint. Wildwater canoeing is a non-Olympic paddlesport.

She won three medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (1997, 1999) and a bronze (1999). She also won a silver and two bronze medals in the same event at the European Championships. [1]

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.

The 1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Três Coroas, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 25th edition. It was the first time the championships were held in South America.

The 1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation at the Segre Olympic Park. It was the 26th edition. A record eleven nations won medals at these championships.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1996 16 Jun 1996 Augsburg 3rdK1
1998 21 Jun 1998 Tacen 2ndK1
1999 22 Aug 1999 Augsburg 2ndK1

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References

  1. "Evi HUSS". CanoeSlalom.net. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

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