The 1996

European Canoe Slalom Championships 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. Summary Medal table As of the 2022 Europea ...

took place in

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between August 29 and September 1, 1996, under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the inaugural edition. The races were held on the

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which also hosted the

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when canoe slalom made its first appearance at the Olympics.

Medal summary

Men's results

Canoe

Kayak

Women's results

Kayak

Medal table

References

Official results

European Canoe Association
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