The 2011

Canoe Slalom World Cup 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 discipli ...

was a series of four races in five canoeing and kayaking categories organized by the

International Canoe Federation The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated ...

(ICF). It was the 24th edition.

Calendar

The series opened with World Cup Race 1 in

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Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

(24–26 June) and ended with the World Cup Final in

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(12–14 August). The World Cup Final held a special status as the tie-breaker.

Final standings

The winner of each race was awarded 60 points. Points for lower places differed from one category to another. Every participant was guaranteed at least two points for participation and five points for qualifying for the semifinal run. If two or more athletes or boats had the same number of points at the end of the series, the athletes or boats with the better result in the World Cup Final were awarded the higher position.

Results

World Cup Race 1

The series opener took place in

on 24–26 June. The five gold medals went to five different countries. Slovakia was the most successful country with a gold, a silver and three bronzes. The home nation won three medals, one of each color.

World Cup Race 2

The second race of the series took place in

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on 1–3 July. Slovakia was again the most successful country with two golds. The home team of France won one gold and one bronze medal. , , 146.62 , - , C2 men ,

Gauthier Klauss Gauthier Klauss (born 17 December 1987) is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003. His career ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and World championship. He won a bronze me ...

Matthieu Péché Matthieu Patrick François Péché (born 7 October 1987, in Épinal) is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.His career ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and World cham ...

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Sašo Taljat Sašo Taljat (born 22 September 1989) is a retired Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2006 to 2017. He won two medals in the C2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2014 and a bronz ...

Luka Božič Luka Božič (born 9 January 1991) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C2: 2014, C1 team: 2022), a silver (C1 te ...

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Hugo Biso Hugo Biso (born 14 February 1988) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005 together with Pierre Picco in the C2 class. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C2 ...

Pierre Picco Pierre Picco (born 17 October 1988) is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2005 together with Hugo Biso in the C2 class. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C2 t ...

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World Cup Race 3

The penultimate race of the series took place in

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on 8–10 July.

Michal Martikán Michal Martikán (; born 18 May 1979) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence i ...

and

Tony Estanguet Tony Estanguet (born 6 May 1978 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Pau) is a French Canoe slalom, slalom canoeist and a three-time Olympic champion in C1. He competed at the international level from 1994 to 2012. Racing career Estanguet won thre ...

made their only appearance in the 2011 world cup season here. Slovakia won the medal table for the third consecutive time with three golds. Germany won one silver medal on home water.

World Cup Final

The World Cup Final took place in

on 12–14 August. The overall world cup winners for 2011 were determined here. Slovakia took the medal table for the fourth consecutive time with two golds and a silver. The home Czech paddlers managed to win one gold and two silvers.

References

External links

International Canoe Federation
{{Canoe Slalom World Cup seasons Canoe Slalom World Cup