The 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on 9–13 September 2009 at Parc Olímpic del Segre in

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under the auspices of

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. It was the 32nd edition. La Seu d'Urgell hosted the event previously in

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. A demonstration event for women's single canoe (C1W) took place that was swept by

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was the top medal winner with six, including three golds.

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and

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each won four medals with a gold medal each. Host nation Spain won their first medals ever at the championships with four (none gold).

Schedule

Opening ceremonies took place on 9 September at 8 PM

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.2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships August 2009 newsletter.
- Retrieved 9 September 2009. Heats took place on 10–11 September for individual events. Team events took place on 12 September. The finals for all individual events took place on 13 September 2009 from Noon to 2:30 PM CEST. Medal and closing ceremonies took place on 13 September at 2:10 PM CEST.

Technical officials

42 officials from 24 countries and the

(ICF) were involved in the event judging. The five-member jury is chaired by ICF official Richard Fox of Australia.

Nations

A total of 60 nations were scheduled to participate at the championships. The opening ceremonies on 9 September had over 300 athletes from 55 countries, including

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and

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making their debuts at the championships.

Athletes

Prior to the start of the meeting, several slalom canoers had a discussion with the ICF on the future of slalom canoeing. Among those in the discussion were ICF President Perurena, Slalom Championships jury chair Fox, and slalom canoers

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 ...

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(Slovakia),

Pavol Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in t ...

(Slovakia),

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(Slovakia),

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(Slovakia), and

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(Great Britain).

Event ticket prices

Ticket prices for the heat events on 10–11 September were

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10 while it was €15 for the finals on 12–13 September.

Accommodations

Accommodations took place in La Seu d'Urgell and surrounding areas. Besides

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s, other accommodations include

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, and rural

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Event innovations

At these championships, there was an automatic timing system that was both on the slalom canoer's bib and on the course itself.Innovations used for the 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
- Retrieved 9 September 2009. There were a total of ten antennas on the course that once an electronic marker in a canoer's bib approaches an antenna, it triggered

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and timing controls. These course antennas were located at the start line, the finish line, and eight points in between. This system was used as video feed for the championships. It was an automatic system that times in the 1/100ths of a second and is uploadable on any

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or Mac computer.

Media coverage

Besides using the traditional coverage of television, the championships were also covered by

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and

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. Live streaming was done on both the ICF website and the event website. Live internet results were shown from the official championships website. Another Internet site covering the championships with the ICF was KayakSession.com. Televised coverage was also provided by UniversalSports.com and premiered on the Universal Sports broadcast channel in early October.

Medal summary

Men's

Canoe

Slovakia won the most medals with five. The Hochschorner twins each won two golds, so they were the big medal winners in this discipline at these championships. France and Germany each won two medals with Tony Estanguet being the only non-Slovakian to win gold in this discipline.

Kayak

Spain won the most medals in this discipline though they were both bronzes. The

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and

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each won gold while France and Great Britain each won silver. Carles Juanmartí had the most medals in this discipline with two.

Women's

Kayak

Germany and Great Britain each won two medals at this discipline with Jasmin Schornberg of Germany and Lizzie Neave of Great Britain each winning a gold and a bronze being the top individual medal winners.

Exhibition

Women's canoe

20 women from 12 nations competed in this exhibition event. This event became an official event at next year's world championships in

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.ICF Development Programme reaches out to women with the ICF Women's C1 Development Camp.
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Medal table

This does not count the C1 women's event.

References

External links

International Canoe FederationOfficial website
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