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European Canoe Sprint Championships
Status active
Genre sporting event
Date(s) mid-year
Frequency annual
Country varying
Inaugurated 1933 (1933)

The Canoe Sprint European Championships (or European Canoe Sprint Championships) is an international canoeing and kayaking event organized by the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was first held in 1933 in Prague under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. In 1997, the European Championships were resumed, and now take place annually.

The most titled athlete of the European Championships is Hungarian Katalin Kovács, who has 29 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in her record. Among men, the number of wins is led by German Ronald Rauhe, who won the European championships 17 times.

Editions

Edition Year Host Events
1 1933 Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia 7
2 1934 Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 8
3 1936 Nazi Germany Duisburg, Germany 2
4 1957 Belgium Ghent, Belgium 15
5 1959 West Germany Duisburg, West Germany 15
6 1961 Poland Poznań, Poland 16
7 1963 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jajce, Yugoslavia 16
8 1965 Romania Bucharest, Romania 16
9 1967 West Germany Duisburg, West Germany 16
10 1969 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union 16
Not organised 1970 - 1996
11 1997 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria 26
12 1999 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia 26
13 2000 Poland Poznań, Poland 26
14 2001 Italy Milan, Italy 27
15 2002 Hungary Szeged, Hungary 27
16 2004 Poland Poznań, Poland 27
17 2005 Poland Poznań, Poland 27
18 2006 Czech Republic Račice, Czech Republic 27
19 2007 Spain Pontevedra, Spain 27
20 2008 Italy Milan, Italy 27
21 2009 Germany Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany 27
22 2010 Spain Trasona, Spain 24+1
23 2011 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 25
24 2012 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia 26
25 2013 Portugal Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal 26 + 9
26 2014 Germany Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany 26 + 8
27 2015 Czech Republic Račice, Czech Republic 27 + 11
28 2016 Russia Moscow, Russia 27 + 11
29 2017 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria 27 + 10
30 2018 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 30 + 10
2019* Poland Poznań, Poland 12
2020 Romania Bascov, Romania
31 2021 Poland Poznań, Poland 30 + 12
32 2022 Germany Munich, Germany 29 + 11
33 2023* Portugal Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal
34 2024 Hungary Szeged, Hungary
  • 2023 Paracanoe only, since Canoe Sprint was included in the European Games.
  • Canoe slalom at the 2023 European Games
  • Canoe sprint at the 2023 European Games

Source:

  • https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-sprint-continental-championships/szeged-2024 12 - 16 June, 2024
  • https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-sprint-continental-championships/bratislava-2024 27 - 30 June, 2024
  • https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-sprint-basic-international-event/auronzo-di-cadore-2024
  • https://www.canoe-europe.org/calendar/2023-eca-paracanoe-and-junior-u23-canoe-sprint-european-championships-385
  • https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-sprint-continental-championships/montemor-o-velho-2023

European Junior & U23 Canoe Sprint Championships

Edition Year Host venue Events
1 2012 Portugal Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal 21 + 21
2 2013 Poland Poznan, Poland 21 + 21
3 2014 France Mantes-en-Yvelines, France 21 + 21
4 2015 Romania Pitesti, Romania 22 + 22
5 2016 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria 23 + 23
6 2017 Serbia Belgrade, Serbia 23 + 23
7 2018 Italy Auronzo, Italy 18 + 18
8 2019 Czech Republic Račice, Czech Republic 18 + 18

JUNIOR FLATWATER RACING

1996

1998

2000 FRA Boulogna-Sur-Mer 21./23 July only Junior https://web.archive.org/web/20011109194308/http://perso.wanadoo.fr/canoe-kayak-boul/eurojunior.html

JUNIOR AND U23 FLATWATER RACING

2002 CRO ZAGREB only Junior https://web.archive.org/web/20030822032206/http://www.canoe-europe.org/results/flatwat/flatwat_results.htm

2004 POL POZNAN 22-25 July

2006 GRE ATHENS 3-6 August

2007 Under 23 and Junior European Championships – Belgrade, Serbia

2008 Junior & Under 23 European Championship – Szeged, Hungary – 17th-20th July 2008

2009 POL POZNAN

2010 Junior and U23 European Championships 2010

2011 30th June - 3rd July - Junior & U23 European Championships, Zargreb

European Sprint Championships U-23 2020 is the 123th edition of this competition.The competition takes place from 2nd July till 5th July 2020 in Moscow in Russia. (not held)

European Sprint Championships U-23 - Results Women 2021 Poland - Poznan - 24 June 2021 - 27 June 2021

European Sprint Championships U-23 2022 - Medal Table Serbia - Belgrade - 23 June 2022 - 26 June 2022

https://www.europecanoeevents.com/events/results

https://web.archive.org/web/20160402024121/http://www.bcu.org.uk/our-sport/sprint-racing/sprint-archive/

https://www.the-sports.org/canoeing-european-sprint-championships-u-23-2022-medals-epa119382.html

http://www.canoeresults.net/regattas

https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-sprint-continental-championships/belgrade-2022

https://web.archive.org/web/20070703152307/https://canoe-europe.org/

https://web.archive.org/web/20031002062948/http://www.canoe-europe.org/calend/_calend.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010815023405/http://www.canoe-europe.org/calend/_calend.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010827202127/http://www.canoe-europe.org/calend/ivf_calend_2001.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20030624144749/http://www.canoe-europe.org/calend/_calend.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20021208213116/http://www.canoe-europe.org/calend/_calend.htm

Medal table

Most successful athletes

This following table lists athletes that have won multiple medals since the 1997 edition (updated until 2021).

Rank Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Hungary Katalin Kovács 29 17 2 48
2 Hungary Natasa Dusev-Janics 18 4 2 24
3 Germany Ronald Rauhe 17 9 2 28
4 Hungary Danuta Kozák 17 8 1 26
5 Germany Sebastian Brendel 15 5 2 22
6 Russia Maxim Opalev 14 6 3 23
7 Germany Katrin Wagner-Augustin 12 11 5 28
8 Russia Ivan Shtyl 12 6 1 19
9 Czech Republic Martin Fuksa 12 3 2 17
10 Slovakia Erik Vlček 11 7 4 22
11 Slovakia Michal Riszdorfer 11 4 1 16
12 Germany Tim Wieskötter 11 4 0 15
13 Hungary Tímea Paksy 10 10 2 22
14 Belarus Raman Piatrushenka 10 6 6 22
15 Belarus Vadzim Makhneu 10 6 5 21
16 Hungary/Serbia Dalma Ružičić-Benedek 10 5 2 17
17 Germany Max Hoff 10 4 3 17
18 Slovakia Richard Riszdorfer 10 3 0 13
19 Hungary Szilvia Szabó 9 10 0 19
20 Russia Viktor Melantyev 9 1 2 12
21 Hungary Kinga Bóta 8 8 1 17
22 Hungary Ákos Vereckei 8 6 0 14
23 Russia Alexander Kostoglod 8 5 6 19
24 Hungary Tamara Csipes 8 5 1 14
25 Italy Josefa Idem 8 4 3 15
26 Russia Alexey Korovashkov 8 3 0 11
27 Germany Nicole Reinhardt 8 2 2 12
28 Belarus Maryna Litvinchuk 7 7 5 19
29 Germany Carolin Leonhardt 7 7 4 18
30 Hungary Zoltán Kammerer 7 7 2 16
31 Romania Florin Popescu 7 7 1 15
32 Spain Teresa Portela Rivas 7 4 6 17
33 Russia Nikolai Lipkin 7 2 1 10
34 Norway Eirik Verås Larsen 7 1 2 10
Totals (34 entries) 362 197 79 638

See also

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