1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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The 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg
, West Germany
under the auspices of International Canoe Federation
for the second time. Augsburg hosted the event previously in 1957
. It also marked the first time the championships
took place on an artificial whitewater slalom course at the Eiskanal
and the first to be held at an Olympic venue. The Eiskanal
previously hosted the slalom canoeing
events at the 1972 Summer Olympics
held in neighboring Munich
.
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
under the auspices of International Canoe Federation
International Canoe Federation
The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide...
for the second time. Augsburg hosted the event previously in 1957
1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, West Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. The Mixed C-2 team event debutted at these championships.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Canoe:-Kayak:-Medals table:...
. It also marked the first time the championships
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
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...
took place on an artificial whitewater slalom course at the Eiskanal
Eiskanal
The Eiskanal is an artificial canal feature in the city of Augsburg, Germany that was constructed as the canoe slalom venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics that were hosted in Munich....
and the first to be held at an Olympic venue. The Eiskanal
Eiskanal
The Eiskanal is an artificial canal feature in the city of Augsburg, Germany that was constructed as the canoe slalom venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics that were hosted in Munich....
previously hosted the slalom canoeing
Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested.-Slalom:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...
events at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
held in neighboring Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
Canoe
Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C-1 | 223.21 | 235.91 | 240.30 | |||
C-1 team | David Hearn David Hearn (canoer) David Hearn is a slalom canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals in the C-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds and five silvers .Hearn also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in the C-1 event at... Jon Lugbill Kent Ford |
280.99 | Gerald Moos Andreas Kübler Ulrich Weber |
308.71 | Edward Florian Piotr Sarata Adam Pietrasik |
340.07 |
C-2 | Thomas Klein-Impelmann Stephan Küppers Stephan Küppers Stephan Küppers is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg.-References:*... |
267.15 | Pierre Calori Pierre Calori Pierre Calori is a French slalom canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won four medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and three silvers .-References:*... Jacques Calori Jacques Calori Jacques Calori is a French slalom canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won four medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and three silvers .-References:*... |
272.51 | Günther Wolkenaer Günther Wolkenaer Günther Wolkenaer is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg.-References:*... Fredi Zimmermann Fredi Zimmermann Fredi Zimmermann is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg.-References:*... |
273.63 |
C-2 team | Jiří Rohan Jirí Rohan Jiří Rohan is a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C-2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996.... & Miroslav Šimek Miroslav Šimek Miroslav Šimek is a Czech slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the C-2 event, earning them in 1992 and 1996.... Miroslav Hajdučík Miroslav Hajdučík Miroslav Hajdučík is a Czechoslovak slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 event at the 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bourg St.-Maurice.-References:*... & Milan Kučera Milan Kučera (canoer) Milan Kučera is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. He won a seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds , three silvers and two bronzes Milan Kučera is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. He won... Viktor Beneš Viktor Beneš Viktor Beneš is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. He won a four medals in the C-2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and two silvers for Czechoslovakia and a bronze for Slovakia.-References:*... & Ondřej Mohout |
329.11 | Pierre Calori Pierre Calori Pierre Calori is a French slalom canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won four medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and three silvers .-References:*... & Jacques Calori Jacques Calori Jacques Calori is a French slalom canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won four medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and three silvers .-References:*... Emmanuel del Rey Emmanuel del Rey Emmanuel del Rey is a French slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two bronze medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1989 and 1991.... & Thierry Saidi Thierry Saidi Thierry Saïdi is a French slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two bronze medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 1989 and 1991.... Michel Saidi & Jerome Daval |
380.55 | Charles Harris & John Harris Lecky Haller Lecky Haller Jacob Alexander "Lecky" Haller is an American slalom canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. He won two medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1983 and a silver in 1987.He attended Washington College where he played lacrosse... & Fritz Haller Fritz Haller Fritz Haller is an American slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships .-References:*... Paul Grabow & Mike Garvis Mike Garvis Mike Garvis is an American slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1981 and a bronze in 1983.-References:*... |
384.03 |
Kayak
Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K-1 | 210.56 | 220.60 | 221.07 | |||
K-1 team | Peter Micheler Peter Micheler Peter Micheler is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. He won two medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1985 and a bronze in 1983.-References:*... Toni Prijon Toni Prijon Anton "Toni" Prijon is a West German slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1987 and a silver in 1983.-References:*... Jürgen Kübler |
248.62 | Christophe Prigent Pascal Marinot Manuel Brissaud Manuel Brissaud Manuel Brissaud is a French slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. He won four medals in the K-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold , two silvers and a bronze .-References:*... |
258.22 | Marjan Štrukelj Marjan Štrukelj Marjan Štrukelj is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold , three silvers and two bronzes Marjan Štrukelj (born September 24, 1964) is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer... Janez Skok Janež Skok Janez Skok is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. He finished tenth in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:*... Jernej Abramič Jernej Abramič Jernej Abramič is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the 1980s to the mid 1990s. He won two medals for Yugoslavia in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1987 and a bronze in 1989.Abramič also finished seventh for Slovenia in the K-1... |
264.75 |
Kayak
Event | Gold | Points | Silver | Points | Bronze | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K-1 | 258.69 | 261.18 | 264.25 | |||
K-1 team | Sylvie Arnaud Sylvie Lepeltier Sylvie Lepeltier is a French slalom canoer who competed in the 1980s and 1990s. She won a gold medal in the K-1 team event at the 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Mezzana.-References:*... Marie-Françoise Grange Marie-Françoise Grange-Prigent Marie-Françoise Grange-Prigent is a French slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1980s. She won two medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a silver in 1985 and a bronze in 1983.-References:*... Myriam Jerusalmi Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi is a French slalom canoer who competed from the 1980s to the late 1990s.-Career:She is Jewish... |
382.24 | Gabi Schmid Margit Messelhäuser Ulla Steinle |
392.41 | Elizabeth Sharman Elizabeth Sharman Elizabeth Sharman is a British slalom and sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. She won three medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds and a silver .Sharman also competed in sprint canoeing in the K-2 500 m event at the 1988... Gail Allen Gail Allen 'Gail Allan' was a British slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. Her name is now Gail King, lives in Guernsey and competes in Triathlon and Quadrathlon.-References:*... Karen Davies |
457.66 |
Medals table
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |