Canoe Sprint European Championships
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The Canoe Sprint European Championships is an international canoeing
and kayaking
event organized by the European Canoe Association (ECA). Since 2004, editions have been held each year.
Exhibition events are not included in this ranking.
Canoeing
Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....
and kayaking
Kayaking
Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking and canoeing are also known as paddling. Kayaking is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle...
event organized by the European Canoe Association (ECA). Since 2004, editions have been held each year.
Host cities
- 1933 PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, - 1934 Copenhague,
- 1936 DuisburgDuisburg- History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...
,
Nazi Germany - 1957 GhentGhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, - 1959 Duisburg,
- 1961 PoznańPoznanPoznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, - 1963 JajceJajceJajce is a city and municipality located in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity...
, - 1965 BucharestBucharestBucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, - 1967 Duisburg,
- 1969 MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, - 19971997 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
PlovdivPlovdivPlovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, - 19991999 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
ZagrebZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, - 20002000 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
Poznań, - 20012001 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, - 20022002 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
SzegedSzeged' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
, - 20042004 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
Poznań, - 20052005 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
Poznań, - 20062006 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
Račice, - 20072007 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
PontevedraPontevedraPontevedra is a city in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the capital of both the comarca and province of Pontevedra, in Galicia . It is also the capital of its own municipality which is, in fact, often considered as an extension of the actual city...
, - 20082008 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
Milan, - 20092009 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
BrandenburgBrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
, - 20102010 Canoe Sprint European Championships-Men:-Women:-Medal Table:-External links:*...
TrasonaTrasonaTrasona / Tresona is one of seven parishes in the Corvera de Asturias municipality, within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain.The population is 2,004 .-Villages:*El Cuetu*Fafilán...
, - 20112011 Canoe Sprint European ChampionshipsThe 2011 Canoe Sprint European Championships was held on 17–19 June at Belgrade, Serbia.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-External links:*...
BelgradeBelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
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Medal Table 1997-2011
| 1 |  Hungary |
90 | 82 | 40 | 212 |
| 2 |  Germany |
57 | 55 | 46 | 158 |
| 3 |  Russia |
40 | 32 | 37 | 109 |
| 4 |  Belarus |
22 | 19 | 18 | 59 |
| 5 |  Poland |
21 | 35 | 45 | 101 |
| 6 |  Kingdom of Romania |
17 | 24 | 21 | 62 |
| 7 |  Slovakia |
15 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 |  Spain |
12 | 20 | 28 | 60 |
| 9 |  Lithuania |
10 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 10 |  Italy |
10 | 5 | 9 | 24 |
| 11 |  United Kingdom |
10 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic |
8 | 10 | 18 | 36 |
| 13 |  Norway |
7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 |  Ukraine |
6 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 15 |  Sweden |
4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 16 |  Azerbaijan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 |  Denmark |
3 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 18 |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
2 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 19 |  Israel |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 |  Early Modern France |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 |  Serbia |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 |  Portugal |
1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 23 |  Finland |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 |  Austria |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 |  Belgium |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Latvia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 |  Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 |  Independent State of Croatia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 |  Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Exhibition events are not included in this ranking.
Most successful athletes 1997-2011
| 1 | Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács Katalin Kovács is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds and four silvers .Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 31 golds Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976... |
26 | 16 | 0 | 42 |
| 2 | Natasa Janics Natasa Janics Nataša Janić is a Hungarian sprint canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics... |
15 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | Ronald Rauhe Ronald Rauhe Ronald Rauhe is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m event... |
14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | Maxim Opalev Maxim Opalev Maxim Alexandrovich Opalev is an athlete from Russia, who competes in sprint canoeing. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won a complete set of medals in the C-1 500 m event .... |
14 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Katrin Wagner-Augustin |
11 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Michal Riszdorfer Michal Riszdorfer Michal Riszdorfer is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... |
11 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Tim Wieskötter Tim Wieskötter Tim Wieskötter is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s... |
11 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Tímea Paksy Tímea Paksy Tímea Paksy is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won eighteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with nine golds , six silvers Tímea Paksy (born January 22, 1983) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. She won... |
10 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Raman Piatrushenka Raman Piatrushenka Raman Piatrushenka is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 2000... |
10 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Vadzim Makhneu Vadzim Makhneu Vadzim Makhneu or Vadim Makhnev is a Belarusian flatwater canoer who has competed since 2000... |
10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Erik Vlček Erik Vlcek Erik Vlček is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... |
10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Richard Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer is a Slovakian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... |
10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó Szilvia Szabó is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won three silvers .... |
9 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Kinga Bóta Kinga Bóta Kinga Bóta is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2005. She won silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... |
8 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | Ákos Vereckei Akos Vereckei Ákos Vereckei is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s... |
8 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Alexander Kostoglod Alexander Kostoglod Aleksandr Viktorovich Kostoglod is a Soviet-born, Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three medals with two silvers and one bronze... |
8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 17 | Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Josefa Idem Guerrini is a West German-born Italian sprint canoer. Competing in seven Summer Olympics, she has five medals... |
8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 18 | Nicole Reinhardt Nicole Reinhardt Nicole Reinhardt is a German sprint canoer who competed since 1993. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... |
8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 19 | Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop... |
7 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 20 | Dalma Benedek Dalma Benedek Dalma Benedek is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. She won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds , three silvers , and two... |
7 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | Danuta Kozák Danuta Kozák Danuta Kozák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... |
7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | Teresa Portela Rivas |
7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| 23 | Eirik Verås Larsen Eirik Verås Larsen -Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc... |
7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 24 | Erzsébet Viski Erzsebet Viski Erzsébet Viski is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1998 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two silver medals in the K-4 500 m event .... |
6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 25 | Carolin Leonhardt Carolin Leonhardt Carolin Leonhardt is a German sprint canoer who competed in the 2000s. She won two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a gold in the K-4 500 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.Leonhardt also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds Carolin... |
6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 26 | Beatriz Manchón Beatriz Manchón Beatriz Manchón Portillo is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. She won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , three silvers , and ten bronzes Beatriz Manchón Portillo (born May 29, 1976 in Sevilla) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has... |
6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 27 | Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Konieczna, née Pastuszka, born May 11, 1978 in Krosno Odrzańskie) is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s... |
6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 28 | Krisztina Fazekas Krisztina Fazekas Krisztina Fazekas Zur is a Hungarian-American sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She won nine medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds and five silvers .-Personal:She is married... |
6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 29 | Nikolai Lipkin |
6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 30 | Petr Fuksa Petr Fuksa Petr Fuksa is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , seven silvers , and one bronze .Fuksa also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, but... |
6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |