White Water Racing World Championships 2004
The 24th Canoe Wild Water Racing World Championships were from 20 to 23 June 2004 at the German Garmisch-Partenkirchen on the Loisach instead. After 1985 and 1998, the demanding route hosted the world championships in canoe whitewater racing for the third time. France achieved first place in the medal classification, mainly due to the excellent performance of the French athletes in the sprint. The performance of the German team at the home World Cup fell short of expectations with only five medals and no gold medals. It was unfortunate, however, that due to the small number of starters on the track, which was described as very demanding, the victories of the two German teams of the K1 women and the C2 men were not counted as world championship titles.
Nations ranking overall
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 France
|
2 | 5 | 1 | 8th |
| 2 |
 Italy
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
| 3 |
 Slovakia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 4th |
 Croatia
|
2 | - | - | 2 |
| 5 |
 Czech Republic
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 6th |
 Switzerland
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 7th |
 Germany
|
- | 1 | 4th | 5 |
| total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30th | |
In detail, the following results were obtained.
Classic
Nations Cup Classic
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croatia
|
2 | - | - | 2 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
| 3 |
Czech Republic
|
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
|
Slovakia
|
1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
| 5 |
Switzerland
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
| 6th |
France
|
- | 3 | - | 3 |
| 7th |
Germany
|
- | - | 4th | 4th |
| total | 6th | 6th | 6th | 18th | |
Individual competitions
One-kayak men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Mercati |
Italy
|
14: 45.97 min. |
| 2 | Robert Knebel |
Czech Republic
|
14: 47.15 min. |
| 3 | Roberto Pontarollo |
Italy
|
14: 50.45 min. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Florian Wohlers ( Hamburg ) |
Germany
|
14: 54.28 min. |
| 6th | Thomas Koelmann ( Düsseldorf ) |
Germany
|
14: 55.87 min. |
| 15th | Achim Overbeck ( Celle ) |
Germany
|
15: 13.76 min. |
| 16 | Johannes Wohlers (Hamburg) |
Germany
|
15: 14.38 min. |
One-kayak women
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sabine Eichenberger |
Switzerland
|
15: 44.00 min. |
| 2 | Anne Blandine Crochet |
France
|
15: 57.89 min. |
| 3 | Sabine Füßer ( Siegburg ) |
Germany
|
21: 31.62 min. |
| 4th | Alexandra Heidrich (Düsseldorf) |
Germany
|
16: 10.49 min. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 6th | Stefanie Küpper (Düsseldorf) |
Germany
|
16: 21.35 min. |
| 7th | Gudrun Willscheid (Siegburg) |
Germany
|
16: 26.84 min. |
One-Canadians men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomislav Hohnjec |
Croatia
|
16:07.33 min. |
| 2 | Vladi Panato |
Italy
|
16: 09.50 min. |
| 3 | Stephan Stiefenhöfer ( Cologne ) |
Germany
|
16: 14.91 min. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 6th | Olaf Schwarz (Hamburg) |
Germany
|
16: 33.43 min. |
| 9 | Julian Rohn (Celle) |
Germany
|
16: 42.85 min. |
| 10 | Uli Andree (Dusseldorf) |
Germany
|
16:47.06 min. |
Two-man Canadians
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Vala / Jaroslav Slucik |
Slovakia
|
15: 56.28 min. |
| 2 | Jan Sutek / Stefan Grega |
Slovakia
|
16: 11.03 min. |
| 3 | Gregor Simon / Thomas Haas (Bonn) |
Germany
|
16: 12.30 min. |
| 4th | Lutz Fahlbusch / Ulrich Fahlbusch ( Kassel ) |
Germany
|
16: 13.91 min. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7th | Christian Andree / Patrick Driesch (Düsseldorf) |
Germany
|
16: 26.27 min. |
| 8th | Johannes Baumann / Lars Walter ( Fulda / Hamburg) |
Germany
|
17: 42.27 min. |
Nations Cup Classic Individual
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Italy
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |
Slovakia
|
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 3 |
Croatia
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
|
Switzerland
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 5 |
Czech Republic
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 6th |
Germany
|
- | - | 3 | 3 |
| total | 4th | 4th | 4th | 12 | |
Team competitions
Kayak One Men
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Czech Republic
|
Kamil Mruzek / Robert Knebel / David Knebel | 15: 06.90 min. |
| 2 |
France
|
Arnaud Hybois / Ronan Tastard / Maxim Clerin | 15:09.72 min. |
| 3 |
Italy
|
Carlo Mercati / Roberto Pontarollo / Francesco Arenare | 15: 14.87 min. |
| 4th |
Germany
|
Florian Wohlers / Thomas Koelmann / Achim Overbeck | 15: 21.19 min. |
Kayak-One women
This race was not counted as a world championship run due to only four participating teams.
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
Alexandra Heidrich / Sabine Füßer / Stefanie Küpper | 16: 44.27 min. |
| 2 |
France
|
16: 53.53 min. | |
| 3 |
Czech Republic
|
17: 54.63 min. |
One-Canadians men
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Croatia
|
Tomislav Hohnjec / Tomislav Lepan / Igor Gojic | 16: 51.85 min. |
| 2 |
France
|
Harald Marzolf / Stephan Santamaria / Guillaume Alzingre | 16: 52.63 min. |
| 3 |
Germany
|
Stephan Stiefenhöfer / Olaf Schwarz / Julian Rohn | 16: 53.99 min |
Two-man Canadians
This race was not counted as a world championship run due to only three participating teams.
| space | country | athlete | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Germany
|
Christian Andrée / Patrick Driesch / Lutz Fahlbusch / Ulrich Fahlbusch / Gregor Simon / Thomas Haas | 16: 54.65 min. |
| 2 |
Czech Republic
|
17: 57.65 min. | |
| 3 |
Slovakia
|
DNF |
Nations Cup Classic Team
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Czech Republic
|
1 | - | - | 1 |
|
Croatia
|
1 | - | - | 1 | |
| 3 |
France
|
- | 2 | - | 2 |
| 4th |
Germany
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
|
Italy
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | |
| total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th | |
sprint
Nations Cup Sprint
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 3 |
Slovakia
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 4th |
Germany
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 |
Czech Republic
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| total | 4th | 4th | 4th | 12 | |
Individual competitions
One-kayak men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaud Hybois |
France
|
3: 50.45 min. |
| 2 | Roberto Pontarollo |
Italy
|
3: 50.58 min. |
| 3 | Tomáš Slovák |
Czech Republic
|
3: 52.58 min. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Florian Wohlers (Hamburg) |
Germany
|
3: 54.28 min. |
| 10 | Achim Overbeck (Celle) |
Germany
|
4: 00.67 min. |
| 15th | Johannes Wohlers (Hamburg) |
Germany
|
4: 04.69 min. |
One-kayak women
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Blandine Crochet |
France
|
4: 11.35 min. |
| 2 | Sabine Füßer (Siegburg) |
Germany
|
4: 13.34 min. |
| 3 | Nathalie Gastineau |
France
|
4: 15.81 min. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Alexandra Heidrich (Düsseldorf) |
Germany
|
4: 19.42 min. |
| 6th | Stefanie Küpper (Düsseldorf) |
Germany
|
4: 21.04 min. |
| 9 | Gudrun Willscheid (Siegburg) |
Germany
|
4: 32.45 min. |
One-Canadians men
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harald Marzolf |
France
|
4: 13.66 min. |
| 2 | Vladi Panato |
Italy
|
4: 15.88 min. |
| 3 | Stephan Stiefenhöfer (Cologne) |
Germany
|
4: 20.88 min. |
| - | - | - | - |
| Olaf Schwarz (Hamburg) |
Germany
|
DNS | |
| Julian Rohn (Braunschweig) |
Germany
|
DNF |
Two-man Canadians
| space | athlete | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Vala / Jaroslav Slucik |
Slovakia
|
4: 17.06 min. |
| 2 | Cyril Leblond / David Silotto |
France
|
4: 18.97 min. |
| 3 | Lubos Soska / Peter Soska |
Slovakia
|
4: 18.98 min. |
| 4th | Gregor Simon / Thomas Haas |
Germany
|
4: 21.60 min. |
| 5 | Lars Walter / Johannes Baumann |
Germany
|
4: 23.54 min. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7th | Lutz Fahlbusch / Ulrich Fahlbusch |
Germany
|
4: 29.03 min. |
| 10 | Christian Andree / Patrick Driesch |
Germany
|
4: 29.85 min. |
Nations Cup Sprint Individual
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 3 |
Slovakia
|
1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 4th |
Germany
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5 |
Czech Republic
|
- | - | 2 | 2 |
| total | 4th | 4th | 4th | 12 | |
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- [Result lists WW-WM 2004]