1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
# 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Milan, Italy at the Idroscalo.

The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all kayak.

This was the 30th championships in canoe sprint.

## Medal summary

### Men's

**Canoe**

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| C-1 200 m | Maxim Opalev (RUS) | Martin Doktor (CZE) | Slavomír Kňazovický (SVK) |
| C-1 500 m | Maxim Opalev (RUS) | Martin Doktor (CZE) | Andreas Dittmer (GER) |
| C-1 1000 m | Maxim Opalev (RUS) | Andreas Dittmer (GER) | Martin Doktor (CZE) |
| C-2 200 m | Russia Konstantin Fomichev Aleksandr Artemida | Poland Daniel Jędraszko Paweł Baraszkiewicz | Germany Thomas Zereske Christian Gille |
| C-2 500 m | Poland Daniel Jędraszko Paweł Baraszkiewicz | Hungary Imre Pulai Ferenc Novák | Russia Aleksandr Kovalyov Aleksandr Kostoglod |
| C-2 1000 m | Russia Aleksandr Kovalyov Aleksandr Kostoglod | Cuba Ibrahim Rojas Leobaldo Pereira | Germany Patrick Schulze Peter John |
| C-4 200 m | Russia Roman Krugylakov Vladimir Ladocha Konstantin Fomichev Andrey Kabanov | Czech Republic Petr Procházka Jan Břečka Petr Fuksa Karel Kožíšek | Romania Miticia Pricop Ionel Averian Gheorghe Andriev Florin Popescu |
| C-4 500 m | Russia Roman Krugylakov Vladimir Ladocha Konstantin Fomichev Andrey Kabanov | Romania Miticia Pricop Ionel Averian Gheorghe Andriev Florin Popescu | France Yannick Lavigne Jean-Gilles Grare Mathieu Gobel Sylvain Hoyer |
| C-4 1000 m | Russia Ignat Kovalev Konstantin Fomichev Aleksey Volkonskiy Andrey Kabanov | Romania Miticia Pricop Ionel Averian Iosif Anisim Samil Grigoe | Hungary Csaba Horváth Béla Belicza Aron Gajarszki György Kozmann |

**Kayak**

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| K-1 200 m | Michael Kolganov (ISR) | Oleksiy Slivinskiy (UKR) | Ronald Rauhe (GER) |
| K-1 500 m | Ákos Verecki (HUN) | Petar Merkov (BUL) | Grzegorz Kotowicz (POL) |
| K-1 1000 m | Lutz Liwowski (GER) | Knut Holmann (NOR) | Torsten Tranum (DEN) |
| K-2 200 m | Hungary Vince Fehérvári Róbert Hegedűs | Russia Roman Zarubin Aleksandr Ivanik | Poland Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki |
| K-2 500 m | Poland Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki | Hungary Botond Storcz Gábor Horvárth | Australia Daniel Collins Andrew Trim |
| K-2 1000 m | Slovakia Michal Riszdorfer Juraj Bača | Poland Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki | Germany Jan Schäfer Olaf Winter |
| K-4 200 m | Hungary Gyula Kajner Vince Fehérvári István Beé Róbert Hegedűs | Poland Piotr Markiewicz Marek Twardowski Adam Wysocki Paweł Łakomy | Russia Anatoly Tishchenko Andrey Shchegolikhin Oleg Gorobiy Vitaliy Gankin |
| K-4 500 m | Germany Torsten Gustche Mark Zabel Björn Bach Stefan Ulm | Russia Andrey Tissin Vitaliy Gankin Aleksandr Ivanik Roman Zarubin | Hungary Zoltán Kammerer Botond Storcz Ákos Vereckei Gábor Horváth |
| K-4 1000 m | Hungary Zoltán Kammerer Botond Storcz Ákos Vereckei Gábor Horváth | Germany Torsten Gutsche Mark Zabel Björn Bach Stefan Ulm | Romania Sorin Petcu Vasile Curuzan Marian Sîrbu Romică Șerban |

### Women's

**Kayak**

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| K-1 200 m | Caroline Brunet (CAN) | Josefa Idem (ITA) | Rita Kőbán (HUN) |
| K-1 500 m | Caroline Brunet (CAN) | Josefa Idem (ITA) | Rita Kőbán (HUN) |
| K-1 1000 m | Caroline Brunet (CAN) | Josefa Idem (ITA) | Katalin Kovács (HUN) |
| K-2 200 m | Spain Izaskun Aramburu Beatriz Manchón | Poland Beata Sokołowska Aneta Pastuszka | Hungary Rita Kőbán Eva Laky |
| K-2 500 m | Poland Beata Sokołowska Aneta Pastuszka | Canada Caroline Brunet Karen Furneaux | Hungary Katalin Kovács Szilvia Szabó |
| K-2 1000 m | Australia Anna Wood Katrin Borchert | Germany Manuela Mucke Katrin Wagner | Hungary Kinga Bóta Andrea Barosci |
| K-4 200 m | Hungary Katalin Kovács Erzsébet Viski Szilvia Szabó Rita Kőbán | Russia Natalya Gouily Yelena Tissina Larissa Peisakhovich Tatyana Tischenko | Poland Beata Sokołowska Aneta Pastuszka Agata Piszcz Aneta Michalak |
| K-4 500 m | Hungary Katalin Kovács Erzsébet Viski Szilvia Szabó Rita Kőbán | Germany Birgit Fischer Anett Schuck Manuela Mucke Katrin Wagner | Poland Beata Sokołowska Aneta Pastuszka Aneta Michalak Joanna Skowroń |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Hungary | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Italy | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
