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                 WORLD CUP WILDWATER RACING 1998 =
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FINAL STANDING after 5th and 6th WORLD CUP WILDWATER RACING (WCW), 
Lofer/AUT, July 4 - 5, 1998 
             
The "Top 15"
------------                          World Cup Nr./pts.          
(4 best results = ranking points)                                   
                                      1   2   3   4   5   6   Total
MEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)                                   

 1. ( 1) +Robert PONTAROLLO     ITA   100 100 100  88 100  88 400 (388)
 2. ( 2)  Thomas KOELMANN       GER    95  81  88 100  82  82 100 (364)
 3. ( 8)  Mickael FARGIER       FRA    91  91  52  85  95  91 368 (319)
 4. (21)  Markus GICKLER        GER    85  --  81  95  81  95 356 (261)
 5. ( 4)  Boris SAUNIER         FRA    79  88  95  79  86  84 351 (339)
 6. ( 5)  Robert KNEBEL         CZE    83  85  85  81  91  86 347 (334)
 7. ( 3)  Florian WOHLERS       GER    88  80  86  91  --  -- 345 (345)
 8. (25)  Carlo MERCATI         ITA    --  86  91  75  83  81 341 (252)
 9. ( 5)  Maxime CLERIN         FRA    86  84  78  86  78  83 339 (334)
10. ( 7)  Rémi CLERMONT         FRA    81  95  79  72  73  80 335 (327)
11. (33)  Aaron COX             NZL    --  71  82  80  80  85 327 (233)
12. (27)  Philip DOONEY         NZL    80  --  84  77  85  76 326 (241)
13. (12)  Paolo BIFANO          ITA    71  83  83  59  88  71 325 (296)
14. ( 9)  Cesare MULAZZI        ITA    84  77  72  84  77  77 322 (317)
15. (13)  Peter LÜTHI           SUI    82  61  68  82  67  82 314 (293)
(71 boats in World Cup Ranking)

MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C-1)

 1. ( 1) +Vladi PANATO          ITA    41  50  50  50  50  50 200 (191)
 2. ( 2)  Mirko SPELLI          ITA    46  46  41  41  46  46 184 (174)
 3. ( 4)  Stephan STIEFENHOFER  GER    50  39  35  46  39  43 178 (170)
 4. ( 3)  Olaf SCHWARZ          GER    43  41  46  43  34  41 173 (173)
 5. ( 5)  Zeljko PETRIC         CRO    39  36  43  39  41  34 162 (157)
 6. ( 8)  Olivier PETERSCHMIDT  FRA    34  43  36  32  43  35 157 (145)
 7. ( 7)  Lukas NOVOSAD         CZE    37  38  38  35  33  37 150 (148)
 8. ( 6)  Thierry DEROUINEAU    FRA    38  37  37  37  --  -- 149 (149)
 9. ( 9)  Jérôme BONNARDEL      FRA    36  35  32  38  32  39 148 (141)
10. ( 9)  Josko KANCLER         SLO    33  33  39  36  39  31 147 (141)
11. (11)  Robert KLEBERC        SVK    35  34  33  34  36  38 143 (136)
12. (18)  Tomoslav LEPAN        CRO    --  --  34  33  35  32 134  (67)
13. (13)  Fabio BARAVELLI       ITA    30  30  31  31  28  33 125 (122)
14. (12)  Maurizio PICCIOLI     ITA    32  32  30  30  --  -- 124 (124)
15. (14)  Sylvain CHAMPAGNE     FRA    31  31  26  29  30  30 122 (117)
(26 boats in World Cup Ranking)

MEN. CANADIEN DOUBLE (C-2)

 1. ( 1) +VALA/SLUCIK           SVK    50  50  43  50  50  46 200 (193)
 2. ( 6)  SIMON/MÜLLER          GER    --  --  50  43  43  50 186  (93)
 3. ( 2)  AYMARD/PIGERON        FRA    43  46  46  41  46  43 181 (176)
 4. ( 2)  SUTEK/GREGA           SVK    46  43  41  46  41  41 176 (176)
 5. ( 4)  BRUCKER/COSIK         GER    39  41  38  38  36  39 157 (156)
 6. ( 4)  DRIESCH/ANDREE        GER    41  37  39  39  --  38 157 (156)
 7. ( 7)  KNOBLOCH/SAMANEK      CZE    38  39  --  --  37  35 149  (77)
 8. ( 8)  KALOS/SMOLKA          CZE    36  38  --  --  38  34 146  (74)
 9. ( 8)  FAHLBUSCH/FAHLBUSCH   GER    --  --  37  37  35  36 145  (74)
10. (10)  ZUPANIC/CRNKOVIC      CRO    --  --  36  36  33  -- 105  (72)
11. (12)  WALLING/WALLING       GBR    --  --  35  35  31  -- 101  (70)
12. (--)  HOCHSCHORNER/HOCHSCH. SVK    --  --  --  --  39  37  76  (--)
13. (11)  ZAMUNER/FELTRIN       ITA    35  36  --  --  --  --  71  (71)
14. (--)  MORNSTEIN/SESTAK      CZE    --  --  --  --  34  32  66  (--)
15. (--)  BABCANIK/KVASNOVSKY   SVK    --  --  --  --  32  33  65  (--)
(16 boats in World Cup Ranking)

WOMEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)
 
 1. ( 1) +Sabine EICHENBERGER   SUI    50  43  50  50  43 50  200 (193)
 2. ( 8)  Claudia BROKOF        GER    46  --  39  46  46  50 188 (131)
 3. ( 6)  Michala STRNADOVA     CZE    --  46  46  41  46  43 181 (133)
 4. (11)  Petra SCHLITZER       AUT    39  39  43  --  41  38 162 (121)
 5. ( 2)  Marnie FORNUSEK       NZL    41  41  36  39  39  39 160 (157)
 6. (15)  Claudia ANDREE        GER    --  --  41  43  32  41 157  (84)
 7. ( 4)  Pavia ZICHOVA         CZE    43  37  33  34  37  35 152 (147)
 8. ( 5)  Carla ODERDA          ITA    38  38  27  38  25  37 151 (141)
 8. ( 3)  Margherita BOERI      ITA    32  50  37  32  29  -- 151 (151)
10. (16)  Gudrun WILLSCHEID     GER    --  --  38  35  36  34 143  (73)
11. (17)  Lucka CANKAR          SLO    --  --  34  37  34  36 141  (71)
12. ( 6)  Silke KASSNER         GER    35  36  29  33  33  31 137 (133)
13. ( 9)  Katerina ZICHOVA      CZE    36  32  31  27  35  30 134 (126)
14. (19)  Sabine HOLLERIETH     AUT    37  30  --  --  31  33 131  (67)
15. (10)  Yael CHANGE           GBR    34  33  28  28  28  -- 123 (123)
(29 boats in World Cup Ranking)

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WORLD CUP RULES WILWATER RACING (WCW)

Categories.
Men.   Kayak (K-1), Canadien Single (C-1), Canadien Double (C-2)
Women. Kayak Single (K-1).  

Distance. 
3 Classic Wildwater Races (ca. 3500 - 7500 m);
3 Wildwater Sprints (500 - 1000 m, 2 legs, Result by adding the times)
 
Point System. 
K-1 Men: 
1.= 100 points, 2.= 95, 3.= 91, 4.= 88, 5.= 86, 6.= 85, etc.;
K-1 Women, C-1, C-2 Men:
1.= 50, 2.= 46, 3.= 43, 4.= 41, 5.= 39, 6.= 38, etc.
6 events / best 4 results / 2 scratch results

(  ) = previous ranking/previous points
+    = World Cup Winner 1998

WCW Competitions 1998 (6).
Nr. 1+2, June 20-21, Mezzana/ITA; 
Nr. 3+4, June 27/28, Muotathal/SUI;
Nr. 5+6, July 04/05, Lofer/AUT.

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