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                 WORLD CUP WILDWATER RACING 1999
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STANDING after 3th and 4th WORLD CUP WILDWATER RACING (WCW), 
Murchison, Buller River and Cromwell, Kawarau River / NZL; February
21st/22nd, 1999.
             
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. (  )  Florian WOHLERS       GER 100  95 100 100           395 ( ) 
 1. (  ) +Robert PONTAROLLO     ITA  95 100  91  95           381 ( )
 3. (  )  Carlo MERCATI         ITA  91  91  95  91           368 ( )
 4. (  )  Robert KNEBEL         CZE  86  86  86  86           344 ( )
 5. (  )  Phil DOONEY           NZL  85  85  84  82           336 ( )
 6  (  )  Markus GICKLER        GER  88  79  88  78           333 ( )
 7. (  )  Aaron COX             NZL  84  81  83  83           331 ( )
 8. (  )  Johannes WOHLERS      GER  81  84  85  81           331 ( )
 9. (  )  Paolo BIFANO          ITA  75  88  78  88           329 ( )
10. (  )  Günther BRIEDL        AUT  76  82  80  85           323 ( )
10. (  )  Glenn SINGLETON       AUS  79  75  82  87           323 ( )
12. (  )  Cesare MULAZZI        ITA  80  78  76  73           307 ( )
13. (  )  Andrew MARTIN         NZL  82  74  81  68           305 ( )
14. (  )  Piers CHRITIANSEN     AUS  68  80  70  80           298 ( )
15. (  )  Jaka JAZBEC           SLO  71  83  68  76           298 ( )  


 MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C-1)

 1. (  ) +Vladi PANATO          ITA  46  50  50  50           196 ( )
 2. (  )  Mirko SPELLI          ITA  50  39  46  43           178 ( )
 3. (  )  Borut HORVAT          SLO  38  46  41  46           171 ( )
 4. (  )  Stephan STIEFENHÖFER  GER  39  43  43  38           163 ( )
 5. (  )  Robert KLEBERC        SVK  43  41  38  39           161 ( )
 6. (  )  Lukas NOVOSAD         CZE  41  37  39  43           160 ( )
 7. (  )  Petr CAMEK            CZE  37  38  37  37           149 ( )
 8. (  )  Josko KANCLER         SLO  36  36  34  35           141 ( )
 9. (  )  Rob PUMPHREY          GBR  35  35  35  33           138 ( )
10. (  )  Paul ANDERSON         GBR  34  33  31  31           129 ( )
11. (  )  Mike HARRIS           USA  33  32  30  30           125 ( )
12. (  )  Olivier JACQUEMIN     FRA  --  34  33  32            99 ( )


MEN. CANADIEN DOUBLE (C-2)

 1. (  )  SUTEK/GREGA           SVK  50  50  46  50           196 ( )
 2. (  )  ANDREE/DRIESCH        GER  43  46  43  41           173 ( )
 3. (  )  WARNE/REDSHAW         GBR  41  43  39  39           162 ( )
 4. (  ) +VALA/SLUCIK           SVK  46  --  50  43           139 ( )
 5. (  )  AYMARD/PIGERON        FRA  --  --  41  46            87 ( )

Participation in World Cup Races: 15 Nations


WOMEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)
 
 1. (  ) +Sabine EICHENBERGER   SUI    50  43  50  46        189 ( )
 2. (  )  Claudia BROKOF        GER    46  50  46  43        185 ( )
 3. (  )  Petra SCHLITZER       AUT    43  46  39  41        169 ( )
 4. (  )  Marnie FORNUSEK       NZL    41  41  43  38        163 ( )
 5. (  )  Magalie THIEBAUT      FRA    34  38  37  50        159 ( )
 6. (  )  Michala STRNADOVA     CZE    39  36  41  39        155 ( )
 7. (  )  Gudrun WILLSCHEID     GER    38  37  38  35        148 ( )
 8. (  )  Sabine FUESSER        GER    36  39  35  37        147 ( )
 9. (  )  Lucka CANCAR          SLO    35  35  34  36        140 ( )
10. (  )  Paula ZICHOVA         CZE    37  34  36  32        139 ( )
11. (  )  Synthia BERRY         GBR    33  33  31  33        130 ( )
12. (  )  Anne-Fleur SAUTOUR    FRA    27  31  33  34        125 ( )
13. (  )  Angela DALTON         NZL    32  32  30  30        124 ( )
13. (  )  Kelly HANSEN          NZL    31  28                 59 ( )
13. (  )  Petra HALASKOVA       CZE    29  30                 59 ( )

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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
++   = World Cup Winner 1999

WCW Competitions 1999 (6), all in New Zeeland:
Nr. 1+2, Febr. 13/14, Taurangi/Tongarto River; Taupo/Waikato River.
Nr. 3+4, Febr. 20/21, Murchison/Buller River.
Nr. 5+6, Febr. 27/28, Cromwell/Kawarau River.

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February, 21st, 1999 / INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION, Raymond W. Kamber,
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