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                 WORLD CUP CANOE / KAYAK SPRINT 1999
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STANDING after 2nd WORLD CUP CANOE / KAYAK SPRINT, Hazewinkel / BEL
Mai 7-9, 1999 
                                     World Cup Nr./pts. Total (  )
									 
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MEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1) 
                                  
 1. ( 1)  LIWOWSKI Lutz         GER   22  8                30 (22)
 2. (--)  KOLGANOV Michael      ISR   -- 25                25 (--)
 3. ( 9)  CORREA Javier         ARG   10 11                21 (10)
 4. ( 4)  SLIVINSKI Aleksei     UKR   13  8                21 (13)
 5. ( 2)  LATVAMAKI Kimmo       FIN   18  -                18 (18)
 6. (--)  HOLMANN Knut          NOR)  -- 17                17 (--)
 7. ( 3)  KOTOWICZ Grzegorz     POL   14  -                14 (14)
 8. (--)  SOR Rami              ISR   -- 11                11 (--)
 9. ( 6)  OGNJEN Filipovic      YUG   10  -                10 (10)
10. (10)  GONZALES C. Jovino    ESP    6  4                10 ( 6)
11. ( 7)  MERCHAN Emilio        ESP    9  -                 9 ( 9)
12. (--)  AMIR Babak            FRA    -  8                 8 (--)
13. ( 8)  SORIN Petucu          ROM    8  -                 8 ( 8) 
14. (--)  KALESNIK Sergei       BLR    -  7                 7 ( 7)
14. ( 9)  MARKIEWICZ Piotr      POL    7  -                 7 ( 7)

(32 boats with World Cup points)


MEN. CANADIEN SINGLE (C-1)

 1. ( 1)  DOKTOR Martin         CZE   30 25                55 (30)
 2. ( 3)  DITTMER Andreas       GER   19 28                47 (19)
 3. ( 2)  SLIVINSKIY Michailo   UKR   22 14                36 (22)
 4. ( 6)  CRESPO Jose M.        ESP   12 17                29 (12)
 5. ( 7)  NETUSIL Petr          CZE   11 14                25 (11)
 6. ( 4)  KLEMENTJEVS Jefimijs  LAT   13  7                20 (13)
 7. (--)  FREDERIKSEN Christian (NOR)  - 13                13 (--)
 8. ( 4)  HUIDU Florin          ROM   13  -                13 (13)
 9. (--)  CANONE Domenico       ITA   -- 10                10 (--)
10. (--)  BUCHALOV Nikolaw      BUL   --  6                 6 (--)
11. ( 8)  FUNTAK Drazen         CRO    6  -                 6 ( 6)
12. ( 8)  SAMI Grigore          ROM    6  -                 6 ( 6)  
13. (10)  MENENDEZ Rafael       ESP    4  -                 4 ( 4)
14. (--)  SYLVOZ Pascal         FRA    -  2                 2 (--)
15. (--)  LJOUBEK Nikica        CRO    1  -                 1 (--) 
15. (11)  SHELESTENKO Oleg      ESP    1  -                 1 ( 1)
15. (12)  VILLAR Francisco      ESP    1                    1 ( 1)
15. (--)  WOSNIAK Sebastian     POL    -  1                 1 (--)  

(12 boats with World Cup points)           


WOMEN. KAJAK SINGLE (K-1)
 1. ( -)  IDEM Josefa           ITA   - 30                 30 (--) 
 1. ( 1)  KIESELER Katrin       GER  30  -                 30 (30)
 3. ( -)  NORTJE Ruth           RSA   - 21                 21 (--)
 4. ( -)  BULK Nicole           HOL   - 17                 17 (--)
 5. ( 2)  FISCHER Birgit        GER  17  -                 17 (17)
 6. ( -)  GUNNARSON Susanne     SWE   - 14                 14 (14)
 7. ( -)  DAVEY Trica           GBR   - 10                 10 (--)
 8. ( 3)  CATTLE Abigail        GBR   9  -                  9 ( 9)
 8. ( 3)  HONKANEN Jenni        FIN   9  -                  9 ( 9)
 8. ( -)  KARMI Lior            ISR   -  9                  9 (--)
 8. ( -)  VNDEVENNE Delphin     BEL   -  9                  9 (--)
12. ( 5)  SANCHEZ Belen         ESP   8  -                  8 ( 8)
12. ( 5)  SKOWRON Joanna        POL   8  -                  8 ( 8)
14. ( -)  DOMENGHINO Caroline   SUI   -  7                  7 ( 7)  
14. (  )  PISZCZ Agata          POL   7  -                  7 ( 7)  
14. ( 7)  SANDA Toma            ROM   7  -                  7 ( 7)

(32 boats with World Cup points)


Next WORLD CUP CANOE / KAYAK SPRINT Event (Nr.3): June 4-6, 1999, POZNAN / POL.
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WORLD CUP RULES CANOE / KAYAK SPRINT Events.
Men.   Kajak (K-1).           Distances: 200 m/500 m/1000 m.
Men.   Canadien Single (C-1). Distances: 200 m/500 m/1000 m.
Women. Kajak Single (K-1).    Distances: 200 m/500 m/1000 m. 

Point System (all categories, points given only in finals = 9 boats):
1.= 10 pts., 2.= 8, 3.= 7, 4.= 6, 5.= 5, 6.= 4, 7.= 3, 8.= 2, 9.= 1
 (..) = previous ranking, previos points. 

World Cup Events 1999 (4): 
Nr. 1, April 16 - 18, Sevilla / ESP; 
Nr. 2: Mai   07 - 09, Hazewinkel / BEL;
Nr. 3: June  04 - 06, Poznan / POL;
Nr. 4: June  25 - 27, Duisburg / GER.
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ATTENTION! IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
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The International Canoe Federation (ICF) and the European Canoe Association (ECA)
reaffirmed after consultation with the Croatian Canoe Federation and a letter of 
reassurance from the Prime Minister of Croatia, that the ECA Senior European 
Championships in Flatwater Racing (8 - 11 July, 1999, and the ICF Junior 
World Championships in Flatwater Racing (22 - 25 July, 1999, will be held 
in Zagreb (CRO).



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May 9th, 1999 18, INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION, Raymond W. Kamber,
PR & Media Director, Hauptstrasse 40, CH-4143 Dornach/Switzerland,
Tel. +41-61/701 99 29, Fax +41-61/701 99 17, Natel +41-79/334 19 73
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