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                          ICF-NEWS 18/1999

Milano (ITA). World Championships Canoe/Kayak Sprint, Medaillists
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Finals 28.08.1999

Women. Kayak single (K1) 1000 m, Final 
1. BRUNET Caroline                              CAN     03:54,262
2. IDEM Josefa                                  ITA     03:55,137
3. KOVACS Katalin                               HUN     03:55,932

Men. Canadien single (C1) 1000 m, Final
1. OPALEV Maxim                                 RUS     03:54,600
2. DITTMER Andreas                              GER     03:54,963 
3. DOKTOR Martin                                CZE     03:56,167

Men. Kayak single (K1) 1000 m, Final
1. LIWOWSKI Lutz                                GER     03:33,319
2. HOLMANN Knut                                 NOR     03:34,673 
3. TRANUM Torsten                               DEN     03:35,075

Women. Kayak double (K2) 1000 m, Final
1. WOOD Anna / BOORCHERT Katrin                 AUS     03:38,266 
2. MUCKE Manuela / WAGNER Katrin                GER     03:38,608
3. BOTA Kinga / BAROSCI Andrea                  HUN     03:38,997

Men. Canadien double (C2) 1000 m, Final
1. KOVALEV Alexandre / KOSTOGLOD Alexandre      RUS     03:38,999
2. ROJAS Ibrahim / PEREIRAQ Leobaldo            CUB     03:41,720
3. SCHULZE Patrick / JOHN Peter                 GER     03:41,969

Men. Kayak double (K2) 1000 m, Final
1. RISZDORFER Michal / BACA Juraj               SVK     03:14,244
2. TWARDOWSKI Marek / WYSOCKI Adam              POL     03:14,437
3. SCHAFER Jan / WINTER Olaf                    GER     03:14,543

Men. Canadien four (C4) 1000 m, Final 
1. KOVALEV / FOMITCHEV / VOLKONSKI / KABANOV    RUS     03:18,001 
2. PRICOP / AVERIAN / ANISIM / GRIGORE          ROM     03:19,434
3. HORVATH / BELICZA / GAJARSZKI / KOZMANN      HUN     03:19,451

Men. Kayak four (K4) 1000 m, Final
1. KAMMERER / STORCZ / VERECKEI / HORVATH       HUN     02:53,064
2. GUTSCHE / ZABEL / BACH / ULM                 GER     02:53,626
3. PETCU / CURUZAN / SIRBU / SERBAN             ROM     02:56,066


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