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                 WORLD CUP CANOE / KAYAK SPRINT 2002
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STANDING after 3th WORLD CUP CANOE/KAYAK SPRINT, Duisburg / GER
June 21-23, 2002
                                     World Cup Nr./pts. Total (  )

                                     1   2   3   4   5  Total
"The Top 15"
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MEN. KAJAK (K MEN)
1000 m/500 m/200 m: K1, K2.

 1. ( 1)  PETRUKANECAS Romas   LTU  36  36  48            120 (72)
 2. ( 5)  RAUHE Ronald         GER  --  44  44             88 (44)
 3. ( 2)  NILSSON Henrik       SWE  30  35   8             73 (65)
 4. ( 6)  RIAHOV Anton         UZB  --  40  30             70 (40)
 5. ( 2)  OSKARSSON Marcus     SWE  30  35  --             65 (65)
 6. (11)  WIESKOTTER Tim       GER  --  30  30             60 (30)
 7. ( 7)  BALCIUNAS Egidijua   LTU  21  14  22             57 (35)
 8. ( 4)  CORREA Javier        ARG  20  32  --             52 (52)
 9. (10)  KOLGANOV Michael     ISR  32  --  12             44 (32)
 9. (13)  TWARDOWSKI Marek     POL  --  24  20             44 (24)
11. (52)  LARSEN Erik V.       NOR  --   8  30             38 ( 8)
11. (13)  SEROCZYNSKI Adam     POL  --  24  14             38 (24)
13. (18)  PETRUSHENKO Roman    BLR   8  12  15             35 (20)
13. (18)  SKURKOVSKI Aliaksei  BLR   8  12  15             35 (20)
15. ( 7)  STORCZ Botond        HUN  35  --  --             35 (35)
15. ( 2)  VERECKEI Akos        HUN  35  --  --             35 (35)

122 athlets with WORLD CUP points


MEN. CANADIEN (C MEN)
1000 m/500 m/200 m: C1, C2.

 1. ( 1)  DITTMER Andreas      GER  46  60  50            156(106)
 2. ( 2)  DOKTOR Martin        CZE  42  44  44            130 (86)
 3. ( 1)  OPALEV Maxim         RUS  60  --  56            116 (60)
 4. (39)  OULEGUINE Serguei    RUS   9  --  45             54 ( 9)
 5. ( 7)  ZHUKOVSKI Aliaksand. BLR  24  14  14             52 (38)
 6. ( 6)  BAGDANOVICH Aliaskan.BLR  33  10   8             51 (43)
 7. ( 4)  BALCEIRO Ledi E.     CUB  --  45  --             45 (45)
 7. (--)  KOSTGLOD Alexander   RUS  --  --  45             45 (--)
 7. ( 4)  ROJAS Ibrahim        CUB  --  45  --             45 (45)
10. ( 9)  SKOVORODKIN Ivan     BLR  25  10   8             43 (35)
11. (13)  GILES Steve          CAN  26  --  14             40 (26)
12. (10)  ATANASOV Stanimir    BUL  22  16  --             38 (38)
13. (--)  POPESCU Dalton       ROM  --  --  32             32 (--)
13. (--)  PRICOP Mitica        ROM  --  --  32             32 (--)
15. (10)  BARASKIEWIECZ Pawrl  POL  --  28  --             28 (28)
15. (22)  KURLIANDCHIK Alias.  BLR  14   6   8             28 (20)
15. (--)  SIMIUCENCO Silviu    ROM  --  --  28             28 (--)

87 athletes with World Cup points


WOMEN. KAJAK (K WOMEN)
1000 m/500 m/200 m: K1, K2.

 1. ( 1)  BORCHERT Katrin      AUS  49  50  26            125 (99)
 2. ( 2)  WAGNER Katrin        GER  56  32  32            120 (88)
 3. (--)  KOVACS Katalin       HUN  --  --  70             70 (--)
 4. ( 3)  PALADANIUS Sofia     SWE  36  21   6             63 (57)
 5. ( 4)  KARLSSON Anna        SWE  26  21   6             53 (47)
 6. ( 5)  SERGEEVA Natali      KAZ  22  20   9             51 (42)
 7. (11)  FURNEAUX Karen       CAN  30  --  17             47 (30)
 7. ( 9)  UZHAKHOVA Eilina     KAZ  22  16   9             47 (38)
 9. (--)  BRUNET Caroline      CAN  --  --  46             46 (--)
10. ( 6)  KIESELER Katrin      AUS  27  14   4             45 (41)
11. (26)  HEMMINGS Anna        GBR  18  --  22             40 (18)
12. (15)  OPGEN RHEIN Nadine   GER  --  27  12             39 (27)
12. ( 7)  PASTUZKA Aneta       POL  --  39  --             39 (39)
12. ( 7)  SKOWRON Joanna       POL  --  39  --             39 (39)
12. (--)  SZABO Szilvia        HUN  --  --  39             39 (--)

86 athletes with World Cup points

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WORLD CUP RULES CANOE / KAYAK SPRINT

Events.
Men.   Kajak    (K-1, K2); Distances: 200 m/500 m/1000 m.
Men.   Canadien (C-1, C2); Distances: 200 m/500 m/1000 m.
Women. Kajak    (K-1, K2); Distances: 200 m/500 m/1000 m.

Point System (all categories, points given only in finals = 9 boats):

1.= 20 pts., 2.= 16, 3.= 14, 4.= 12, 5.= 10, 6.= 8, 7.= 6, 8.= 4,
9.= 2; (..) = previous ranking, previos points.

World Cup Events 2002 (5):
Nr. 1, May 03-05, Hazewinkewl/BEL; Nr. 2: May 24-26, Poznan/POL;
Nr. 3: June 21-23, Duisburg/GER; Nr. 4: July 12-14, Milano/ITA;
Nr. 5: July 26-28, Komatsu/JAP.

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